Links:
 Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office - The Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office is a national plan coordination office charged with integrating various sector plans into a National Infrastructure Assurance Plan and coordinating analyses of
the U.S. Government's own dependencies on critical infrastructures. The Office also assists in the coordination of a national education and
awareness program as well as associated legislative and public affairs.
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DoD Directorate for Emergency Preparedness Policy - The Directorate for Emergency Preparedness Policy (EPP) within the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Policy) has a wide variety of responsibilities relating to a broad spectrum of emergency
situations worldwide. Included in these responsibilities are Continuity of Operations, key asset
protection, Military Support to Civil Authorities (MCSA) , Military Assistance for Civil Disturbances
(MACDIS), disaster planning, and assuring that information concerning emergency preparedness and
planning is available to the appropiate audiences on an international basis.
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Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN) - The Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN) is a U.S.
initiative the purpose of which is to make the information needed to
conduct effective disaster relief operations available when and where
needed via the Internet. For persons
interested in the progress of the development of the GDIN, this U.S.
Department of State web page provides information about past and
future international meetings devoted to the creation this network.
Included are the proceedings of the May 1999 GDIN meeting in Mexico
City and several background papers.
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Internal Revenue Service - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows certain casualty losses to be deducted on Federal income tax
returns for the year of the loss or through an immediate amendment to the previous year's return. You
may need a copy of a tax return to qualify for assistance from some organizations. IRS will provide you
copies or transcripts of previously filed tax returns free of charge.
(Added: 26-Oct-1998 Hits: 367)
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USGS: Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information(CINDI) - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) extensively monitors and
evaluates threats from many natural hazards. Its resources include a
global seismic network, a national streamflow monitoring program,
regional volcano observatories, and long-standing interagency
partnerships in disaster mitigation and response. To help synthesize
the vast amount of information available on hazards, the USGS has
created the Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information
(CINDI) - a research facility for 1) developing and evaluating
technology for information integration and dissemination; 2)
performing research in data integration, analysis, modeling, and
decision support; and 3) supporting the ongoing evolution of the USGS
processing and delivery of hazards data. The CINDI Web site provides
background information about the center, and serves as "a gateway to
information about natural hazards and disasters." The center itself
selects individual disasters as case studies. The current focus is
Hurricane Mitch, and this site includes much information about that
Central American disaster.
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