The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), working in partnership with the Canada Border Services Agency and Public Safety Canada, has concluded a five-month pilot test of cargo pre-inspection practices and has deemed the concept feasible. Phase I of the initiative was designed as a "proof of concept" to determine the feasibility of stationing CBP officers on Canadian soil to pre-inspect selected southbound trucks, drivers, and cargo before arrival into the United States.
The Food Defense Mitigation Strategies Database is one of several tools developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help the food industry better protect the nation's food supply from deliberate acts of contamination or tampering.
As required by the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a rule that would require the largest food businesses in the United States and abroad to take steps to prevent facilities from being the target of intentional attempts to contaminate the food supply.
To help entire communities recover from the Nov. 17 Illinois tornadoes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working to make sure survivors with disabilities and those with functional needs have equal access to disaster assistance programs.
Collaboration between Security Industry Association (SIA) and the County Executives of America (CEA) draws upon the technological expertise of suppliers with senior county executive's firm grasp of local public safety needs to identify gaps in emergency preparedness that may be solved through the application of certain physical security technologies
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that Monsignor John Brown, Walgreens drugstores, and the New York Mets have been awarded the 2013 Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience, recognizing their contributions to their communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the creation of a new, unified emergency response framework to address Huanglongbing (HLB), a serious disease of citrus that affects several U.S. states and territories.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued food safety recommendations for those affected by recent weather systems. Power outages that result from weather emergencies compromise the safety of stored food, but there are steps that can minimize food waste and the risk of foodborne illness.
XTAR LLC, has been awarded a $5.6M contract renewal from L-3 Communication Systems-West to provide X-band satellite connectivity to the U.S. Army for manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) mission support.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding nine hazardous waste sites that pose risks to peoples health and the environment to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites. EPA is also proposing to add another eight sites to the list.
