Louisiana Recovery Office 
New Orleans, LA 
FEMA: Week in Review 
Calendar 
Oct. 24: United Nations Day 
Oct. 26: Louisiana American 
Disabilities Act Symposium 
Oct. 28: Acquisitions Industry 
Day 
Nov. 7: South Plaquemines 
Elementary Groundbreaking 
Nov. 7: Plaquemines 
Transportation Building 
Ribbon Cutting 
October 21, 2011 
Announcements 
Department of Homeland Security Fellows Program 
Consisting of 32 selected GS-14 and 15 DHS 
employees, the DHS Fellows Program recently 
came to New Orleans on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, 
to visit with Federal Emergency Management 
Agency Region VI Administrator Tony Russell 
and the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland 
Security and Emergency Preparedness Deputy 
Director Mark Riley. 
Both Russell and Riley participated in a panel discussion held by the Fellows 
cohort, centered on “Building Partnerships and Coalitions.” 
In general, the DHS Fellows Program aims to strengthen the leadership skills of its 
members through a proven combination of innovative coursework, best practices 
benchmarking, challenging action-learning projects, executive coaching and 
assessments, and department-wide networking—all tailored to the unique DHS 
operating environment. 
The DHS Fellows Program was established in 2007 and is managed by the DHS 
Leader Development Program within the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer. 
Supply Suggestions for 
Hurricane Season 
.. 
Get a 2 week supply of 
emergency necessities. 
.. 
Store clean up and repair 
supplies in your safe 
room. 
.. 
Make your hurricane kit 
portable if you live in an 
evacuation area. 
.. 
Don’t forget special 
supplies for babies, the 
elderly and dependent 
persons. 
.. 
Review homeowner's or 
renter’s insurance plans 
as it relates to natural 
disasters. 
.. 
Keep a record of valuable 
papers such as social 
security cards, insurance 
policies, birth certificates, 
deeds and mortgages. 
Disaster Contracting Industry Day 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Louisiana Recovery Office and 
Dillard University’s Community Development Corporation will host a Disaster 
Contracting Industry Day in New Orleans on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 
3 p.m. The event will take place on Dillard University’s campus—2601 Gentilly 
Boulevard—inside their Professional Schools and Sciences Building’s Georges 
Auditorium. 
The purpose of Industry Day is to provide local businesses with information about 
future disaster contracting requirements and to gain industry insight regarding best 
practices and standards to assist with requirements development. Key FEMA 
personnel will be on hand to explain FEMA’s role during a disaster, the type of 
contracts needed to support FEMA’s mission and to answer questions. 
Additionally, in order to support and further foster successful business participation, 
an educational seminar on how to respond to notices for federal opportunities will 
be conducted. 
Industry Day is free and open to all interested businesses, although Louisiana 
businesses are especially encouraged to attend since requirements resulting in 
contracts or blanket purchase agreements will be awarded to businesses residing 
or primarily doing business in the state of Louisiana. 
To register for the event, please contact: Ashly J. Banks (Ashly.J.Banks@dhs.gov, 
225-267-2512) or Anthony Collins (Anthony.Collins@dhs.gov, 504-762-2414). 
Housing Update 
Katrina/Rita: 28 units 
Gustav/Ike: 12 units 
Contacts 
News Desk: (504) 762-2477 
External Affairs Director, Andrea Davis: (504) 247-6628 / Andrea.Davis1@dhs.gov 
Outreach Lead, Amy Connolly: (225) 678-6673 / Amy.Connolly@dhs.gov 
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