2005 began with high hopes and ended with realization that there is much to learn and much to do. Publisher summarizes DPJ's year and outlines 2006 action plan
The college created the Homeland Security Management program after years of research & planning with law enforcement, security, intelligence, military, fire & rescue, healthcare, corrections, technology, human resources, & emergency mgmt. professionals.
The FDA has reviewed Idaho Technology's 510(k) application and cleared the Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System (JBAIDS) for use as an aid in the laboratory diagnosis of anthrax.
CBP will deploy a team of officers to be stationed at the Port of Cortes to work with Honduran Customs officials to target maritime containers destined for the United States.
The agreement allows the Science and Technology division and NASA to apply joint expertise and technologies to improve national and homeland security and develop complex systems designed to protect the nation.
"This effort supports the Secure Border Initiative, which is a comprehensive multi-year plan to secure America's borders and reduce illegal migration."
Department of Homeland Security
"The Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has benefited significantly from the Patriot Act, resulting in the arrest of more than 155 individuals and 142 criminal indictments..." Secretary Chertoff.
In a recent national survey conducted by The Ad Council, 80 percent of Americans agreed that taking some simple steps to prepare could help protect themselves and their families in the event of an emergency.
The Coast Guard's versatile & user-friendly Homeport website, designed to link the service's own offices and agencies, has evolved into a valuable research & operational tool open to the public -but retains a secure link only to those with a need to know.
One of Benjamin Franklin's first "inventions," resurrected more than two centuries after his (and her?) death, demonstrates that common sense, combined with a wee bit of drollery, may be as useful in the Age of Terrorism as in the Colonial Era.
The members of the 9-11 Commission release a grim new report on how well (how poorly is a more accurate description) the executive and legislative branches of government are doing to improve homeland security. Their consensus opinion: Flunking higher.
Details of how emergency responders can benefit from LLIS.gov, the Lessons Learned Information Sharing network, and what they can expect from the Pentagon's latest review of military support in light of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.
allows to begin selling the MVXR5000 systems in the UK and international aviation markets through the company's established global distribution channels
These new agents will be included in the already popular BioThreat screening kits used to simultaneously test a suspicious substance for multiple agents.
The detection instrument, the GammaRAE II, detects gamma radiation at extremely low levels and is designed to alert first responders to the presence of radioactive material and aid in the capture of illicit "dirty bomb" materials.
GAO is recommending that the Secretary direct FAMS to improve management controls for recording, tracking, and addressing mission incidents and communicating the outcome of actions taken to address them.
This report: (1) provides an overview of U.S. government efforts to combat terrorist financing abroad; and (2) examines U.S. government efforts to coordinate training and technical assistance.
This fifth Homeland Security Center of Excellence, formally titled the Center for the Study of High Consequence Event Preparedness and Response, will study deterrence, prevention, preparedness and response...
"The President reiterated his commitment...to securing our borders, and his commitment to developing solutions to the problems we face regarding immigration," Secretary Chertoff said.
