This review examines how, in light of new and changing technologies, government agencies can use their intelligence capabilities in ways that optimally protect national security while supporting foreign policy, respecting privacy and civil liberties, maintaining public trust, and reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosures.
Following its November 2013 Product Safety Alert for firefighter turnout gear, W. L. Gore & Associates has worked with fire departments, dealers, and manufacturers throughout North America to assess and reseal, as necessary, the seams of turnouts with Gore moisture barriers. Working in conjunction with the remediation program, Gore has developed a new GORE-SEAM tape that is unaffected by storage interactions. As a result, it eliminates the need for open-air storage of new gear.
The needs of children in disasters will be the focus of an advisory committee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters will provide expert advice and consultation to the HHS Secretary on comprehensive planning and policies to meet the needs of children before, during, and after a disaster or other public health emergency.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule that is a crucial step in the development of a national electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system, which will upgrade the current paper-based system of tracking hazardous waste to an electronic one.
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson recently joined Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole at Washington Dulles International Airport for the opening of the newest TSA PreCheck Application Center. The application centers will continue to open in cities across the country.
Allegion PLC, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, has announced that its Schlage biometric hand readers were used at the Olympic Park construction site in London, which enrolled 81,000 people and handled over 30 million transactions, throughout the five year build program.
Charlotte officials will utilize Motorola's Migration Assurance Program (MAP): (a) to keep their ASTRO® P25 network software and hardware refreshed; and (b) to implement technology enhancements over the coming years, both of which will help to ensure that the city's first responders are always equipped with the best technology needed to meet public safety communications demands.
The Xavier University Williams College of Business, Department of Criminal Justice and the Xavier Leadership Center have partnered to create a Public Sector Leader Certificate Program (PSLCP). The PSLCP is designed for leaders in law enforcement, public safety, and city management seeking to develop the knowledge, skills, and tools required to successfully lead their organizations.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has revised its policy statement on consumer products containing radioactive material. The revisions bring the statement up to date, officials said, but do not represent a policy shift.
Soligenix Inc. has announced significant steps forward in the development of ThermoVax, the company's proprietary vaccine thermo-stabilization platform technology. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential for heat-sensitive vaccines formulated using this technology to withstand temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for up to one year.
