Insights Blog
An Earth Day Message from Ian Kline
Each year, the world observes Earth Day on April 22. Here at Cadmus, the dynamic and deeply interconnected nature of […]
I'm interested in:
Insights Blog
Embrace the Cyber Security-Physical Security Nexus
Most companies are aware of the critical importance of security. There’s a good chance that your company has a top-notch IT security team that has the firm’s IT resources locked down tight. They’ve implemented a best-in-class security infrastructure.
Insights Blog
Exercise Because of Want, Not Because of Need
For decades, governments have conducted emergency preparedness exercises as a method to evaluate the ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and man made disasters. There is no doubt the tens of thousands of exercises conducted across the nation have improved the nation’s preparedness but, in order to tackle new and emerging threats, more must be done.
News
Cadmus on Winning Team for Department of Homeland Security Campus Resilience Program Contract
WALTHAM, Mass., September 20, 2017—The Cadmus Group LLC (Cadmus) is part of the team that has been awarded a contract […]
Insights Blog
Building an Emergency Management Baseline
Planning for catastrophic disasters is one of our greatest challenges. In some ways, it goes against our nature. We tend to plan and exercise for what we are capable of handling and hope we can scale up. We look to our immediate past history for future risk. I have heard from many disaster survivors and local officials, “I have lived here all my life, and I never knew it could be this bad.”
- Topics:
- Safety Security & Resilience
Insights Blog
When Pandemic Management Meets Cybersecurity
When faced with a health crisis such as a pandemic, the primary objective is ensuring the health and well being of the public and finding the fastest and easiest method to limit the spread of disease and take care of those who are sick. Cyber threats can hinder public health efforts if mitigation steps are not taken and partners are not engaged before a pandemic or other public health crisis occurs.
Insights Blog
Planning for the Community vs. Planning for the Plan
Imagine a family losing their home, their belongings, everything. With nowhere to go, they find the nearest shelter, only to be turned away due to shelter restrictions. Maybe it was because they have a dog, or one of their children has a disability, or they have an elderly parent with them. Regardless of the reason, they are turned away. When planning for a community, that should never happen.
- Topics:
- Safety Security & Resilience
Insights Blog
Learn, Do Not Just Observe
In a crisis, we tend to do what is comfortable. Even experienced emergency managers tend to plan for what will likely happen instead of what may happen in a worst-case scenario. We look at past events, even catastrophic events, and do not change our plans. We simply observe, but do not learn.
- Topics:
- Safety Security & Resilience
Insights Blog
The True Test of a Successful Crisis Response: Public Trust
In this June 2017 article, Cadmus Senior Advisor and former FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate analyzes the role of public trust in emergency management.
- Topics:
- Safety Security & Resilience
Case Study
Developing the National Preparedness Report
How Cadmus helps provide the White House and Congress with an assessment of the nation’s preparedness for natural and human-caused disasters
- Topics:
- Safety Security & Resilience
News
Obsidian, A Cadmus Company, Will Support U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate Under New Contract
Obsidian, A Cadmus Companyt to provide planning, design, and program support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate.
Case Study
Urban Resilience to Climate Change: Case Study of Washington, D.C.
How Cadmus supported EPA on groundbreaking work assessing climate change resilience in our nation’s capital