T IDALBAS INGROUP.COM 7 event might assume help will be provided by the federal government when and if needed. And certainly the idea is that help will be provided if and when needed, but I believe there is a lot of educational work that could be done to help educate these entities that do not know how the system works and what is entailed to receive funding after a disaster occurs. This is very important as disasters become more common in the historically uncommon areas. Murphy: Let’s jump into some of the other points — talk about tracking hours. Putting systems in place to properly track hours and work performed could help your recovery considerably should a disaster occur, and you wish to eventually seek reimbursement for the force account labor and equipment. Can you discuss this more? Gibbs: This is certainly a pivotal point. It is very helpful that in today’s environment more and more organizations are utilizing technology to track staff time, otherwise known as force account labor. Force account labor is broadly defined as professional services, construction, rehabilitation, repair or demo performed by government employees. While there “It is very helpful that in today’s environment more and more organizations are utilizing technology to track staff time, otherwise known as force account labor.”
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