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Although 2023 may be coming to a close, many are already counting down the days to 2024 and deciding on their New Year’s resolutions. Exercise, as always, will surely top the list, even for state, local, tribal, and territorial [...]

November 30th marked the official end of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. As predicted, it presented “above-normal” tropical activity and became the fourth most active Atlantic basin season since 1950. Fortunately, only one hurricane, Idalia, made landfall in the U.S., along with two [...]

If your community has a dam or is in close proximity to one, you are probably concerned about public safety and the risk of expensive property damage in case of failure. This is especially true if the dam is [...]

Cybersecurity, or the lack thereof, continues to weigh heavily on the minds of many state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments. Rightly so, costly and disruptive cyber incidents involving ransomware, phishing scams, and other hacks are steadily rising. Take [...]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month may have ended on October 31, 2023, but concerns over malicious (and often costly) cyber activity certainly have not. Apprehension appears to be on the rise as more public and private sector organizations fall victim [...]

Every year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with the National Planning Association (NPA), observes October as National Community Planning Month. Its purpose is to identify long-term, equitable solutions that reduce risk from natural hazards such as wildfires, droughts, [...]