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BlueDot Founder Lars Anderson was featured on MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin to discuss the affects of Hurricane Dorian on the East Coast and how FEMA and the states’ emergency managers are predicted to assist.  

Lars Anderson, BlueDot’s Founding Partner, joined Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word to discuss the events leading up to Hurricane Dorian and how the federal and state governments would and should respond.  

Below is an excerpt from an opinion piece by BlueDot Strategies’ founding partner Lars Anderson, a former FEMA official and crisis management expert. The piece was featured on CNN.com.     “Hurricanes in the North Atlantic have increased in intensity, frequency, and duration over the last four decades, and the cost of these disasters has…

Moira Whelan, BlueDot Founding Partner, was featured on a panel for the 2019 French Series hosted by the Embassy of France on Tuesday, May 21st. This year’s panel series, an annual event at the embassy, addressed the matter of failing diplomatic exclusivity of international communications. The French Embassy promoted the panel series indicating that social…

This is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Craig Fugate, senior adviser at BlueDot Strategies. For the second year in a row, hurricane season has deliveredunprecedented devastation. Communities across the southeastern United States face a challenging recovery after Hurricanes Florence and Michael destroyed homes, schools, and businesses with record-setting flooding and winds. Florence cost…

BlueDot Founder Moira Whelan was featured on the Politico PlaybookPlus’s Birthday of the Day! How/where are you celebrating your birthday and with whom? “This is a big week for us. My brave kids are overcoming their fears and indulging me with a spin on the National Harbor Ferris Wheel. The next day is my daughter’s…

Lars Anderson, BlueDot Founder, was a guest on MSNBC with Hallie Jackson in the days following the devastation of Hurricane Florence. President Donald Trump arrived via Air Force One at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in Havelock, North Carolina to visit the communities recently impacted by Florence. Based on history, Anderson pleaded for the…

As Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas’ coastline, Stephanie Ruhle speaks with a former senior FEMA official about what measures the organization will take to prepare for when Florence makes landfall. Fmr. FEMA Official’s top concern: people who did not evacuate As Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas’ coastline, Stephanie Ruhle speaks with a former senior FEMA…

Document shows DHS transferring $29M from Coast Guard to ICE Rachel Maddow reports on a DHS document from Senator Merkley that shows nearly $10 million dollars being transferred from FEMA’s budget to fund ICE detentions, and $29 million being taken from the Coast Guard, ahead of the 2018 hurricane season. Moira Whelan, a former DHS…

Big Question: Is the federal government as ready for the 2018 hurricane season as it could be? President Trump continues to insist that the federal government is ready for Hurricane Florence by using their response to Hurricane Maria as an example, but nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria. Former Senior FEMA…