Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices (LEID) Products is now offering the BACS Asset Management System to the airline industry. Intelligent technology makes airports more efficient and secure. The BACS System's next generation technology powers security, control, safety, accountability, and reliability in reporting.
Sacred Heart University's cybersecurity graduate program provides the framework to address evolving security attacks faced by people, companies, and government. This dynamic program is led by industry veterans to proactively address ever-changing security threats and infiltration techniques, and to share the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in this fast-growing field.
According to a congressionally mandated report issued 1 May 2014, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior are projected to spend over $470 million more than is available to fight wildfires this season. Over the past three decades, fire season lengths have increased by 60-80 days and annual acreages burned have more than doubled to over 7 million acres annually.
Tetracore Inc. has announced the successful completion of an extensive study of its Ricin BioThreat Alert Lateral Flow Assay (LFA) and BioThreat Alert LFA Reader by the Department of Homeland Security. The affordable Tetracore Ricin BioThreat Alert LFA, designed to deliver quick and accurate results in the field or laboratory, is easy to use and store.
This Radiological Emergency Preparedness program uses practical tools to prepare participants from all sectors to plan for and respond to radiological events at the state, local, and individual facility level. Participants examine criteria and requirements for creating an effective emergency plan, communicating with the media and public during crises, and managing casualties.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack has announced additional support and resources for small and midsized farmers and ranchers in the United States. This year's second major USDA package builds on the first and will further increase research awards, technical assistance, and marketing support.
Smiths Detection recently announced a $20 million follow-on production order from the U.S. Army under the Department of Defense's Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) program. The JCAD is based on Smiths Lightweight Chemical Detector product line of advanced, easy-to-use, and lightweight devices.
The new tool developed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an Epi Info viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) application, speeds up one of the most difficult parts of disease detection: finding everyone who was exposed to, and possibly infected by, someone with a contagious disease. This data is crucial for developing outbreak countermeasures.
Registration for George Mason University's 2014 Summer Program in International Security is now open. The program is divided into three weeks, each of which focuses on a different topic in the dynamic world of international security. This year's focus areas are: terrorism; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons; and global health security.
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) - its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally - reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future. It is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country.
