"H7N9 avian influenza virus - like all novel influenza virus strains to which people have not been exposed - has the potential to cause widespread sickness and mortality," said National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "We are now testing a vaccine candidate with and without adjuvant in an effort to prepare for and, hopefully, protect against this possibility."
Several regions of the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) - led U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) have partnered to deploy approximately 15 of the autonomous underwater vehicles, also called gliders, for up to eight weeks during the peak fall Atlantic storm season. The gliders will collect data on ocean conditions to help improve scientists' understanding of hurricanes and pave the way for future improvements in hurricane intensity forecasts.
The administration has announced some new steps to build on the progress made thus far, including the launch of several new tools and resources to help make it easier for companies to build out high-speed Internet, particularly in underserved communities, and the release of a progress report on implementation of the President's Executive Order.
FINDAR enables police to quickly locate subsurface targets for further investigation. The system can be used in a variety of terrains in both rural and urban settings.
The written testimony of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of Response and Recovery Associate Administrator Joseph Nimmich for a House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency hearing on the continuing efforts to assist communities affected by recent disasters.
Visualant Inc., a leading provider of disruptive light-based technologies, has announced the release of its ChromaID Scanner to a private team of engineers and scientists. The new portable identification, authentication, and diagnostic applications are a fraction of the cost and size of current systems used in their respective industries.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a web-based tool, called ChemView, to significantly improve access to not only chemical-specific regulatory information developed by EPA but also to data submitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
"Our business model is to provide cost effective and secure cloud solutions for healthcare, education, municipal government, and public safety organizations - and Certes' unique mix of virtual and appliance based encryption products enable us to achieve this goal," Robert Henley, President of Private Digital Network Services (PDNS).
The growing impact of disasters underscores the need for a new approach to preparing the nation's communities. Recently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) unveiled America's PrepareAthon!, a nationwide community-based action campaign to improve the nation's overall emergency preparedness and resilience capabilities.
Inc. Magazine has, for the second year in a row, included First Line Technology LLC on its annual Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. First Line Technology is a small business provider of Out of the Box Solutions that solves historic challenges for first responders.
