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IEM Successfully Appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC, June 28, 2017 – The IEM Software Development Solutions team has been rated at Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development (CMMI®-DEV) Level 3 for the third time. This appraisal, led by Ronald Weidemann of Teradata US, Inc., indicates that IEM’s Software Development Solutions team uses CMMI best practices in developing world class products and services.
Legislative Expert Kristin Cormier Robinson Joins the IEM Team
Global security consulting firm IEM welcomes emergency management and homeland security legislative expert Kristin Cormier Robinson as Director of IEM’s FEMA Strategic Programs.
IEM Employee Receives NATO Award for Scientific Achievement
Dr. Rashid A. Chotani, MD, MPH, of global security consulting firm IEM, headquartered in North Carolina, has been awarded the 2016 NATO Scientific Achievement Award.
IEM Selected for Department of Homeland Security Response Planning Contract
Global security consulting firm IEM, headquartered in North Carolina, has been selected by FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery to serve as the prime contractor for the five-year Planning and Technical Assistance Support (PTAS) contract.
Airport Terminal Incident Response Planning
The IEM-developed TRB primer, ACRP 112, summarizes a software tool for conducting terminal evacuation planning and includes a checklist for generating incident response plans. Download the report.
Former Presidential Advisor Joel Bagnal Joins IEM as Vice President of Strategic Development
Homeland security expert and former Presidential Advisor Joel Bagnal has joined global security consulting firm IEM as Vice President of Strategic Development.
Donald Renner Joins IEM as Vice President of Defense and Information Technology Solutions
Defense and Information Systems/Information Technology (IS/IT) expert Donald A. Renner II (Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired) has joined global security consulting firm IEM as Vice President of Defense and Information Technology Solutions.
Flint Water Crisis: Who’s in charge of the response?
Read the interview with IEM’s Vice President, Wayne Thomas, on “bring[ing] together the various assets and capabilities that are found in different parts of government, and private sector, to make them work together to meet the needs of a crisis or a disaster.”
Medical and Bio-Defense Expert Dr. Rashid Chotani Joins IEM
Dr. Rashid Chotani, a multi-disciplinary public health physician and recognized expert in the identification, surveillance, and diagnosis of human and zoonotic infectious diseases, has joined global security consulting firm IEM as a Senior Scientist.
IEM’s Louisiana Office in Top 5 Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana office of IEM, a global security consulting firm dedicated to building a safe, secure, and resilient world, was named one of the top 5 Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge.