The Harvard School of Public Health is offering a radiological emergency preparedness program that will explore the requirements and principles for creating a comprehensive emergency plan to cope with radiological events.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano's remarks about the state of the nation's homeland security, as well as the significant changes seen over the past ten-plus years, and some of the considerable progress that has been made in that time.
Delta Scientific has announced that its 12- and 16-foot MP5000 mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers helped police and military officers protect the president, congressional leaders, judges, journalists, other attendees, and onlookers at the Presidential Inauguration events 21 January 2013 from vehicle bomb attack and errant drivers.
As part of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) evolving risk-based security screening approach, TSA is exploring the combined use of multiple layers of security to indirectly conduct a real-time threat assessment of passengers at select airports. This concept enables TSA to modify standard security lanes to identify passengers for expedited screening through TSA PreCHECK.
The Monmouth County Sheriff's Office utilized Spillman's computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and mapping software to efficiently respond to a record-breaking number of emergency calls during Superstorm Sandy.
Over the past four years, the Obama Administration, working together with Congress, has dedicated historic levels of personnel, technology, and resources on the Southwest border, and undertaken an unprecedented effort to transform the nation's immigration enforcement systems into one that focuses on public safety, border security, and the integrity of the immigration system.
The Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-21) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national unity of effort to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructures that are vital to public confidence and the Nation's safety, prosperity, and well-being.
Quantum Secure has announced the release of its software suite: SAFE for Aviation version 4.5 - an airport physical-identity and access-management solution that streamlines the complete lifecycle of physical identities (from on-boarding to terminations) and automates related processes.
"DHS actively collaborates with public and private sector partners every day to help prevent and respond to attempted disruptions to the Nation's critical cyber and communications networks," said DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. "These actions taken by the President are a key step towards improved security and resilience as we continue to work with Congress to keep our nation safe and secure for generations to come."
"Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has been focused on school security and safety for many years and is well-known for its leadership in the education market," emphasizes April Dalton-Noblitt, Ingersoll Rand director, vertical markets. "We continue to bring new innovation and services to help those who try to keep school children safe."
