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Summer storms show significance of disaster planning

Anyone who lives in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area is probably well aware of the “Derecho” storms that rolled through the region a few short weeks ago, causing chaos and generally disrupting life as local residents know it. The storms brought torrential rains and strong winds that terrorized trees, lopped off limbs and pummeled …

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Digitizing mail helps federal government cope with COOP

Aside from the near unlivable combination of heat and humidity, the Washington, D.C. region isn’t usually considered home to much extreme weather. However, the past winter and the previous few weeks could be changing that perception. Last winter, the nation’s capital was blanketed in white by a blizzard lovingly referred to as the “snowpocalypse” by …

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COOP – You never know when you’ll need one

It’s easy to understand the need for a continuity of operations plan (COOP, for short) in the wake of disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, potential pandemics, even paralyzing snowstorms. And in our media-intensive culture, we tend to think of COOP in terms of the leadership team (how many movies have you watched where POTUS …

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