FEMA deploys e-signature solution for disaster victims
Computer application is designed to quicken the pace of processing release forms for disaster relief funding and loans.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing 6,000 of its field agents with a computer application enabling them to collect signatures electronically from disaster victims in the field.
The goal is to help speed the processing of release forms for disaster relief funding, low-interest loans and other support.
FEMA is distributing Silanis Technology Inc.’s secure desktop e-signature solution to its field agents, Silanis announced in a news release. Applicants for disaster aid will sign the release forms on a personal computer tablet. The forms will be electronically transmitted to FEMA headquarters for processing and storage.
“Electronic signatures are proven to accelerate [the] process, and in a disaster, time to respond is of the essence," Silanis President Tommy Petrogiannis said in a news release. "We have a tremendous opportunity to support FEMA and the DHS in speeding response to victims, allowing them greater opportunity to rebuild their homes and their lives in a time of great need."
Silanis is based in Saint Laurent, Quebec.