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Press Releases

06/23/2008

GlobalOptions Group Receives Emergency Preparedness Contract from Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J.

 

Contract Will Review, Analyze and Improve Emergency Operations Plans for Regional Transportation Systems

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services unit, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), has been retained by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to provide professional emergency management and preparedness services associated with the Authority's 1,500 square miles of transportation infrastructure and dozens of facilities in the bi-state area.

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06/11/2008

GlobalOptions Group Develops Emergency Management Program for Pulaski Technical College

 

Program to be Implemented Across Several Campus Locations

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), its Crisis Management and Preparedness Division, has developed a comprehensive emergency management program that is now being implemented at Pulaski Technical College in Arkansas, the state's largest two-year college. Upon completion of this phase, Pulaski Tech will be a model for other colleges seeking to implement similar programs.


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05/12/2008

Press Release: James Lee Witt Associates to Exhibit at 2008 Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference

 

Will Showcase Service Offerings in Advance of Upcoming Hurricane Season

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), its Crisis Management and Preparedness Division, will be participating in the 2008 Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference from May 12-16 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Mark Merritt, President, JLWA and Andrew Sachs, Vice President, Crisis and Consequence Management, JLWA will be on-site to exhibit Global Options Group's wide-range of service offerings.

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05/05/2008

James Lee Witt to Provide Keynote at Emergency Preparedness Conference for Mid-Atlantic Region

 

Disaster Preparedness of the Region will be Addressed

NEW YORK, May 5, 2008 - GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that James Lee Witt will be the keynote speaker at the 10th annual New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Association (NJEPA) Conference on May 8, 2008 at the Tropicana Resort and Casino showroom in Atlantic City. He will speak to an audience consisting of first responders from law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, emergency management, and associated disciplines about his evaluation of how prepared the Mid-Atlantic States are for the next major crisis.

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05/05/2008

PRESS RELEASE: FEDERAL DISASTER RESPONSE POLICY: THE STAFFORD ACT AND PRIORITIES FOR REFORM

 

On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, New York University’s Center for Catastrophe Preparedness & Response (CCPR) and John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress will host a discussion on the cornerstone of federal disaster relief legislation, the Robert T. Stafford Act, and needed reforms. The event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Rayburn House Office Building, House Judiciary Committee Room 2226, Washington, D.C.

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04/17/2008

GlobalOptions Group Partners with NIMSAT to Host Gulf Coast Critical Infrastructure Conference

 

GlobalOptions Group Partners with NIMSAT to Host Gulf Coast Critical Infrastructure Conference

Nation's Luminaries to Address Issues to Protect the Gulf Coast from Natural Disasters

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its Preparedness and Crisis Management Division, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), will participate in UL Lafayette's inaugural National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies' (NIMSAT) Gulf Coast National Conference from April 22 - April 24. James Lee Witt, Chief Executive Officer of JLWA, will give a keynote address about critical infrastructure protection.

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04/02/2008

NEWS RELEASE: GlobalOptions Group Expands International Crisis and Preparedness Services Unit

 

James Lee Witt to Kick-off Expansion at Conference in Greece

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), its Crisis Management and Preparedness unit, is expanding its international services practice. The JLWA International Practice signifies rapid growth since its founding in 2001 in the domestic market in the United States. JLWA will provide the same crisis and consequence management and strategic advisory service offerings that it provides domestically.

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04/14/2008

NEWS RELEASE: GlobalOptions Group Awarded Contract with Carle Clinic Association

 

Company To Conduct, Review and Develop System-wide Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plans

NEW YORK, April 2, 2008 - GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that James Lee Witt Associates, its Crisis Management and Preparedness Division, has been awarded a one-year contract to provide disaster preparedness and business recovery planning assistance for Carle Clinic Association based in Urbana, Illinois.

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03/26/2008

NEWS RELEASE: GlobalOptions Group Awarded Contract to Provide Strategic Advisory Services to Purple Tree Technologies

 

Breakthrough Emergency Alert Response System Introduced to Education and Community Level Markets

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services unit, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), has been retained by Purple Tree Technologies, Inc., to provide strategic advisory services over the course of the next year.

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03/19/2008

NEWS RELEASE: GlobalOptions Group Announces Additions and Promotions across its Senior Management Team

 

Key Additions to its Bode Technology Group and Corporate Operations

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, announced several significant new hires and promotions among its senior management team.

