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The following provides information on FEMA and federal disaster assistance. FEMA is a former independent agency. March 2003: FEMA became part of the new Department of Homeland Security. FEMA is tasked with responding to, planning for, recovering from and mitigating against disasters. FEMA can trace its beginnings to the Congressional …

NEW YORK – The world’s largest food services company is facing a new lawsuit alleging that its involvement with bid-rigging of U.N. procurement contracts resulted in up to $856 million in damages to a longtime vendor of the international organization. ES-KO International, a Monaco-based food services firm, is suing Compass …

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Islamic militants with ties to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups have been crisscrossing the Balkans for more than 15 years, according to an intelligence report on their activities in Bosnia. The analysis, compiled jointly by U.S. and Croatian intelligence and obtained by The Associated Press, said …