Upcoming–Truths About Standards: The Public Safety Practitioner’s Viewpoint We are currently planning a virtual roundtable discussion on the wide world of standards. As more and more efforts point toward identifying ways to standardize technical and operational workflows, what does it all truly mean (within and across various public safety domains)? The discussion is tentatively scheduled more »
User credentials for NISC members will be issued this week! The portal contains the following four sections: Member Directory Discussion Forums Resource Repository (documents and code) Requests and Submissions Content highlights include solicitations for feedback on the the U.S. Central Earthquake Consortium’s draft Data Publication Guidance, and an assessment report on emergency sources of Big more »
The Incident Management Information Sharing Subcommittee (IMIS-SC) is a White House-supported initiative co-chaired by the NISC Chair and the Director of the Support to the Homeland Security Enterprise and First Responders Group of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate. As a subcommittee of the National Security Council Staff Information Sharing and Access Interagency Policy Committee more »
The NISC is pleased to welcome its newest Board member, Kathleen (Kate) C. Hale, Emergency Management Administrator for James City County, Virginia. Kate brings to the NISC extensive executive experience in administration and operations; emergency management; crisis and project management; outreach and coalition development; advocacy; and interagency coordination. Prior to joining James City County in more »