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02/13/2008

NEWS RELEASE: GlobalOptions Group Awarded $1.12 Million in Contracts from N. J. Counties

 

Company To Develop Long-Term Plans to Lessen Impact of Man-Made and Natural Hazards

NEW YORK, February 13, 2008 - GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that it has been awarded $1.12 million in contracts to prepare multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plans and other related services for Union, Middlesex, Camden, Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland Counties in New Jersey.

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01/08/2008

GlobalOptions Group Receives Emergency 90-Day Contract to Help Oregon with Storm Recovery

 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2008--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services unit, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), has been chosen by the State of Oregon to provide public assistance and hazard mitigation assistance as a result of the recent severe coastal storms.

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11/19/2007

GlobalOptions' James Lee Witt to Receive Humanitarian Award from American Red Cross

 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2007--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk mitigation and management services, announced that James Lee Witt, Chief Executive Officer of the company's James Lee Witt Associates unit, will receive the Clara Barton Distinguished Humanitarian Award from the American Red Cross of Greater Arkansas in a ceremony today in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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10/05/2007

GlobalOptions Group Receives Contract with State of Maryland to Enhance Emergency Management

 

NEW YORK--Oct. 5, 2007--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk mitigation and management services, today announced that its Crisis Management and Preparedness Services unit, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), has been contracted to provide technical expertise to enhance emergency management operations in the State of Maryland.

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09/04/2007

GLOBALOPTIONS GROUP BRINGS SPRINT NEXTEL PREPARED CONFERENCE TO LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

 

NEW YORK-- GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced James Lee Witt, Chief Executive Officer of their crisis management and preparedness services unit, James Lee Witt Associates, will bring The Sprint Nextel Prepared conferences to Arkansas, Witt’s home state. Nearly 100 Prepared conferences, focusing on public safety and new advances communication technologies developed to serve both the public and private sectors, are being conducted nationwide over the next several years.

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June 27, 2007 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

GlobalOptions Group Opens Chicago Offices and Leads a Life Safety and Disaster Preparedness Forum at Illinois

 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, announced that it will lead a life safety and disaster preparedness forum at the Illinois Institute of Technology today, June 27, 2007. Leaders from the State’s premier educational institutions will meet with GlobalOptions executives to discuss security measures and concerns.

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06/21/2007

GlobalOptions Group Expands Business in Middle East and Northern Africa

 

NEW YORK, Jun 19, 2007 -- GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its James Lee Witt Associates unit (JLWA) has formed a multi-year agreement with Kuwait-based International Investors Group Holdings k.s.c.c. (IGH), to jointly provide emergency planning, crisis management, business continuity planning, training and exercises, and continuity of government services to governments and corporations throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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06/13/2007

SENIOR ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE ADVISOR JOINS GLOBALOPTIONS GROUP

 

NEW YORK, NY – June 14, 2007- GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that Edward D. Fry, II has joined James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), the crisis management and preparedness services unit of the company.

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05/31/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GLOBALOPTIONS GROUP EXPANDS CHICAGO OFFICE WITH ADDITION OF CORTEZ TROTTER

 

NEW YORK - May 31 - GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA) unit will expand their Chicago operations with the addition of Cortez Trotter as their Vice President and Director of the Midwest Region. He will also be involved in the expansion of GlobalOptions Group's services in the Midwest Region including risk management and security, investigations and litigation support.

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05/02/2007

Bill Lokey and Alan Pentz Join GlobalOptions Group

 

May 02, 2007 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Bill Lokey and Alan Pentz Join GlobalOptions Group

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that William Lokey and Alan Pentz have joined James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), a public safety and crisis management unit of GlobalOptions.

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04/19/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JAMES LEE WITT RETURNS TO GRAND FORKS 10 YEARS AFTER "FLOOD OF CENTURY"

 

Witt Credited with Instituting Disaster Reduction Measures Leading Disaster Mitigation Projects to Be Highlighted April 19-22


GRAND FORKS, N.D. (April 19, 2007) –Commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the "Flood of the Century," James Lee Witt, Chairman and CEO of James Lee Witt Associates, a part of GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), will return to the communities he helped in the recovery when he served as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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04/05/2007

Access GlobalOptions Groups’ Community Engagement: Leadership Tool for Catastrophic Health Events Report and Related Documents

 

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04/05/2007

GlobalOptions Groups' Emergency Preparedness Expert Participates In Panel to Provide Guidance for Cities in Extreme Health Event

 

New York, April 5, 2007 – GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that Barry Scanlon, Senior Vice President & Partner of James Lee Witt Associates, participated in a working group to develop a guideline for Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning.

