Items Tagged with 'Federal Emergency Management Agency'

D.C. mayor’s declared disaster site gets additional federal help, while utility DC Water predicts repairs to finish in mid-March—but longer-term costs and impact concerns remain.

After first approving the city's flood repair cost at $1.1 million, the federal emergency response agency later said it was only entitled to about $200.

But House committee members voiced strong support to keep agency in tact, saying a federal role in disaster response is vital, even as they called for changes in approach.

March 18 order follows layoffs of more than 200 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and a Jan. 24 order for a task force review of agency disaster response efficiency. 

Agency publishes updated flood standard requiring project participants who rebuild after disaster to consider future flood risks. 

Corps says "a national approach is needed" regarding levee safety.

Protests by Fluor and CDM Smith had challenged emergency response agency bid evaluation as too subjective and objected to a single-award blanket purchase agreement.

While current seismic design codes address life safety issues, the report says stakeholders should also consider re-occupancy and functional recovery time, taking into account the potential impacts to a community as a whole.