[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last year Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond granted the country's first four bachelor's degrees in homeland security and emergency preparedness, and graduate degree study is springing up there and at other schools around the country.
Mark Smith, a spokesman for the Louisiana governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the state shares FEMA's responsibility to ensure federal funds are properly spent.
Walker added that Hampton University is dedicated to making sure that the minority community has a voice in homeland security and emergency preparedness planning and direction.
OOC has also supplied hundreds of handheld satellite telephones to emergency responders involved in Katrina relief efforts, including the Red Cross, the US Navy and emergency service companies contracted to The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The unit was created as a result of strong demand from both government and private sector customers for the company's homeland security and emergency preparedness solutions - including both systems and services.