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03/27/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GOVERNOR RENDELL RESPONDS TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF STATE'S SNOWSTORM RESPONSE; PLEDGES REFORMS TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

 

REPORT BY JAMES LEE WITT ASSOCIATES IDENTIFIES IMPROVEMENT ITEMS AT PENNDOT, STATE POLICE, PEMA, NATIONAL GUARD

HARRISBURG — Governor Edward G. Rendell said today that an independent review of the state's response to the Valentine's Day snowstorm has yielded valuable insight into Pennsylvania's emergency response operations that will help public officials better respond to future incidents.

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03/08/2007

GlobalOptions Group Executive James Lee Witt to Testify at House Small Business Committee in Washington on Thursday

 

New York, March 8, 2007 – GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GOPG), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that James Lee Witt, Former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and CEO and Chairman of GlobalOptions Groups’ James Lee Witt Associates, a public safety and crisis management consulting firm, will testify at a hearing of the House Small Business Committee on behalf of the Small Business Administration in Washington on Thursday, March 8, 2007. Testimony is available at www.wittassociates.com.

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02/26/2007

GlobalOptions Group Receives Emergency Preparedness Contract with George Mason University

 

GlobalOptions Group Receives Emergency Preparedness Contract with George Mason University

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its James Lee Witt Associates unit has been chosen by George Mason University to prepare a comprehensive plan for disaster mitigation and business continuity.

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02/21/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Rendell Team says Snow Storm Response Hampered By Problems In Preparation, Execution and Communication

 

Preliminary Internal Review Finds Shortcomings at PennDOT, PEMA and State Police

HARRISBURG – The inadequate response to last week’s statewide storm began with poor planning and execution by PennDOT in some key counties, but was further hampered by breakdowns in the Commonwealth’s emergency response operations, according to a preliminary review by Governor Edward G. Rendell’s senior staff.

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02/12/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GlobalOptions Group Expert Named to Public Health Preparedness Panel

 

WASHINGTON, D.C.- February 12, 2007 – GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that Mark Ghilarducci, Vice President of the company’s James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA) unit, has been invited by the RAND Corporation to participate in an expert panel designed to lay the groundwork for improvements in the nation’s public health emergency response capacity.

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01/31/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - James Lee Witt Associates Taps Area Company for Security Technology Expertise

 

Knowledge Vector Inc. Connects the Dots of Disparate Events

DURHAM, NC (Jan 31, 2007) – Wesley Clark, the retired four-star general and 2003 presidential candidate, is meeting in the Triangle today with company officials at Knowledge Vector, Inc. (KVI) to announce a formal agreement between KVI and James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA) and to discuss KVI’s pioneering technology that effectively manages masses of information to improve security and regulatory compliance.

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11/16/2006

James Lee Witt Associates Adds Emergency Management and Capitol Hill Veterans to Sacramento and DC Teams

 

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Lee Witt, CEO of James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), a unit of GlobalOptions Group (OTCBB: GLOI), announced today that Frank Castro-Wehr and Diane L. Collins have joined the firm.

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11/07/2006

GlobalOptions Group’s James Lee Witt Associates, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. and Anderson Kill Loss Advisors to Present "Natural Disaster Preparedness: Insurance Coverage and Emergency Response Planning''

 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group (OTCBB:GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its James Lee Witt Associates unit, along with Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. and Anderson Kill Loss Advisors, will present "Natural Disaster Preparedness: Insurance Coverage and Emergency Response Planning" on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at The Harvard Club, New York City.

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11/06/2006

PRESS RELEASE: NATURAL GAS, STORMWATER RUN-OFF, LEGAL TOPICS CREATE AGENDA FOR CONFERENCE ON ARKANSAS WATER

 

Former FEMA director to speak on water issues and disaster preparedness

LITTLE ROCK - James Lee Witt, former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director, will offer the keynote speech "Preparedness: Sinking or Swimming when Disaster Strikes," as part of a Nov. 17 conference on the complex water issues facing Arkansas. The conference will take place at the C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center in Ferndale. Witt is currently CEO of James Lee Witt Associates, a part of the GlobalOptions Group based in Washington, D.C. with offices in Little Rock.

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10/31/2006

PRESS RELEASE: Gotbaum and Stringer Call on Albany to Act on Catastrophe Preparedness Tuesday

 

From PotectingNewYork.org

NEW YORK, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer joined with former Federal Emergency Management Director James Lee Witt in calling upon state leaders to take steps to better prepare and protect New Yorkers from the financial impact of a natural catastrophe.

