Protecting sensitive data and maintaining cybersecurity hygiene are top concerns for security professionals and CISOs from state and local government agencies. Government networks contain sensitive data such as social security numbers, voter registration, medical records, bank account and credit card numbers of millions of people and businesses, which can make them an attractive target for attackers. With the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks and the lack of resources at their disposal, the IT departments across these agencies are looking for a single solution to quickly secure a variety of devices and applications both in the cloud and on-premises.
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Reporting to the Center for Continuing and Professional Studies\nExecutive Director, the Manager of Academics will serve as the\nacademic lead for all of the Center of Continuing and Professional\nStudies (CCPS) program areas - Adult Learner, Precollege, and\nEnterprise Studies and Digital Design. The Manager of Academics\nwill be responsible for overseeing the development and execution of\ninnovative courses and programs as they relate to creative industry\ncareers associated with the CCPS programs. The Manager of Academics\nwill lead the development of new creative industry-related content\nwhile also managing faculty recruitment. In this role, the\nManager of Academics will partner with the college's academic\ndepartments, staff, and external stakeholders, including local\nbusinesses, government agencies, workforce development boards, and\nnon-profits, to build strong working relationships and connections\nthat lead to the development of and execution of new\nforward-thinking courses and programs designed for individuals from\nPrecollege to executive education focused on the creative\nindustry.
Reporting to the Center for Continuing and Professional StudiesExecutive Director, the Manager of Academics will serve as theacademic lead for all of the Center of Continuing and ProfessionalStudies (CCPS) program areas - Adult Learner, Precollege, andEnterprise Studies and Digital Design. The Manager of Academicswill be responsible for overseeing the development and execution ofinnovative courses and programs as they relate to creative industrycareers associated with the CCPS programs. The Manager of Academicswill lead the development of new creative industry-related contentwhile also managing faculty recruitment. In this role, theManager of Academics will partner with the college's academicdepartments, staff, and external stakeholders, including localbusinesses, government agencies, workforce development boards, andnon-profits, to build strong working relationships and connectionsthat lead to the development of and execution of newforward-thinking courses and programs designed for individuals fromPrecollege to executive education focused on the creativeindustry.
The emergency response from federal, state, and local governments was widely criticized, resulting in the resignations of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director Michael D. Brown and New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Superintendent Eddie Compass. Many other government officials were criticized for their responses, especially New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, and President George W. Bush, while several agencies, including the United States Coast Guard (USCG), National Hurricane Center (NHC), and National Weather Service (NWS), were commended for their actions. The NHC was especially applauded for providing accurate forecasts well in advance.[8] Katrina was the earliest 11th named storm on record before being surpassed by Tropical Storm Kyle on August 14, 2020.[9] The name Katrina was officially retired in April 2006, by the World Meteorological Organization.
On August 28, Alabama Governor Bob Riley declared a state of emergency for the approaching Hurricane Katrina. On the same day, he requested President Bush to declare "expedited major disaster declaration" for six counties of South Alabama, which was quickly approved. Three hundred fifty national guardsmen were called on duty by August 30.[31] The state of Mississippi activated its National Guard on August 26 in preparation for the storm's landfall. Additionally, the state government activated its Emergency Operations Center the next day, and local governments began issuing evacuation orders. By 6:00 pm CDT on August 28, 11 counties and cities issued evacuation orders, a number which increased to 41 counties and 61 cities by the following morning. Moreover, 57 emergency shelters were established on coastal communities, with 31 additional shelters available to open if needed.[8]
In Louisiana, the state's hurricane evacuation plan calls for local governments in areas along and near the coast to evacuate in three phases, starting with the immediate coast 50 hours before the start of tropical-storm-force winds. Persons in areas designated Phase II begin evacuating 40 hours before the onset of tropical storm winds and those in Phase III areas (including New Orleans) evacuate 30 hours before the start of such winds.[34] Many private caregiving facilities that relied on bus companies and ambulance services for evacuation were unable to evacuate their charges because they waited too long.[35] Louisiana's Emergency Operations Plan Supplement 1C (Part II, Section II, Paragraph D) calls for use of school and other public buses in evacuations.[36] Although buses that later flooded were available to transport those dependent upon public transportation, not enough bus drivers were available to drive them as Governor Blanco did not sign an emergency waiver to allow any licensed driver to transport evacuees on school buses.[37]
Within days of Katrina's August 29 landfall, public debate arose about the local, state and federal governments' role in the preparations for and response to the hurricane. Criticism was initially prompted by televised images of visibly shaken and frustrated political leaders, and of residents who remained stranded by floodwaters without water, food, or shelter. Deaths from thirst, exhaustion and violence days after the storm had passed fueled the criticism, as did the dilemma of the evacuees at facilities such as the Louisiana Superdome and the New Orleans Civic Center. Some alleged that race, class, and other factors could have contributed to delays in government response. For example, during A Concert for Hurricane Relief, a benefit concert for victims of the hurricane, rapper Kanye West veered off script and harshly criticized the government's response to the crisis, stating that "George Bush doesn't care about black people."[136]
Politicians, activists, pundits, and journalists also directed criticism at the local and state governments headed by Mayor Nagin of New Orleans and Louisiana Governor Blanco. Nagin and Blanco were criticized for failing to implement New Orleans's evacuation plan and for ordering residents to a shelter of last resort without any provisions for food, water, security, or sanitary conditions. Perhaps the most important criticism of Nagin was that he delayed his emergency evacuation order until 19 hours before landfall, which led to hundreds of deaths of people who could not find any way out of the city.[8]
Forty-seven percent of respondents working for government agencies work at the federal level of government (see Figure 15). Approximately one fourth each work at the state or territory government level (28 percent) and the local government level (23 percent). Just 1 percent of respondents work for a tribal government agency. The majority of government employees work for an archives, historical society, and/or records management agency (59 percent) (see Figure 16). Twenty-six percent work for a library, and 10 percent work for a museum.
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