BCLC issued a new report yesterday, offering expert analysis, lessons learned, and recommendations for a better disaster management system. 

"On the Brink: Re-Engineering the Nation’s Disaster Response Processes" is a collection of 27 articles by emergency-response professionals. Writers represent corporations, local chambers of commerce, federal and local government, academia, and humanitarian-aid organizations. 

BCLC Executive Director Stephen Jordan (far l.), along with the Small Business Administration’s Steve Smith (center l.), Google’s MJ Pizzella (center r.), and George Washington University's George Haddow (far r.), announced the report at a press briefing at the U.S. Chamber headquarters.

Online access and a recording of the press briefing are available online. Printed copies are available upon request. Call 202-463-3133 or email BCLC.