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11/01/2006

GlobalOptions Group’s James Lee Witt and James Woolsey Will Speak at the Conference Board Corporate Security, Business Continuity and Crisis Management Conference in New York City

 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Lee Witt, Chairman and CEO of James Lee Witt Associates, a part of GlobalOptions Group (OTCBB:GLOI) and former director of FEMA, will share his 25 years of emergency management experience in his presentation, "Turning Crisis into Triumph: Corporate Responses," at The Conference Board Corporate Security, Business Continuity and Crisis Management Conference to be held October 31st – November 1st at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

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10/30/2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Rep. Steve Israel, Former FEMA Director Witt and LIPA Chairman Kessel Announce Legislation to Protect Power Companies from Hurricanes

 

In the Wake of Storm-Induced Power Outages, Israel, Kessel and Witt Announce Legislation That Would Provide Federal Funds to Protect Public Utilities from Hurricane Damage

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09/27/2006

GlobalOptions Group’s James Lee Witt Associates Receives Contract to Assist the Virginia Department of Emergency Management in Disaster Preparedness

 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), a part of the GlobalOptions Group (OTCBB:GLOI), recently was awarded a one-year contract, which began July 1, 2006, to provide disaster preparedness planning services to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. GlobalOptions Group’s James Lee Witt Associates operating unit (JLWA) has partnered with Baton Rouge-based IEM to provide these services.

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07/13/2006

City of Philadelphia Emergency Preparedness Review Committee Issues Final Report

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Philadelphia, PA – During a City Hall press conference Mayor John F. Street today accepted the Final Report produced by the Emergency Preparedness Review Committee (EPRC) he charged last September with conducting a comprehensive review of City emergency planning.

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07/03/2006

CSO Podcast Transcript: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning with James Lee Witt

 

Interviewed by Diann Daniel — June 15, 2006

The National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration predicts an active hurricane season this year. CSO talks with James Lee Witt, CEO of James Lee Witt and Associates and former FEMA director, under President Clinton. The renowned disaster management expert (he oversaw more than 350 disasters during his FEMA tenure) speaks with CSO about how businesses should prepare for hurricanes and other disasters, and tells why no company can afford to be without a business continuity plan.

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06/30/2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

James E. Jones, Jr. Joins James Lee Witt Associates As Director of Business Continuity Planning

Jones to Help Companies and Organizations Avoid Business Interruptions

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06/16/2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 


Jack Perry, Jr., Former U.S. Army Emergency Contingency Planner, Joins James Lee Witt Associates

Perry Played a Key Role in New Orleans Recovery Effort

Washington, D.C., June 12, 2006 – James Lee Witt Associates, the public safety and crisis management consulting firm, has announced that Jack Perry has joined its Atlanta team. He will serve as Director of Logistics for JLWA in the firm’s New Orleans Field Office, serving as the state public assistance liaison. JLWA provides post-Katrina recovery assistance to the State of Louisiana.

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03/17/2006

GlobalOptions Group Completes Acquisition of James Lee Witt Associates, LLC

 

NEW YORK, March 16, 2006 – GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GLOI), a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of James Lee Witt Associates, LLC (JLWA), based in Washington, D.C., for $6 million in cash and stock, the assumption of $2 million of debt and certain liabilities and an earn out based upon achieving certain revenue goals.

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03/09/2006

Aegis, James Lee Witt Associates Will Demonstrate New RadioBridge Technology to Municipalities

 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 9, 2006) – Aegis Assessments, Inc. (OTC BB: AGSI), a wireless technology company that provides products that improve emergency communications for homeland security, public safety and commercial applications, today announced that it plans to have James Lee Witt Associates assist Aegis with introducing its SafetyNet™ RadioBridge™ to emergency services organizations through out the U.S. beginning in April. The company plans to demonstrate the RadioBridge to dozens of federal, state and local public safety agencies, as well as utilities and universities.

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03/07/2006

Aegis Assessments, Inc. Discusses Recent Sales and Marketing Activity Utah County Orders Additional SafetyNet(TM) RadioBridge(TM) Systems for Fire Season; Aegis Announces Marketing Campaign

 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aegis Assessments, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AGSI - News), a wireless technology company that provides products that improve emergency communications for homeland security, public safety and commercial applications, today announced that it has received an order for additional SafetyNet(TM) RadioBridge(TM) systems from the Utah County Public Works Telecommunications Division for use in the upcoming fire season.

