The ETV Program develops testing protocols and verifies the performance of innovative technologies that have the potential to improve the protection of human health and the environment.
New Device To Complement Smiths Detection HazMatID Analyzers in the Identification of Unknown Liquids, Powders and Solids; Highly Accurate Analysis of Unidentified Substances
GAO recommends that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) direct TSA to take several actions to mange risks associated with Secure Flight's development.
The USPIS will use Prime Alert nationwide to analyze suspicious substances on "white powder" calls, where speed and accuracy are critical in determining whether or not a foreign substance is harmful in nature.
The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada are participating in interrelated exercises that develop an internationally streamlined and coordinated response to a series of simulated terrorist incidents.
DHS Announces, Top Officials 3 (TOPOFF 3) is the most comprehensive terrorism response exercise ever conducted in the United States. A full-Scale Exercise will take place from April 4-8, 2005.
An all-hands effort is needed to set up and staff a decon line. Hoods and rubber gloves also are required, but the first essential step is gaining approval from upper management.
In the new post-9/11 world the emergency community can no longer afford the luxury of compartmentalization. Planning, cooperation, and training together all will be needed - along with additional funds.
Rep. Christopher Shays, Chairman of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, today announced he will convene an oversight hearing April 5 to examine the federal response to anthrax detect
This issue: Maryland focuses on assistance grants; Georgia assigns responsibilities to Homeland Security Task Force; Arizona continues TOPOFF4 planning; and Mississippi provides a full calendar of training options.
Since 9/11, many positive steps have been taken to better protect the American people, and the U.S. homeland, from new terrorist attacks. But some of those steps have been in the wrong direction, and others were unnecessary.
An overview of the FBI's transformation, external reviews and recommendations for change, and this Panel's overarching findings, conclusions and recommendations concerning FBI transformation and the war on terrorism.
TOPOFF 3, a Congressionally-mandated counterterrorism exercise for top officials. DHS will conduct the TOPOFF 3 full scale exercise in April 2005, with terrorist attack scenarios staged in Connecticut and New Jersey. Additional activities will occur in re
"Despite the lessons of September 11, 2001,the EMS system's homeland security and disaster preparedness efforts have received inadequate recognition and support. EMS personnel, such as EMTs and paramedics, lack vital response equipment, training and educa
our strategy is, in essence, this: To manage risk in terms of these three variables - threat, vulnerability and consequence; to prioritize according to these variables to fashion a series of preventive and protective steps that increase security at multip
testing protocols and verifies the performance of innovative technologies that have the potential to improve the protection of human health and the environment
Rosie the Riveter was the poster girl for the U.S. arsenal of democracy that played a major role in the WWII Allied victory. She has been recalled to active duty in the U.S.-led global war on terrorism, and last week made a personal appearance at the Home
From the Middle Ages to the present, the most useful, as well as cost-effective, tool in the emergency-management supply kit was, and is, common sense. Which means, in certain respects, considering all everyday tasks to be emergencies, and approaching all
More people and increased funding translate into quantum increases in USCG capabilities. But Admiral Collins warns that mission growth is greater than budget growth, the U.S. port system teems with likely suspects from cruise ships to fishing boats, and D
The former RIPtech president and, later, head of the National Cyber Security Division at DHS, provides knowledgeable insights on, among other topics, the public-private cyber security partnership, the IT vulnerability assessment process, cyber security an
A major terrorism exercise is scheduled for Portland, Ore., in 2007. Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha takes a long step forward in bioterrorism preparedness. Knox County intersection in Tennessee becomes a featured player in new SensorNet technology test
Launch Enables AreaRAE Wireless Sensing Platform to Accommodate Third Party Sensors; Capabilities Used to Network Sensors at 2005 Presidential Inauguration
