Emergency Preparedness Mobilization Board (EMPB) 2
Emergency Preparedness Mobilization Board (EMPB) 2 : A "senior level inter-agency forum to coordinate all aspects of national preparedness [in the early 1980s]. The EMPB was chaired by the National Security Advisor and consisted of the deputy secretaries of the departments and the heads of several independent agencies. During the EMPB era, a national plan was prepared and approved by President Reagan, and actions were taken to implement it?. From 1981 until 1984, the Emergency Mobilization Preparedness Board (EMPB) was the primary interagency coordination mechanism within the executive branch of the federal government for all matters pertaining to emergency preparedness, civil defense, and what is now termed homeland security. The EMPB was designed not only to coordinate matters but also to ensure that the President's policies and programs were carried out. The EMPB was a high-level leadership structure. Initially and for several years, the EMPB was a success, but ultimately it failed". (Brinkerhoff, The EMPB, October 2001)
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