The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the recent signing of an Automated Commercial Environment-International Trade Data System (ACE-ITDS) memorandum of understanding with the Federal Maritime Commission to share ACE data in order to strengthen the balance of facilitation and enforcement regarding the regulation of ocean carriers and other entities involved in ocean trade.
The purpose of the Homeland Security Grant is to recognize Colorado Technical University (CTU) applicants who have been recognized as a current or future expert in the field of Homeland Security. Students enrolled in the Master of Science in Homeland Security (MS-HSL) will be eligible for a one-time grant in the amount of $5,000.
The 2013 Arkansas Fire Boat School intended to offer attendees mock scenarios of disaster situations related to fire and water rescue; however, training was suspended when inclement weather, producing intense lightning, thwarted the aquatic role-playing classes. Fortunately, Salamander equipment was being used at the event and, in a matter of 12 minutes, every person and watercraft was accounted for and effectively checked out, thus responsibly ending the training situation and addressing the growing emergency on hand.
The National Institutes of Health will fund up to $24 million per year for four years to establish six to eight investigator-initiated Big Data to Knowledge Centers of Excellence. The centers will improve the ability of the research community to use increasingly large and complex datasets as well as provide training for students and researchers.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $12 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 32 Teaching Health Centers across the nation. That funding will help train more than 300 residents during the 2013-2014 academic year, doubling the number of residents trained in the previous academic year.
AMAG Technology - an access control, IP video, and intrusion detection solution provider - is proud to announce that Panasonic Corporation of North America is a member of AMAG's new Symmetry Extended Business Solutions Program as a Certified Partner. As a Certified Partner, Panasonic's i-PRO WJ-ND400 Series network video recorder integrates with AMAG's Symmetry Security Management System, a market-leading video storage/digital transmission system with feature-rich access control.
"When people see the Red Cross responding to emergencies, they often want to help but do not know how," said James Starr, vice president of volunteer management for the American Red Cross. "The Team Red Cross App puts the power to help right in people's hands, by giving them an easy way to support their neighbors and the Red Cross."
FieldView Solutions, a market leader in Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), has announced FieldView 6.0. The DCIM solution has been enhanced with features that simplify the integration of historical and real-time data collected by FieldView, and helps address the critical gaps between gathering, storing, analyzing, and - just as important - sharing the data with other applications.
The Egyptian River Transport Authorities, receiving party in The Netherlands Initiative for Capacity development in Higher Education - a project funded by The Netherlands, and STC Group as delivering party - has purchased a classroom of NAUTIS Desktop Simulators to enhance the curriculum for its inland waterways training at the Regional Institute for River Transport. NAUTIS simulators provide a high-quality innovative solution for training maritime and inland navigation crews in accordance with the latest regulations.
Written testimony - "Oversight of the Defense Production Act: Issues and Opportunities for Reauthorization" - of Federal Emergency Management Agency Deputy Administrator Richard Serino for a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs supports a five-year reauthorization of the nonpermanent provisions of the Defense Production Act (DPA). The testimony also discusses the importance of the DPA to support national defense, specifically including disaster preparedness and response, the protection and restoration of critical infrastructure operations, and the improvement of homeland security capabilities.
