The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with federal partners, recently announced the results of a multiyear project - Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) - created to test and to evaluate improved decontamination techniques following a biological incident.
Over the past 40 years, Delta Scientific has become the world's leading manufacturer of vehicle access control equipment, specifically including high-security vehicle barricade systems, parking control equipment, and guard booths. Delta has supplied counterterrorist barricade systems to facilities around the world.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently testified before the House of Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, emphasizing the agency's ongoing efforts to promote data security, and reiterating its unanimous support for enactment of a strong federal data security and breach notification law.
"We started using CommandScope on a preliminary basis, digitizing our paper pre-plans," said Captain Adam Karl of the Main-Transit Fire Department. "All of our detailed information can now be easily updated and then accessed in the event of an incident. We also can share it with our local law enforcement and mutual aid fire departments."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has announced the availability of a new drug to help protect the public against two major bioterrorism threats. This drug, which offers a new option to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, will be further developed under a public-private partnership.
When crude oil burns, the smoke created contains numerous chemicals that are harmful to humans exposed to critical concentrations. In addition to the isolation and initial evacuation zones recommended by Guide 128 of the U.S. Department of Transportation's 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook, emergency planners and responders also should consider taking protective actions downwind from a crude oil fire.
The Games have already started, of course, but those still planning to travel to Sochi, Russia, for the XXII Olympic Winter Games and/or to view the competition from abroad should be aware of certain cyber-related risks. To begin with, "hacktivists" may take advantage of the huge audience to spread their own messages; cyber criminals also may try to use the Games as a lure in spam, phishing, or drive-by-download campaigns to gain personally identifiable information and/or harvest attendee credentials for financial gain.
Mutualink's technology, which served as Super Bowl XLVIII's interoperable communications and information-sharing platform, facilitated real-time collaboration and multimedia resource sharing across numerous agencies, jurisdictions, and state borders, not only during the big game itself but also in many associated events before and after.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule that would require certain shippers, receivers, and carriers who transport food by motor or rail vehicles to take the steps needed to prevent the contamination of human and animal food during transport.
The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Fort Detrick, Md., has awarded Applied Research Associates Inc. (ARA) a multiyear $7 million contract. ARA's biomedical research team will develop BioGears, an open-source physiology engine to promote collaboration and consistent simulation across the medical training community.
