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Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation NOMINATIONS OF ARDEN L. BEMENT, JR. TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY AND ROBERT DAVID PAULISON TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FIRE ADMINISTRATION AT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Date(s) Held: 2001-11-01 107th Congress, 1st Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-107shrg87380 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.C 73/7 Witnesses: Bement, Arden L., Jr., Nominee to be Director, National Institute of Standards aand Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce Morella, Hon. Constance A., U.S. Representative from Maryland Paulison, R. David, Nominated to be Administrator, Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency Related Items: United States Senate Bill 1233 (107th Congress) United States House Bill 1756 (107th Congress) United States Senate Bill 1978 (107th Congress)

Government Publishing Office U.S. Congress Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation NOMINATIONS OF ARDEN L. BEMENT, JR. TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY AND ROBERT DAVID PAULISON TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FIRE ADMINISTRATION AT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Date(s) Held: 2001-11-01 107th Congress, 1st Session GPO Document Source: CHRG-107shrg87380 Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.C 73/7 Witnesses: Bement, Arden L., Jr., Nominee to be Director, National Institute of Standards aand Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce Morella, Hon. Constance A., U.S. Representative from Maryland Paulison, R. David, Nominated to be Administrator, Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency Related Items: United States Senate Bill 1233 (107th Congress) United States House Bill 1756 (107th Congress) United States Senate Bill 1978 (107th Congress)

This study presents an overview of the existing and emerging issues related to the application of information technology--computers, telecommunications, microform systems, audio and video devices--to all phases of emergency management: prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery. Both natural and man-caused disasters are treated in this analysis. Subsequent to the presentation of an executive summary, an introductory chapter provides the following: a context for the ensuing treatment of the objective of the report; a variety of perspectives on the identification, perceptions, and significance of this problem area; and a number of identifiable alternatives for congressional initiatives in the future. The following two chapters illustrate the various ways information technologies are being used in coping with several kinds of natural and technological disasters, along with background and key statistical information on these focal areas; then a discussion of the Federal role in striving to ensure greater resiliency in the information support infrastructure is presented. Next, a chronology of selected governmental actions and related events reflects the pattern of activity, especially during the past 25 years. The final six chapters include the highlights and commentary of major subcommittee endeavors, including two hearings, a national workshop, and a technical forum. A series of appendices provide selected background material. (THC)

The report identifies appropriate FEMA activities in science and technology. These include: research and development to support FEMA's missions, taking a leadership role in setting research objectives in emergency management within the federal government, establishment of a contingency fund to support interdisciplinary field research of actual disasters, development and maintenance of a system for expressing the needs of users in the planning of emergency management research, interpretation and dissemination of important research results to user. (Author)