
San Antonio, Texas, will serve as the new home of one of the U.S. Army National Guard’s new cyber units. The Guard has announced plans to activate thirteen new cyber units throughout 23 states by the end of fiscal year 2019. The effort is part of an ongoing growth of cyber forces throughout the Department of Defense.
by Lana Shadwick15 Dec 2015, 10:52 AM PST0

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency urging all Californians to buy low-cost federally subsidized flood insurance in anticipation of the most powerful El Niño condition in history, residents should buy immediately.
by Chriss W. Street25 Oct 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, subject of the 2000 Julia Roberts film bearing her story and name, is scheduled to tour the Navajo Nation Tuesday to see the aftermath of last month’s Colorado mine spill.
by Kelli Serio8 Sep 2015, 12:40 PM PST0

Maryland officials had assumed that they could charge the federal government and FEMA–and thereby the US taxpayers–for tens of millions in damage caused by the rioting in Baltimore earlier this year.
by Warner Todd Huston20 Jun 2015, 7:35 PM PST0

President Barack Obama has granted Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for disaster funds for a state hit by devastating flooding. The Texas Governor requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Texas counties on Friday afternoon and the President granted the Governor’s request on Friday evening.
by Lana Shadwick30 May 2015, 12:11 PM PST0

President Barack Obama told press corps in the Oval Office this morning that he spoke with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and assured him that Texas can count on the federal government to help Texans. The Lone Star State has sustained historic damage from catastrophic floodwaters that hit the state over the Memorial Day holiday and weekend.
by Lana Shadwick26 May 2015, 11:30 AM PST0