Harvey Elwood Johnson Jr. , retired Vice Admiral , United States Coast Guard , is the President of Humanitarian Services for the American Red Cross . Previously, Johnson was the former Vice President for National Preparedness and Response Solutions at BAE Systems and Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
21-700: Harvey Johnson may refer to: Harvey E. Johnson Jr. , retired US Vice Admiral and C.O.O. of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Harvey H. Johnson (1808–1896), U.S. Congressional Representative from Ohio Harvey Johnson Jr. (born 1946), mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, 1997–2005, 2009-present Harvey Johnson (Australian footballer) (1907–1948), Australian rules footballer for Hawthorn Harvey Johnson (coach) (1919–1983), former Buffalo Bills head coach Harvey Johnson (reverend) (1843–1923), African American pastor, activist, and leader of
42-887: A clear mission statement and execute his (Paulison's) vision for a "New FEMA." With the full support of the White House and Department of Homeland Security, Johnson executed a series of assessments of the current status of FEMA from top to bottom following the much publicized failures after Hurricane Katrina . Requiring a "business approach to FEMA," Johnson helped turn the Agency around, and greatly improved both its internal and external operations. Just three years after Katrina, FEMA received high marks from detractors such as Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Chairmen of FEMA's oversight committees in Congress for performance in recent hurricanes such as Gustav and Ike , flooding in
63-834: A deck watch officer aboard the USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623). He then earned his Naval Aviator wings in 1977. He flew the HH-52A helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, the HH-3F at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, the HH-65A in Brooklyn and Corpus Christi, and the HH-60J in San Diego. Staff assignments included: Aviation Assignment Officer in the Office of Personnel and Training; Program Reviewer and Analyst within
84-464: A diversity of thought and, more generally, provide exposure to conceptual thinking. The next two to three months were spent being introduced to future warfare implications and technological opportunities through interactions with senior military, business, and academic leaders, and through visits to military, scientific, and commercial organizations. In December, the Director Fellows would arrive, and
105-408: Is a native of Tampa, Florida . He is married to the former Janet L. Cronin of Boston, Massachusetts, and they have two children, Jennifer and Scott. He also has one granddaughter, Kaitlin. Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group The Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group (SSG) was established by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Thomas B. Hayward in 1981. The Group
126-559: Is a powerful approach for developing warfighting innovations. At the October start of the annual study, the CNO Fellows, typically post-Major Command O-6 officers, would spend a few weeks doing non-traditional training. This included visiting the nearby Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University , lectures on a wide range of non-defense topics, and other activities to help expand the mindset of career-military officers to be more open to
147-597: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Harvey E. Johnson Jr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Science degree at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1975, and an M.S. at the Naval Postgraduate School in 1983, and a Master of Science in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management as a Sloan Fellow in 1993. Johnson began his career as
168-700: The CNO. While the SSG title remained, the Group was more appropriately characterized as an "Operational Research and Concept Development Center." The CNO personally selected Navy Fellows and invited the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Commandants of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard to nominate officers to serve as Fellows. The Fellows served 10-12 month assignments. The President of
189-694: The Executive Assistant to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Other assignments included: Commanding Officer of Air Station Brooklyn, and concurrently as Commanding Officer of Air Station San Diego and Commander, Activities San Diego. Johnson also served as a fellow at the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group in Newport, Rhode Island. On April 6, 2006 Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced
210-733: The Naval War College and the President of the Naval Postgraduate School worked with the SSG's Director in selection of Associate Fellows, later named Director Fellows, to serve 6-7 month assignments. Technology Fellows, providing scientific and analytical expertise, were nominated by the Navy's Systems Commands and Laboratories to the SSG's Director. They serve for two years, and then return to their parent organizations. Operators, scientists, and analysts working in collaboration
231-736: The Office of the Chief of Staff; Deputy Chief, Programs Division within the Office of the Chief of Staff; and, member of the Streamlining Team. Johnson assumed the duties of Commander, Pacific Area in June 2004. The Area of Operations for the Pacific Area encompasses over 73 million square miles west of the Rocky Mountains and throughout the Pacific Basin to the Far East. Prior to this assignment, he
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273-557: The appointment of Vice Admiral Johnson as FEMA deputy director. On September 7, 2007 President George W. Bush announced his intention to nominate Johnson to serve in his administration as Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. After joining FEMA in the Spring of 2006, VADM Johnson spearheaded then-Administrator R. David Paulison's initiative to create
294-521: The concepts would upset the existing order. Therefore, these concepts are non-consensual. The SSG focuses its efforts on warfighting concepts that appear to have great potential, but Navy organizations are currently not pursuing. In conducting this mission, the SSG is at the leading edge of the Conceptualization Phase of the Process for Naval Warfare Innovation." Early groups contributed broadly to
315-399: The entire Group developed an overarching operational concept that was consistent with the CNO's theme for the study, and formed Concept Teams to pursue its research and concept generation work. Research and concept generation by the teams would occur for the next several months, culminating in a written study, often accompanied by other media (e.g. videos, briefings, etc.), presented directly to
336-535: The foundation of maritime strategy, with later groups shifting more broadly to national security and military strategy. In 1995, Admiral Boorda transformed the SSG into a group whose sole mission is the generation of revolutionary naval warfare concepts. The process for this effort includes: exploring innovations in naval warfighting; developing warfighting concepts; underpinning these concepts with technologies; establishing criteria to evaluate these concepts in operational experiments; and recommending actions to
357-421: The midwest and severe winter storms in the northeast. In January, 2009, Johnson's public service career ended with his retirement from government service. On October 24, 2007, FEMA announced a news conference about the recent California wildfires . But with no reporters on hand and an agency video camera providing a feed, carried live by some television networks, FEMA press employees posed as reporters and asked
378-727: The questions for Deputy Administrator Johnson. Two days later, Johnson admitted that the press conference had been staged, saying, "We can and must do better, and apologize for this error in judgment." His major decorations include the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit (3), the Meritorious Service Medal (3), the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (2), and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal . Johnson
399-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvey_Johnson&oldid=1001478617 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
420-590: Was co-located at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island , and received its direction and made its reports only to the Chief of Naval Operations . The SSG was disestablished in 2016 by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson . The mission of the Strategic Studies Group was to "generate revolutionary naval warfare concepts. Revolutionary implies that
441-734: Was the Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District and served as the Director, Homeland Security Task Force-Southeast, where he directed Operation Able Sentry, the DHS response to the crisis in Haiti. In addition to these duties, Johnson served as the Executive Director of the Coast Guard's transition into the Department of Homeland Security, Director of Operations Capability, and Director of Operations Policy. Prior to promotion to flag rank in 2001, Johnson served as
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