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FEMA

May 30, 2024

The ripple effect

Major storms year-round are bringing an increased risk of flooding to the doorsteps of property owners across Virginia, but changes in the market for flood insurance could mean some will be ill-prepared when the water rises. Some inland Virginians have learned firsthand in recent years about the devastating toll of flooding, which has long been […]

Foster Fuels CEO Watt R. Foster Jr.
May 23, 2024

Foster Fuels wins potential $442M FEMA contract

Brookneal-based fuel delivery provider Foster Fuels has won an up to $442 million contract to provide emergency services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Under the five-year Defense Logistics Agency Energy (DLA) contract, which the Defense Department announced May 15 and Foster Fuels announced Tuesday, Foster Fuels will be the prime contractor for emergency fuel […]

“Climate change is causing the state as a whole to deal with flooding and flood-related issues. It impacts a lot of people,” says Michael Vernon, CEO of Flood Insurance Hampton Roads. Photo by Mark Rhodes
Jan 30, 2022

Watershed moment

Hampton Roads is besieged by hurricanes, nor’easters and full moon tidal surges, but it’s not just coastal Virginia homes and businesses that are threatened by increased flooding. “Climate change is causing the state as a whole to deal with flooding and flood- related issues. It impacts a lot of people throughout the state,” says Michael […]

Jan 25, 2021

CACI wins $48M FEMA contract

The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. a potential $48 million contract to work on the agency’s National Public Warning System (NPWS), according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice. The NPWS disseminates information and warnings during national emergencies.  CACI will construct, decommission, update and[...]

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