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ALIGNING THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS GOAL AND FEMA’S NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
The majority of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) preparedness grants were created in the wake of 9/11 through the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Act). These grants, as required by the Act, are ...
LOOKING BEYOND THE HORIZON: MODELING DHS NET ASSESSMENT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
This thesis explores the modification of the Department of Defense (DOD) framework and model of net assessment for use by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DOD uses net assessment to forecast strategically, ...
STATEWIDE ACCESS PROGRAMS: A KEY COMPONENT TO ELIMINATING THE POST-DISASTER ACCESS CHALLENGE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
Although the United States has a well-defined incident management doctrine, it fails to fully integrate private sector response capabilities into national and local incident management efforts. The lessons learned from the ...
EVERY COMMUNITY AN ISLAND: PREPARING FOR CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
This thesis is a single-case study of Puerto Rico’s experience with Hurricane Maria and its catastrophic impacts. As the nation faces more complex and frequent catastrophic disasters, practitioners must consider how to ...
ADDRESSING FEMA’S RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES: LESSONS FROM TEACH FOR AMERICA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-06)
This thesis is a single-case study of Teach for America's model for recruitment and selection of young adults. The civil service has struggled with recruitment, which is becoming increasingly urgent as its workforce ages. ...
STRATEGIC RETREAT IN AN AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
According to FEMA and NOAA, flooding is the most frequent and costly natural disaster in the United States. The National Flood Insurance Program, designed to alleviate some of the costs of this hazard, is financially ...
THE SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF DHS GRANT FUNDING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
Every year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocates billions of dollars to preserving the safety of the United States. The traditional view of homeland security suggests that fighting terrorism is the key to ...
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