The $250 million contract award covers a five-year period of performance, with the potential for five subsequent one-year extensions that could bring the projected award value to $500 million.
Cyanokit's unique mechanism of action, which makes possible its use in a pre-hospital or hospital setting, is the first cyanide antidote to be approved in the United States in several decades.
Several years have passed since the first H5N1 outbreak and there have been speeches, studies, and statistics galore - but few if any nations are even half-prepared to deal with the consequences of a major pandemic.
Smiths' wearable detect-to-warn device alerts first responders to the presence of chemical warfare agents & toxic industrial chemicals; non-radioactive system employs proven ion mobility spectrometry.
RBM announced that it has entered an exclusive agreement with the 3M Company to pursue the development and commercialization of diagnostic products targeting hospital- and community-acquired infectious diseases by using the RBM RAMP testing platform.
The novel GA-ESI dosimeter uses technology based on the radiation effect on a semiconductor and provides direct readout information on the amount of radiation to which it has been exposed, rather than requiring a separate reading device.
Fire and Emergency Medical Services will play a crucial role in the event of a pandemic. Planning for a pandemic influenza is a key goal. These resources are provided to assist first responders in preparing for a national flu pandemic.
DHS plans to further enhance US-VISIT's capabilities by, among other things, requiring the new technology and equipment needed to be capable of scanning all fingerprints on both hands of persons seeking entry to the United States.
The proposed rule is part of a package of new security measures that will require freight rail carriers to ensure 100 percent positive hand-off of TIH (toxic inhalation hazard) materials.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan calls for the international community to strengthen cooperation in communication and information sharing to protect and secure large-scale events.
Telkonet Energy Services (TES), launched in July, deployed the Telkonet iWire System to monitor the performance and activities of the substations. TES is in active negotiations with 10 additional utilities across 10 states.
Sandia National Laboratories will offer classes on how to specify and utilize a "red team," which involves the use of team members to play the role of criminal agents attempting to compromise system security.
The enhanced global service uses a dedicated 128 kbps channel and arms ship owners and ship captains with a powerful communications solution designed to meet the varied communications and data requirements of the maritime industry.
The ARAM system, a commercially available portal monitoring system that detections and identifies nuclear materials, can be configured for vehicles, luggage, pedestrians and/or many other screening applications.
The U.N. aviation agency has issued new interim security control guidelines for screening potentially dangerous items concealed in hand luggage - including liquid, gels, & aerosols - that might be used in improvised explosive devices on board an aircraft.
Proposed revisions to Emergency Management standards that would require organizations to establish a more rigorous emergency management plan in response to community-wide emergencies.
"We will supply ... DOD with our encrypted Project 25-compliant portable radios, which will help ... [the department] comply with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) narrowband mandate."
Decontamination operations are a business-as-usual task for most hazmat teams and other first responders. But not when there are hundreds or perhaps thousands of victims and the responders themselves are in danger of being contaminated.
The U.S. private-sector health care system is probably the best in the world. But it is not prepared to deal with mass-casualty incidents, lacks the funding needed to expand beyond current capacity, and suffers from certain shortages.
His views on the need for improved rapid-response capabilities, the important roles played by "sentinel" and "reference" labs, and the technological breakthroughs projected in the APHL's Strategic Plan.
"Fishers has solved these problems with the introduction of ... [the company's] new splash-proof computer with ultra bright display ... [which] is ideal for small-boat operations where mist, spray, or rain are likely to get onto the computer."
The ICx Fido Explosives Detector, which is well-suited to both handheld and robot-integrated applications, will provide the versatility needed to meet stringent explosives detection requirements.
This report presents a fully customizable template for a tabletop exercise for pandemic influenza preparedness that can be used by state and local health agencies and their healthcare and governmental partners.
The Secure-Freight Initiative is an effort to build upon existing port security measures by enhancing the federal government's ability to scan containers for nuclear & radiological materials overseas & to better assess the risk posed by inbound containers
Nearly two-thirds of the nation's emergency-response agencies use interoperable communications to varying degrees, based on the national interoperability baseline survey issued to 22,400 law-enforcement, fire, and EMS agencies selected at random.
The order, valued at $2 million, calls for EFJohnson to provide the DOD with its Conventional IP25 Infrastructure System and Project 25 compliant portable radios.
Experience shows that local emergency services - e.g., local medical and law-enforcement agencies, and fire brigades - will play the most important roles in the early response to a radiological emergency. An Oct 2006 International Atomic Energy Agency.
"The private sector is well positioned to develop innovative approaches to addressing a number of aspects of terrorism, in particular in the area of protecting vulnerable targets." Kofi Annan, outgoing secretary-general of the United Nations.
"UESML's parts system will deliver to Port Freeport the capability to detect, tract, and initiate alarm on small-vessel intrusion ... and provide vectoring information for port security cameras."
A high-efficiency mask, a procedure mask, an SCBA, or a PAPR - which shall it be? The correct answer determines whether the wearer is part of the solution, or becomes another part of the problem.
An overview of NACCHO's work in bioterrorism, the plans being developed for a pandemic flu outbreak, and the need for communications upgrades across the board.
This change in travel document requirements is the result of recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission that Congress subsequently passed into law in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
"What we do have to do is identify and prioritize risks -- understanding the threat, the vulnerability and the consequence. " Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
The Administration announced its intention to work with Congress to reform the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) thereby strengthening security and facilitating international allies' ability to join the program.
"Agricultural pests and diseases are a threat to U.S. food crops and livestock," said Jeffrey Grode, executive director for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Programs and Liaison Office.
Backscatter will be able to detect non-metallic devices and objects as well as weapons and/or other harmful objects that a passenger may be carrying on his or her person.
The IDS Joint Mission Experimentation Environment, or JMEE, is designed to serve as a strategic focal point for the design and testing of solution concepts.
