August 26th, 2011

FEMA’s New Android App Arrives Just In Time For Hurricane Irene

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FEMA’s had a mobile version of their website available for a while now, but all that information does you no good if you can’t get an internet connection. Given the fragility of mobile networks during disasters, going without web access is a very real possibility.

Enter FEMA’s new, self-titled Android app, which puts a wealth of emergency preparedness information right in the palm of your hand… → Read More

August 21st, 2008

Hacker hacks FEMA phones, makes $12K in calls

Those poor little LAMBs over at FEMA! A hacker broke into a Homeland Security telephone system and called the Middle East and Asia, racking up $12,000 in phone calls. By cracking a voicemail system, the hacker was able jump onto the FEMA phone network and make free calls last weekend. “In this case it’s sort of embarrassing that it happened to FEMA themselves — FEMA being a child of… → Read More