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03/01/2006

MEDIA ADVISORY: FORMER FEMA DIRECTOR AND FORMER HOMELAND SECURITY DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSS AMERICA’S LACK OF PREPAREDNESS

 

Witt and Loy Release Survey and Offer Solutions for Improvements

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02/22/2006

JAMES LEE WITT TO ADDRESS AAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

 

Former FEMA head to discuss how to prepare and protect against catastrophes

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02/14/2006

NATIONAL CATASTROPHE PREPAREDNESS AND PROTECTION GROUP COMMEND HAWAIIAN LEGISLATIVE ACTION

 

James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Admiral James M. Loy, former deputy secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, today applauded the efforts of the Hawaii Legislature in considering a comprehensive package of bills to better prepare and protect residents of the Aloha State from the consequences of catastrophe.

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01/31/2006

LUNA TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. RETAINS JAMES LEE WITT ASSOCIATES, LLC

 

KENT, WA -- January 31, 2006 -- Luna Technologies International, Inc. (OTCBB:LTII) announced today that it has retained James Lee Witt Associates, LLC (JLWA) as strategic corporate consultants to increase awareness of and market share for Luna’s photoluminescent life-safety products.

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12/15/2005

Aegis Assessments, Inc. Retains James Lee Witt Associates, LLC

 

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aegis Assessments, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AGSI - News) announced today that it has retained James Lee Witt Associates, LLC (JLWA) to assist the company with strategic advisory services and help introduce its product to public safety and emergency services organizations. The Aegis RadioBridge™ is a portable wireless device that interconnects incompatible radios and bridges them to provide radio interoperability at an emergency site.

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11/30/2005

Zenex Wholly Owned Subsidiary Enters Into Strategic Relationship with James Lee Witt Associates

 

OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2005--Zenex International, Inc. (OTCBB:ZENX - News), a growth-oriented holding company, announced the engagement of James Lee Witt Associates (www.wittassociates.com), one of the world's leading crisis and emergency management consultant groups, by Zenex's new, wholly owned, environmental and emergency services subsidiary. The agreement is effective December 1, 2005.

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10/17/2005

Western Governors to Discuss Emergency Preparedness: Lessons Learned -- How Ready are States and Cities?

 

DENVER – Emergency preparedness, whether it is a 100-year flood or deadly flu virus, will be a major topic of discussion when Western Governors meet Nov. 8 – 9 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Chair of the Western Governors' Association, will be joined by her colleagues and James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a roundtable discussion.

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09/23/2005

NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION CANINES CALLED TO SERVICE IN THE NATION’S TWO WORST DISASTERS

 

Response to Hurricane Rita Marks Third Time Organization Plays Integral Role

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09/01/2005

JAMES LEE WITT ASSOCIATES STATEMENT ON IEM DISASTER PLAN

 

In May of 2004, IEM included James Lee Witt Associates, LLC in their proposal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for developing a FEMA Catastrophic Plan for Southeast Louisiana and the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

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08/17/2005

CANINES ARE READY WHEN DISASTER STRIKES

 

James Lee Witt Associates Hired to Assist the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation with Establishing Training Center

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08/15/2005

JAMES LEE WITT ASSOCIATES IS GRANTED CALIFORNIA MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE (CMAS)

 

Public Safety, Crisis Management and Strategic Advisory Firm Ready to Support California’s Needs

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06/13/2005

Witt Participates In Tsunami Panel at Asia Society Conference

 

Panel addresses recovery and rebuilding efforts in Southeast Asia

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06/10/2005

Business-village Projects Urged

 

Business entities across the Asia-Pacific region should try to form partnerships with communities in tsunami-hit areas to help restore local economies and look to the long-term effect on those communities.

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04/25/2005

JAMES LEE WITT ASSOCIATES HIRED TO SUPPORT THE WESTERN INSTITUTE FOR FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY TO LESSEN VULNERABILITY OF NATION’S FOOD SUPPLY

 

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04/22/2005

Flood Management: Have we learned nothing?

 

Editorial by James Lee Witt
Published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 22nd, 2005

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04/08/2005

Pennsylvania Colleges, Universities Participate in Ready Campus Training

 




 


 


 




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3/15/2005

James Lee Witt Associates Adds Utility and Critical Infrastructure Practice

 

Former Illinois Commerce Commission Director to Lead Practice


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3/1/2005

Former FEMA Director on Board for Crime Prevention: James Lee Witt Joins Board of the National Crime Prevention Council

 



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2/28/2005

JAMES LEE WITT LEADS US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL-SPONSORED TSUNAMI DAMAGE ASSESSMENT MISSION

 

James Lee Witt, Chairman and CEO of James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), traveled to Asia on February 28th, 2005, leading a two-week US-ASEAN Business Council-Sponsored mission to assess the reconstruction priorities in the tsunami-stricken regions of Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia.


