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UICDS is the "middleware foundation" that enables information sharing and decision support among commercial, government, and academic incident management technologies used to support the National Response Framework (NRF) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS), including the Incident Command System (ICS), in order to prevent, protect, respond, and recover from natural, technological, and terrorist events. |
UICDS Contacts
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DHS S&T Program Manager Michael B. Smith Email Now DHS S&T Program Support Tomi` Finkle Email Now UICDS Project Manager Chip Mahoney Email Now UICDS Outreach Director James W. Morentz, Ph.D. Email Now |
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In this issue ...
- UICDS Compliance Required in State of West Virginia Contract
- UICDS Biweekly Call Reminder - This Thursday
- Tell Your Colleagues All About UICDS in Just Two Minutes
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UICDS Compliance Required in State of West Virginia Contract
The West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety recently completed the competitive award of a contract that required UICDS compliance as a condition of award and delivery of the resulting project. The Request for Proposals stated: "The data layer for this M&S Capability shall be UICDS Compliant."
The purpose of the contract was to provide a prototype Model and Simulation (M&S) capability for Consequence Management for the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program stakeholders (West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia). Should a major event occur in the Washington metropolitan area, the severity of impacts and implications for the entire region could be significant. Dependent upon the nature of the situation, evacuation routes, medical aid, critical resources such as water and fuel, and other infrastructure in West Virginia could become greatly stressed or overwhelmed if not managed effectively through good situation understanding, dynamic simulation assessment and effective decision support. The contract was awarded to Azimuth, Inc. of Morgantown, WV. Joe Belt, of Azimuth, is leading a team that has become one of the UICDS Technology Providers and is actively engaged in developing UICDS Adapters to consume data for models and provide model results through the UICDS geospatial standards. The prototype Modeling and Simulation capability will provide the functionality to allow decision makers to plan and run simulations in preparation for a large-scale catastrophic event taking place in the National Capital Region. |
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UICDS Biweekly Calls - Your Way to Stay Informed - Thursday at Noon
Every two weeks, the UICDS Team hosts the UICDS "Open Mic" call. This is your chance to meet with the UICDS technical team to get your questions answered ... and to share your thoughts and comments with everyone as well.
Join your colleagues on Thursday at noon ET on 800-366-7242 code 735108.
To check out the exact dates for the UICDS Biweekly Calls, you can always turn to the UICDS Calendar. Remember, whether you are a government agency or a technology provider, this is the place to get your questions answered about technical development, user implementations, and the UICDS Pilot Areas. So join the call and find out how UICDS can improve information sharing in your community, region, state, or critical infrastructure. |
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Tell Your Colleagues All About UICDS in Just Two Minutes
Here is a very easy way to tell your associates about UICDS. Your time is valuable, so here it is in a nutshell. UICDS is middleware to share information among applications used by all levels of government and critical infrastructure to manage incidents. UICDS has no end-user interface, so there is no training or new applications to buy.
You should care about UICDS if you manage emergencies or provide technologies to those who manage emergencies. Click here for a two minute video introduction of UICDS from the UICDS.us website. |
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