I am familiar with several private firms wherein IT security is handled by Risk Management. These tech firms (the examples I know are ebusinesses) are taking the lead in this area. They tend to divide risk management into operational risk management (IT security functions), financial risk management (treasury controls), and traditional risk management (insurance, self…
“I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America. In any constitutional state in Europe every sort of religious and political theory may be freely preached and disseminated; for there is no country in Europe so subdued by any single authority as…
Private news outlets are afforded privileged access to the government (or, for that matter, most news “sources”–private or public) based, in large part, on the content and perspective that news is generally presented. In this manner, what is “newsworthy” or not is entirely subjective. The government can, to a great extent, influence the rate and…
Public buildings typically seek to achieve many goals that include security/safety, sustainability, productivity, accessibility, functionality, aesthetics and cost-effectiveness. It is important to balance these goals depending upon the specific use and location of each public facility. For an overview of safety/security issues, you can download a copy of UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA (UFC) DoD MINIMUM ANTITERRORISM…
My understanding of a General Plan (California’s terminology for a community master plan document) is that it is a reference document that reflects the current planning direction of the community’s electorate. The current trend toward form-based general plans gives communities a flexible tool to create sensible transportation networks, neighborhoods, and an appropriate mix of high-…
See http://www.fema.gov/rrr/pa/overview.shtm . The Public Assistance Program provides supplemental Federal disaster grant assistance for the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations. The Federal share of assistance is not less than 75% of the eligible cost for emergency measures and permanent restoration. The State…
An estimated 18,000 people per year in the U.S. receive rabies preexposure prophylaxis. Preexposure vaccination is recommended for persons in high-risk groups, such as veterinarians, animal handlers, certain laboratory workers, other persons whose activities bring them into frequent contact with rabies virus or potentially rabid species, and international travelers likely to come in contact with…
What are the usual and customary insurance standards for contractors (including professionals, e.g., legal, engineering, financial auditors, etc.)?A set of generic contractor insurance requirements [these would NOT apply to airport construction, high-rise construction, large construction projects (construction values greater than $1 million) marine construction, asbestos-related abatement, construction, hazard control, or removal contractor, disposition and development…
The Jones Act affords a plaintiff at least four important advantages that a plaintiff whose only remedy is the LHWCA does not:1. The Jones Act provides a remedy to seamen for injuries incurred in the course of their employment aboard a “vessel” due to the negligence of their employers. The burden for proving negligence is…
As part of the President’s budget proposal to Congress for fiscal 2002, the following was proposed:“The budget proposes two reforms that will help to ensure that States and localities make a significant commitment to preparing for disasters before they happen. First, the Administration proposes that publicly-owned buildings carry disaster insurance. States and communities that do…