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Federal Agencies Influencing Resilience Policy

Similar to the ‘Alerts’ page, this page helps to ground resilience theory and concepts with news and current events related to some of the Federal agencies influencing resilience policy. Short excerpts from RSS news feeds are updated every two hours. The following agencies are included:

  • NSF: National Science Foundation
  • CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • DHS: Department of Homeland Security
  • DoT: Department of Transportation
  • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NIEH: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Click the tabs and scroll the pages to review the excerpts. Click on the ‘Read More’ link for more detailed information and to access a link to the source website. Please contact us to recommend other agencies influencing resilience policy.

NSF

National Science Foundation

Podcast: The laser that could break the laws of physics

Podcast: The laser that could break the laws of physics

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Jonathan Zuegel discusses the future of high-powered laser research in the United States, the ambitious NSF Optical ...
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Podcast: The future of electronics goes beyond circuit boards

Podcast: The future of electronics goes beyond circuit boards

New and ambitious ideas lay the foundation for the next generation of technologies. NSF-supported researcher Ethan Secor discusses a specialized additive manufacturing ...
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New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory

New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found a large object that scientists have identified as a possible dwarf planet. A preliminary data ...
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Podcast: Can America's most powerful laser unlock the universe?

Podcast: Can America’s most powerful laser unlock the universe?

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Podcast: The hidden DNA code that controls your genes

Podcast: The hidden DNA code that controls your genes

From atoms and molecules to cells, understanding the building blocks of the natural world can lead to transformative technologies. NSF-supported researcher Torrey ...
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NSF lays the foundation for the next generation of technologies and support for American talent

NSF lays the foundation for the next generation of technologies and support for American talent

The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced plans to launch a series of programs and initiatives to support the ambitious vision articulated ...
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CDC

Center for Disease Control–Emergency Preparedness & Response

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News

Annual Report to the Nation: Progress Against Lung Cancer Drives Down Cancer Mortality

Learn the latest U.S. cancer trends, including falling death rates and lung cancer progress ...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News

CDC Data Show Encouraging Progress in Youth Health

CDC Data Show Encouraging Progress in Youth Health ...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News

CDC Statement on Increases in Recent Animal Rabies Activity and Associated Human Exposures

CDC Statement on Increases in Recent Animal Rabies Activity and Associated Human Exposures ...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News

Twenty-Five Years After 9/11 – Lessons from the World Trade Center Health Program

Paper examines 9/11-related health outcomes and lessons learned since the disaster ...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News

CDC Launches New Overdose Prevention Data Channel

CDC launches a central data channel to track overdose trends and strengthen prevention nationwide ...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News

Outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts; people sickened with E. coli and Salmonella

CDC warns of a multistate Salmonella and E. coli outbreak linked to recalled alfalfa sprout product ...
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DHS

Department of Homeland Security

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CDC Travel

US Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation

Level 1 – Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Kenya

The Kenyan Ministry of Health has confirmed an imported case, as well as other linked cases, of Ebola disease caused ...
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Department of Transportation

Level 2 – Yellow Fever in Ghana

There is an outbreak of yellow fever in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Travelers to the Upper West Region ...
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Department of Transportation

Level 2 – Global Polio

Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio ...
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Department of Transportation

Level 1 – Hepatitis A in Costa Rica

There is an outbreak of hepatitis A (HAV) in Costa Rica. Most cases have been reported in San José province ...
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Department of Transportation

Level 2 – Chikungunya in Nicaragua

There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Nicaragua. You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites ...
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Department of Transportation

Level 1 – Global Dengue

Dengue is a year-round risk in many parts of the world, with outbreaks commonly occurring every 2-5 years. Travelers to ...
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/ DoT, Public Health

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

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NIEH

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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NIST

National Institute of Standards & Technology–Resilience

National Institute of Standards and Technology News

National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting Fall 2026

The National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee advises NIST on carrying out investigations of building failures conducted under the authorities of ...
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