The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently assessed and listed the ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test Kit (Corgenix, USA) as eligible for procurement to Ebola affected countries. The antigen test is rapid, easy to perform and does not require electricity it can therefore be used at lower health care facilities or in mobile units for patients in remote settings.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently announced that technology from its Cyber Security Division Transition to Practice (TTP) program has been licensed for market commercialization. The technology, Hyperion, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a malware forensics detection and software assurance technology that has been licensed to R&K Cyber Solutions LLC.
These are remarks by Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, before the University of Virginia, Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, in Charlottesville, VA.
Sandia National Laboratories has won the Federal Laboratory Consortium's 2015 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for a credit-card-size device that can detect bacteria that cause anthrax. BaDx (Bacillus anthracis Diagnostics) works in places with no power, refrigerated storage or laboratory equipment. It requires minimal or no training and makes anthrax testing safer, easier, faster and cheaper.
From natural disasters and search-and-rescue operations to campus security and public events, Mission Manager's cloud-based emergency management software helped first responders save lives and property - and also manage training and exercises - in nearly 1,300 missions in its first year since the company re-launched the software as a subscription-based model.
This is a statement by Karen Midthun, M.D., director at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives.
The Certificate in Emergency and Disaster Management is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in consequence and crisis management. American Military University's Emergency and Disaster Management program is recognized through the Foundation of Higher Education in emergency management and homeland security.
Zwipe, a global leader in biometric authentication technology, announced that HID Global's iCLASS® and 125kHz ProxCard® users can now easily integrate the Zwipe Access biometric card, thus eliminating the need to add biometric readers to an existing HID Global®iClass® or Prox-based system.
The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) has selected Intergraph® to update its incident response technologies. Intergraph's computer-aided dispatch solution (I/CAD) and Mobile for Public Safety (MPS) will provide the foundation for dispatch and emergency operations for fire and emergency medical services throughout New York City.
A new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center is being created under the auspices of the director of national intelligence, to coordinate intelligence among government agencies to better respond to cyberattacks. The center will serve a similar function for cyber as the National Counterterrorism Center does for terrorism.
