April 22-24, 2013 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego, CA.

Featuring more than 70 sessions covering a wide range of topics including operational resilience, BCP/DR reporting metrics, social media, GRC, ERM, supply chain, cyber security, maturity models, the Cloud, and much more.

BC Management will be in the exhibit hall.  Be sure to stop by are booth and say hi to your recruitment team!

Wednesday, April 24th at 10 am 

Which BC credentials are employers seeking? How can various skills impact your earning potential? What is the best way to showcase your skills to a current or future employer? Get answers to these questions and learn how to "wow" your current or future manager, position yourself for a promotion, excel in interviews, and write a stand-out resume in this must-attend session for those that don’t want to be stagnant in their career.



Cheyene Marling, President, BC Management, Inc.

Highlights from the 2013 Event Impact Management Report include:
- 47.8% of study respondents activated their business continuity management program in 2012.
-51% of those who activated their business continuity program did so due to a power outage.
- Over 3,000 employees were placed in a recovery site due to a strike.
- Study respondents who activated their program due to war or insurrection noted an average business resumption period of 185.7 days, while all respondents noted an average business resumption period of 15 days (regardless of the event).
- Study respondents impacted by hurricanes in 2012 incurred a total financial loss of $133,306,676 USD.
- Those impacted by earthquakes noted an average total financial loss of $1,153,157 USD.

***Results include all study respondents from 35 countries.  Country currencies were converted to USD.***


Summary of Report
This report exclusively focuses on how specific events have impacted organizations detailing what was activated in times of an event, the impact to the business, the impact to the personnel as well as the estimated financial loss by event.  The data included within this 20+ page report is an average of all study respondents with no customization.  BC Management has been publishing this report on an annual basis since 2009. 

View a sample of this report. 

Contact a BC Management representative with questions.

DHS launches Campus Resilience pilot program
Published 4 April 2013 - Homeland Security News Wire
 
DHS secretary Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday that seven universities will participate in a national preparedness initiative designed to help campuses train for, respond to, and recover from an emergency situation.


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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week, but a trend reading dropped to its lowest in five years and pointed to ongoing healing in the labor market.

The Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 336,000, which was less than analysts had expected.

Read Full Article - http://news.msn.com/us/jobless-claims-point-to-improving-labor-market by Jason Lange of Reuters.

Reuters image.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers stepped up hiring in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a four year-low and suggesting the economy has enough momentum to withstand the blow from higher taxes and deep government spending cuts.

Read Full Article - http://news.msn.com/us/unemployment-drops-to-77percent-lowest-in-4-years
 by By Lucia Mutikani


Image: New York City last fall - Reuters file: Mike Segar

Contact:
Dave Sacks  (301) 851-4079
Lyndsay Cole  (970) 494-7410

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2012--The U.S. Department of  Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to require all licensed and registered facilities to develop a contingency plan for emergencies so they can  better protect their animals in disaster situations.

“Over the years we learned that many registered facilities do not have adequate contingency plans for natural disasters and other emergencies,” said APHIS Acting Administrator Kevin Shea. “This rule will give USDA licenseesand registrants a greater awareness and understanding of their responsibilities to safeguard their animals and APHIS will provide guidance as needed while giving regulated entities the flexibility to develop a plan that works best for them.”

Under the rule, APHIS will give facilities the flexibility to develop a plan that works best for them and their animals. Each contingency plan will need to:
- identify types of emergencies common in the  local area;
- identify common emergencies that could occur at  their particular type of facility;
- outline specific tasks that the facility staff  will undertake in an emergency situation;
- establish a clear chain of command for all  employees to follow; 
- identify materials and resources that are  available at that facility or elsewhere; and
- ensure that all pertinent employees are trained  on the plan.

This rule becomes effective on January 30, 2013. A written plan must be in place at all  USDA-licensed and -registered facilities by July 29,  2013, and all employees must be trained on the plan by September 27,2013.

APHIS enforces the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The AWA requires that minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for certain animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported commercially or exhibited to the public.  It excludes  those animals raised for food or fiber.   Persons who operate facilities in these categories must provide their animals with adequate care and treatment in the areas of housing, handling, sanitation, nutrition, water, veterinary care and protection from extreme  weather and temperatures.  For more information on the inspection and enforcement processes, visit APHIS’ animal care website at www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/.

With Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s leadership, APHIS works tirelessly to create and sustain opportunities for America’s farmers, ranchers and producers. Each day, APHIS promotes U.S. agricultural health, regulates genetically engineered organisms, administers the Animal Welfare Act, and carries out wildlife damage management activities, all to help safeguard the nation’s agriculture, fishing and forestry industries. In the event that a pest or disease of concern is detected, APHIS implements emergency protocols and partners with affected states and other countries to quickly manage or eradicate the outbreak. To promote the health of U.S. agriculture in the international trade arena, APHIS develops and advances science-based standards with trading partners to ensure America’s agricultural exports, valued at more than $137 billion annually, are protected from unjustified restrictions.

Read Article Posted by the USDA.

Reports include:
- Event Impact Management Report
- Standard BCM Research Data Report
- BCM Program Maturity Report
- Business Continuity ROI Data Report


PLUS!!!  Our world-renowned BCM Compensation Reports!

Data collected from  July - December 2012.


We thank you for your continued business and support.  Best of luck with your brackets!


Yours truly,

The BC Management Team
 
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