Coast Guard will spend millions for Sandy-related emergency supplies without ‘full and open competition’

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Due to the urgent need for food, shelter and other services in the Northeast in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Coast Guard has authorized the procurement of as much as $30 million worth of mortuary services, construction, bottled water, trailers, food services…

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Feds dispatch rescue helicopters and supplies, as Isaac moves inland

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Louisiana Unified Coordination meeting FEMA has deployed search-and-rescue helicopters and rescue planners to inundated areas of Louisiana, as now-tropical storm Isaac churns inland, dumping over a foot of rain on Louisiana and the northern Gulf coast. Federal emergency management officials have met…

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Feds dispatch rescue helicopters, supplies as Isacc moves inland

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Louisiana Unified Coordination meeting FEMA has deployed search and rescue helicopters and rescue planners to inundated areas of Louisiana as now-tropical storm Isaac churns inland dumping over a foot of rain on Louisiana and the northern Gulf coast. Federal emergency management officials…

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Feds dispatch rescue helicopter, supplies as Isacc moves inland

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Louisiana Unified Coordination meeting FEMA has deployed search and rescue helicopters and rescue planners to inundated areas of Louisiana as now-tropical storm Isaac churns inland dumping over a foot of rain on Louisiana and the northern Gulf coast. Federal emergency management officials…

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