GAO recommends that the
Secretary of Homeland Security direct TSA to update its Delegation
of Authority to Federal Security Directors (FSD's) and communicate this information to FSDs and airport stakeholders.
The new research center will provide policy-makers and first responders with the information they need to protect human life from biological threats and to set decontamination goals...
"The United States and Canada have implemented revolutionary initiatives to secure our countries borders, yet improve the flow of legitimate trade and people across our borders..." said Commissioner Bonner, CBP
GAO finds that State has not exerted sufficient management oversight of the Summer Work Travel and the Trainee programs to guard against abuse of the programs and has been slow to address program deficiencies.
specifically for keeping service technicians and mechanics safe when entering and servicing instrumentation and armaments in and around aircraft wingtanks
The negatives and positives that come into play when a public health agency seeks to find out if "a suspicious white powder" or other substance poses a credible health threat.
Special Report on the threat to human life from a global avian influenza pandemic, and a long list of policies and programs that might be implemented to reduce the death toll.
The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute's senior fellow for national security and homeland security comments on numerous ways to improve federal, state, and local emergency-preparedness plans, policies, and programs.
The SEL contains a list of generic equipment
recommended by the IAB to local, state, and federal government organizations in preparing for and responding to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) events.
The self-contained, mobile inspection systems will be used to screen trucks, cargo containers and passenger vehicles for contraband or explosives at border crossings at undisclosed locations.
"The risks of infection and other health-related problems are extremely high right now, and no where are those threats greater than in the city of New Orleans..." Dale Outhous, global business director of DuPont Personal Protection
"This bill will help us identify terrorists seeking to enter our country, safeguard our cities against weapons of mass destruction, and better prepare the federal government to respond to catastrophic attack. " President Bush
"Ending illegal immigration means both tough enforcement and action to reduce the very demand that draws illegal migrants into the country." Michael Chertoff, Director of Homeland Security
:GAO prepared this testimony to highlight past work on government programs related to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, and to provide information on plans and coordination among the accountable community..."
Rapiscan Systems, a division of OSI Systems, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract from the Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") for $865,000 to add further software enhancements to its Rapiscan Secure 1000 backscatter technology
"The compact design of these meters allow for first preventers or first responders to carry them unobtrusively in public," said Richard Oxford, director of security products at Thermo Electron.
"ImageWare is committed to developing innovative and state-of-the-art identity management products, and this agreement further demonstrates the strength of the intellectual property underlying our technology." Jim Miller, Chairman and CEO.
London police bungled both the job and the explanation. But how else - other than shoot to kill - does a nation, any nation, protect its citizens in this new Age of Terrorism?
The security officer on the beat and the trusty watch clock may both be out of work, thanks to the development of new "intelligent video" systems that are never bored, never mesmerized, cost less, and are more reliable.
At a time when so many agencies at all levels of government were less prepared than they should have been, the American Red Cross responded immediately, effectively, and in force to save lives, provide food, shelter, and clothing for evacuees.
The former White House advisor discusses the hurricane recovery and response operations, the implications for a DHS reorganization--and for the possible use of the military to cope with future disasters--and the role of the private sector.