 


 


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2/25/2005

JAMES LEE WITT TO LEAD US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL SPONSORED ASSESSMENT MISSION TO ASIA

 

Long-Term Reconstruction Priorities Will Be Assessed in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia


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01/21/2005

'The easy part is over' Recovery will be hard - by Alan Markoff, Caymanian Compass

 



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1/4/2005

In wake of deadly tsunamis, U.S. should share its lessons

 






 



An Editorial


 By James Lee Witt


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12/09/2004

James Lee Witt Featured Speaker at Cayman Islands Captive Insurance Conference 2004

 

 


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11/16/04

James Lee Witt Hosts Reception in Little Rock to Honor New Vice Chairmen and Senior Advisors in Little Rock

 

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10/28/2004

James Lee Witt Delivers Speech at World Bank Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey

 

 


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10/20/04

James Lee Witt Hosts Reception Honoring New Vice Chairmen and Senior Advisors

 

 


 


 


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09/30/2004

Independent Review of the Cook County Administration Building Fire Report Released

 

 


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9/30/2004

URGENT: INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COOK COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FIRE TO BE POSTED AT WWW.WITTASSOCIATES.COM AT 5PM CDT

 

 


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9/29/2004

James Lee Witt Associates to Assist the Cayman Islands in Recovery from Hurricane Ivan

 

The Witt team will help the Caymans Islands expedite their recovery and rebuild back safer and stronger


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9/23/2004

Witt, Clark, Slater: Team for Public Safety and Homeland Security

 

Former NATO Commander, Transportation Secretary & FEMA Director provide wealth of expertise to public and private sectors

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08/26/2004

Former FEMA Director to Assist City of Orlando Recover from Hurricane Charley

 

Team from James Lee Witt Associates will help maximize federal reimbursement and help the City of Orlando build back safer and stronger.


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08/16/2004

Former Chief of California Disaster Management and Homeland Security Joins James Lee Witt Associates

 


Dallas Jones, former director of the California Office of Emergency Services, has joined James Lee Witt Associates, based in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Aug. 10. Jones served as the top emergency management official in California through the 9/11 attacks, as chairman of the State Strategic Committee on Terrorism and as a member of the Gilmore Commission.


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06/25/2004

Former FEMA Director To Help Prepare Pennsylvania Communities For Disaster. Unique Project Teams Colleges and Universities with Their Communities

 

Washington, DC, June 25, 2004 - James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA) has been selected by Pennsylvania Campus Compact (PACC) to work with Pennsylvania colleges and universities on the Ready Campus initiative.


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05/27/2004

Witt Report on PEPCO and Conectiv Finalized and Available to the Public

 

Washington, DC, May 27, 2004 - Hurricane Isabel, which turned off the lights to a million customers of Pepco and Conectiv power companies, was also a turning point for the utilities in how it responds to major power outages. The companies are now well on their way to making very significant improvements and even potentially setting new standards for how utility companies across the country respond to utility emergencies.


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12/10/2003

James Lee Witt Associates' Fire Review Team Reaches Out To County Building Occupants

 

Chicago, December, 10, 2003 - Every person who worked at the Cook County Administration Building where six people died in the fire of October 17, 2003 is being asked to help in the fire review being conducted by the Washington, DC-based crisis management consulting firm, James Lee Witt Associates.


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10/24/2003

Governor Blagojevich Retains James Lee Witt Associates to Investigate to the Cook County Administrative Building Fire

 

Washington, DC, October 24, 2003 - James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA) has been retained by the State of Illinois to conduct an independent investigation of the fire in the Cook County Administration Building on Friday, October 18, 2003.


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10/01/2003

PEPCO, Conectiv Announce Hurricane Response Review; Former FEMA Director James Lee Witt to Conduct Independent Assessment

 

Washington, DC, October 1, 2003 - Pepco Holdings Inc. (PHI) Chief Executive Officer Dennis Wraase announced today that he has asked James Lee Witt, former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to conduct an exhaustive independent assessment of Pepco and Conectiv's emergency preparedness for and response to Hurricane Isabel.


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