Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection is improving radiation scanning equipment used at many of our nation's ports of entry. Radiation portal monitors now better detect radiological threats while alarming much less frequently on non-threatening materials, resulting in big savings.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. announced that it has received a favorable private-letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to the planned spin-off of its biosciences business. The ruling confirms that certain aspects of the planned transaction will not preclude the spin-off from qualifying as tax-free to Emergent and its stockholders.
Army Maj. Gen. Paul A. Ostrowski, a Pentagon acquisition official appointed to head the investigation of the Army's mistaken anthrax shipments, said there was no single event, no individual, nor group directly responsible for the inadvertent shipment of active anthrax to laboratories around the world.
When firefighters rush into a burning building, it is imperative that their operations team knows their precise locations at all times. The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is developing a new system, known as the Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders (POINTER) to help tackle this challenge.
The U.S. strategy to prevent homegrown violent extremism through community policing holds promise, but faces significant challenges and needs reforms, according to a new report from the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke University. The report recommends expanding community policing efforts and making them separate from police counterterrorism intelligence collection and criminal investigations.
A new report from researchers at The Johns Hopkins University evaluates how Baltimore City prepared for and responded to last April's unrest and outlines a series of recommendations, many of which have already been implemented over the past eight months.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and Affymetrix Inc. announced that their boards of directors have unanimously approved Thermo Fisher's acquisition of Affymetrix. Affymetrix's technologies enable parallel and multiplex analysis of biological systems at the cellular, protein and genetic levels, facilitating the transition of research tools into clinical and applied markets.
A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a portable version of his method for recovering trace chemicals such as environmental pollutants and forensic evidence including secret graves and arson fire debris.
A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says the nation remains incompletely equipped to respond to children's unique medical needs in the wake of disasters. Children are particularly vulnerable to illness and injury during pandemics, natural disasters, or acts of terrorism, according to a new policy statement from the AAP.
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) announced the initiation of a Phase-2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a prime-boost Ebola vaccine regimen in both healthy and HIV-infected study volunteers. Initially conducted at WRAIR in Silver Spring, Maryland, the study will expand to six sites in Africa in early 2016.
