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	<title>The Homeland Security Blog &#187; Bob Greenberg</title>
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		<title>Engaging Citizens the Right Way: Government Uses Twitter During Hurricane Irene</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2011/09/23/engaging-citizens-the-right-way-government-uses-twitter-during-hurricane-irene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurricane Irene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMEM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is a repost from Social CRM: The Conversation and was written by Bob Greenberg, President of GH International, a noted expert on emergency response management and particularly the way that we can use contemporary means to get citizens engaged and organized in intelligence and rescue efforts. 
For the last several years there has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Promise and Challenge of Crisis Tech Response Volunteers: Part II</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/10/22/the-promise-and-challenge-of-crisis-tech-response-volunteers-part-ii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/10/22/the-promise-and-challenge-of-crisis-tech-response-volunteers-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Planning and Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crisis Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disaster recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volunteers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of this blog, I talked about the incredibly valuable role that technology volunteers have played in responding to crises such as the Haiti Earthquake, the San Bruno Fires, and others. Along with the major contributions that these volunteers are making to help increase the capacity of the official response organizations, their active [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Promises and Challenges of Crisis Response Tech Volunteers</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/10/06/the-promises-and-challenges-of-crisis-response-tech-volunteers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/10/06/the-promises-and-challenges-of-crisis-response-tech-volunteers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergency Planning and Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crisis Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disaster recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[information sharing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve just returned from a three day conference sponsored by the International Network of Crisis Mappers “Haiti and Beyond.” If you don’t know them, the INCM is a network of technology volunteers who provide technology support, primarily in the form of using crowdsourcing techniques to help provide accurate maps and other situational awareness tools – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should DHS Take the Lead in All Gulf Efforts?</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/07/15/should-dhs-take-the-lead-in-all-gulf-efforts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/07/15/should-dhs-take-the-lead-in-all-gulf-efforts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning and Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coordination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil Spill]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/?p=547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 7 the Homeland Security Policy Institute released a commentary co-authored by the former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) C. David Paulison and HSPI’s Deputy Director David Kaniewski entitled “The Gulf Oil Spill Disaster: Three Steps to Federal Leadership,” which I think is worth reading. In essence, the authors call on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do High Tech Gadgets Pose a Threat?</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/03/19/do-high-tech-gadgets-pose-a-threat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/03/19/do-high-tech-gadgets-pose-a-threat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State and Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/?p=463</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A March 10, 2010 article in the New York Times highlighted an issue that public safety officials have been concerned about for years – the dilemma caused by the increasing presence of high tech devices on the dashboards of their vehicles. On the one hand, these devices enable them to get the information they need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteer Technology Groups are Improving Crisis Response</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/01/20/volunteer-technology-groups-are-improving-crisis-response/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/01/20/volunteer-technology-groups-are-improving-crisis-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crisis camp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crisis Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haitian earthquake]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/?p=341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A January 16, 2010 Washington Post article featured a little known but important movement that promises to greatly enhance the capabilities of the crisis response community, both international and domestic. It highlights the work of several organizations that are devoted to applying geospatial technologies to develop tools to improve situational awareness and provide better analysis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can We Create an Intelligence Alert System?</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/01/07/can-we-create-an-intelligence-alert-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2010/01/07/can-we-create-an-intelligence-alert-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas bombing incident]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intelligence community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/?p=303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me state from the outset that I’m out of my depth here. Other than being a dedicated and passionate observer and admirer of the intelligence community, I have no background in intelligence matters.  But, after reading countless articles, editorials, blogs and commentaries on the foiled Christmas day bombing incident I feel that I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contribute to the DHS Quadrennial Review</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/08/03/contribute-to-the-dhs-quadrennial-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/08/03/contribute-to-the-dhs-quadrennial-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State and Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quadrennial review]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security is looking for input into their Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, which is designed “to review and refine the nation’s approach to homeland security.” They’re trying to make it easy by putting it online. The dialogue officially opens today.
By doing this DHS is giving practitioners and others concerned with homeland security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have Direct Input to Congressionally Mandated Study on Preparedness!</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/07/07/have-direct-input-to-congressionally-mandated-study-on-preparedness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/07/07/have-direct-input-to-congressionally-mandated-study-on-preparedness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State and Local]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FEMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[napa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) is conducting a study mandated by Congress on how FEMA can improve its preparedness activities. 

As part of that study they have established an on-line dialogue so that state-level stakeholders can have direct input into the study. I have recently been told that the opportunity for input has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Responders Could Gain From Soldiers&#8217; Use of iPhones</title>
		<link>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/05/04/first-responders-could-gain-from-soldiers-use-of-iphones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thehomelandsecurityblog.com/2009/05/04/first-responders-could-gain-from-soldiers-use-of-iphones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 01:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first responders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soldiers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following Newsweek article discusses how the military is now using iPhones in the field as a mobile platform to do everything from receiving real-time information in the field (including from drones and sensors), to helping them communicate better with locals (through translation software and using graphics and video) to – well its uses are [...]]]></description>
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