DOT anticipates 400 reports annually of ‘close calls’ from Washington transit authority employees

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  access_control_identification Image Caption:  A WMATA transit accidentoccurred in June 2009 The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to set up a program under which it would expect to receive approximately 400 confidential reports each year from employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority about “close…

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NEMA to receive $25,000 mitigation outreach contract from FEMA

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response FEMA plans to award a $25,000 firm fixed price 12-month contract to the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), of Lexington, KY, to help develop an outreach program to local governments and communities which will help educate them about natural hazard risks and mitigation resources….

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