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IEM Named A “Best Place to Work” In Baton Rouge for Sixth Consecutive Year
IEM was recently named as one of the “2020 Best Places to Work” in Baton Rouge. The awards program is a project of the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, the Greater Baton Rouge SHRM, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Best Companies Group.
IEM Joins Quanta and ATCO in LUMA Team to Transform Puerto Rico’s Electricity System
IEM, supporting Quanta Services and ATCO in LUMA Energy, serves as the federal fiscal fund manager and assists in emergency management efforts.
Curious About the New COVID-19 Vaccines? We’ve Got Answers
HEALTH CENTRAL – The news is super exciting, but there are still a lot of questions about how the new shots work. Here’s what we know now.
St. Lucie, Martin spending millions from CARES Act; Indian River leaving $14 million on the table
TC PALM – St. Lucie and Martin counties are on track to spend $83.5 million — the combined amount they will receive from the federal CARES Act — by the Dec. 30 deadline. Indian River County, however, plans to spend less than half of its available $28 million, leaving nearly $14.5 million on the table.
Your Thanksgiving Plans Aren’t Worth the Risk
MEN’S HEALTH – Nearly 40% of Americans say they’ll gather in large groups for the holidays. Please don’t do it.
COVID-19 researcher talks rise in virus cases
KTVU – Coronavirus infections are up and a record number of new daily cases has been set. KTVU’s Heather Holmes talks with one doctor who is a leading figure in the fight against COVID-19 about what he attributes the surge to.
IEM Founder/CEO Beriwal and Senior Community Liaison Patenaude participate in the Bipartisan Policy Center’s forum on “Reducing Natural Disaster Costs: Building Better and Stronger”
The costs and devastation associated with natural disasters will continue to increase as storms increase in intensity. Given the magnitude of recent natural disasters and their recurrent nature, controlling the costs of future disasters is a necessary policy objective.
IEM Empowers the Emergency Preparedness Intelligence of Young Women by Sponsoring HERricane
Recently, IEM sponsored HERricane, a unique program designed to encourage young women to explore careers in emergency management and allied fields.
IEM’s COVID-19 Projection Dashboard: Integrating AI & GIS Technologies
IEM’s COVID-19 Projection Dashboard integrates AI and GIS technologies to forecast or predict new coronavirus cases across the country by applying AI and machine learning to confirmed coronavirus cases at the state and county level.
Examining the Challenges of COVID-19 Modeling
Throughout the pandemic, COVID-19 predictive models have come under criticism for conflicting predictions that have caused some to believe that all models are wrong; however, some models are useful.
IEM Insight: Holiday and Winter Travel Safety
As we head into the winter holiday season many individuals and families are trying to plan for how they can stay safe while traveling during the pandemic.
Managing FEMA CSEPP Grants with WebCA
FEMA’s Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) needed a reliable financial system to handle its grant management process.
Refining CDBG-DR Case and Workflow Management Systems
A successful disaster recovery effort using HUD CDBG-DR (Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery) is reliant on the quality of the systems utilized to organize recovery efforts.
Assisting New Jersey Housing Recovery After Hurricane Sandy
New Jersey’s (NJ) Department of Community Affairs (DCA) hired IEM to assist in completing their U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) housing recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
