12/23/2009 - The nonprofit CDC Foundation is holding a series of summits to teach meta-leadership methods developed at Harvard University. The goal is to train people to facilitate cross-jurisdictional cooperation to improve interagency communications in emergency management. Read a white paper on the concept of meta-leadership.
12/22/2009 - Security managers must set up a training plan for various types of employees and then establish a tracking system to ensure that the program is working as intended.
10/28/2009 - Law enforcement agencies and other organizations use different mobile identification devices to collect biometrics, and one system can’t always read the other’s data. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a list of best practices to help make the data obtained interoperable.
10/27/2009 - By setting clear expectations, explaining policy, being aware of corporate culture, and conducting training, managers can provide better service and improve security.
10/26/2009 - Consultant-turned-professor Mark Abkowitz explains why certain disasters occurred and why others were averted over the past three decades.