By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy recently took to the Senate floor to call for restoration of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, whose elimination the agency announced on April 4. Established by Congress through the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, the BRIC program has allocated more than $5 … Read more
The National Weather Service (NWS) – part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – recently announced that it was reducing the number of weather balloons it launches across the country, citing staffing shortages at 11 NWS locations. The launch cuts followed NOAA’s announcement of hundreds of layoffs or voluntary resignations across the agency, … Read more
By Byron V. Acohido It’s no secret that cyber criminals go after data. What’s often overlooked is shoring up direct protection where that data typically resides: in enterprise storage systems. That’s beginning to change. Related: The data storage economy Enterprise storage security has moved to the front burner. The emerging best practice is to approach … Read more
The Trump Administration’s unwinding of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and cancellation of all BRIC applications from fiscal years 2020-2023 reinforce the need for collaboration among state and local government and private-sector stakeholders in climate resilience investment. Congress established BRIC through the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to ensure a stable … Read more
As cyberattacks surge and boardrooms demand measurable outcomes, CISOs in Q2 2025 are redefining their playbook, prioritizing resilience, operational intelligence, and business-aligned metrics like never before.Across both executive management and technology domains, security priorities are evolving from reactive posture to strategic, intelligence-driven resilience. With security metrics and cloud security holding firm as top priorities, and … Read more