Continuity of Operations planning: Meeting the standard of care

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Robin J. Clark, JD ◽  
Megan H. Timmins, JD
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Continuity Of Operations ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

Recent disasters have increased the public’s awareness of the lack of emergency preparedness of state and local governments. The attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 highlighted failures in government agency coordination, while the anthrax attacks that followed and the more recent natural disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 have deepened concerns that our government is unprepared for emergencies. Partially in response to the public’s concern, the federal government has encouraged Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning at the federal, state, and local government levels.Public attention, government engagement, and the promulgation of federal directives and guidance are leading to an increase in the standard of care for all public sector planning efforts, thus creating potential liabilities in the areas of COOP planning, testing, training, and maintenance. At this point, COOP planning is becoming the norm for state and local government agencies, and while the process of COOP planning may itself expose agencies to certain liabilities, there is also an increase in the potential liability for agencies that do not undertake COOP planning efforts. Further, it appears that the potential liability of agencies that do not engage in COOP planning far exceeds any liabilities incurred through the planning process.

Pastoralism, Ethnicity, and Subnational Conflict Resolution in the Middle Belt

2018 ◽  
pp. 678-696
Author(s):  
Laura Thaut Vinson
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The State ◽  
The Past ◽  
Material Costs ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Subnational Conflict

This chapter explores the problem of rising pastoralist–farmer and ethnic (religious and tribal) violence in the pluralistic Middle Belt region of Nigeria over the past thirty to forty years. In particular, it highlights the underlying issues and conflicts associated with these different categories of communal intergroup violence, the human and material costs of such conflict, and the broader implications for the Nigerian state. The federal government, states, local governments. and communities have not been passive in addressing the considerable challenges associated with preventing and resolving such conflicts. It is clear, however, that they face significant hurdles in resolving the underlying grievances and drivers of conflict, and their efforts have not always furthered the cause of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Greater attention to patterns of inclusion and exclusion and to the allocation of rights and resources will be necessary, particularly at the state and local government levels, to create a more stable and peaceful Middle Belt.

City Managers’ Job Satisfaction and Frustration

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 670-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahong Zhang ◽  
Xiang Yao ◽  
Jong One Cheong
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Local Government ◽  
City Government ◽  
Federal State ◽  
City Managers ◽  
Community Influence ◽  
City Population ◽  
Hygiene Factors ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

As an organizational objective and social value, job satisfaction is important in itself. Various studies have investigated job satisfaction of government employees at the federal, state, and local government levels. This study focuses on job satisfaction of city managers. In particular, it develops Herzberg’s motivator-hygiene theory in the context of local government to identify distinct sets of motivators and hygiene factors for city managers. Using survey data collected from city managers in Georgia, this study suggests that performance of city government and managers’ community influence are important motivators for city managers. Salary and city population are hygiene factors, whereas managers’ policy-making influence, relationship with the council, and effectiveness of council exert significant impact on both satisfaction and frustration. Implications and suggestions are provided.

The Practitioners' Perspective

1975 ◽  
Vol 8 (04) ◽  
pp. 376-380
Author(s):  
Stuart Nagel ◽  
Marian Neal
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Good Group ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Science And Government ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local

This article is designed to summarize the findings of a questionnaire directed to APSA members who indicated they held government positions when they completed a form for the 1973 APSABiographical Directory. The questionnaire was designed to determine how political science has been and can be used in federal, state, and local government agencies and in administrative, legislative, and judicial positions.A. The Respondents and the QuestionsIn January, 1975, the questionnaire was mailed to the 425 APSA members who held government positions as of 1973. These persons were chosen as a good group of people to ask about the relevance of political science to government work since they are likely to be knowledgeable about both political science and government work, and are likely to be responsive to such a survey.

History of state and local government in Russia IX-XXI centuries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natal'ya Borschik ◽  
Aleksandr Tret'yakov
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Archival Studies ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
History Of ◽  
Background Material ◽  
State And Local ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Relationship Of

The most important task of the Supreme bodies of state power and local administration in Russia is the strengthening and development of modern Russian federalism based on the constitutional relationship of the centre and subjects of Federation. The present textbook contains a set of materials for conducting lectures and practical exercises, background material, questions for self-students, etc. they are based on the author's development, some of which were used as assignments for seminars, essays, essays and other creative works within the framework of the teaching course "the Historical experience of state and local government in Russia." Meets the requirements of Federal state educational standards of higher education of the last generation. For students enrolled in training 46.03.02 "documentation studies and archival studies".

Diversity by the Numbers

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Coyle McCabe ◽  
Christopher Stream
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Demographic Changes ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Voter Initiative

The tools used to diversify workforces in state and local governments have come under attack and, in at least one state, have been rescinded by voter initiative. The current backlash against these policies begs the question of whether diversification has occurred, and, if so, how the workforce has changed. In this study, we examine demographic changes in the composition of state and local bureaucracies from 1980 to 1995, looking specifically at the share of representation of both women and men as well as of African Americans and whites. We find significant gains have been made by a combination of white and, especially, black women. Overall, as we enter the next decade, we find a state and local government workforce that is moving towards a more equal gender split.

Federal, State and Local Government Publications

1967 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
John L. B. Higgins ◽  
Thomas Shuler Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Federal State ◽  
State And Local Government ◽  
State And Local
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