With the threat of a biological attack just over the horizon, initiatives such as the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act (H.R. 5997) will ensure that medical countermeasures and medical preparedness activities will continue under current grant programs. With the support of the House, H.R. 5997 moves one step closer to becoming law.
The Environics CBRN Event Module provides continuous monitoring and alarms for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats in a compact package designed for easy deployment for high-profile events in venues that would not normally warrant installation of a 24/7 CBRN detection system. One or several CBRN Event Modules can be networked via Ethernet cabling or wireless modems so that their readings can be seen in a remote incident command site.
"Centers of Excellence and Expertise are not only the centerpiece of our trade process transformation, they already are increasing our capacity," said U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner David V. Aguilar. "This expansion will empower CBP to more effectively partner with industry to facilitate international trade through U.S. ports of entry."
"DeconGel (a CBI Polymers Inc. product) is a natural addition to the First Line Decon Family, having been proven highly effective during the ongoing nuclear clean-up at Fukushima," said First Line Technology Vice President Randy Sakowitz. "DeconGel adds to the continually expanding First Line Technology Decon Family by contributing yet another product that minimizes hazardous waste and reduces the personnel burden while decreasing the cost of safe, effective decontamination."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced the approval of Flucelvax, the first seasonal influenza vaccine licensed in the United States produced using cultured animal cells, instead of fertilized chicken eggs. Flucelvax is approved to prevent seasonal influenza in people ages 18 years and older.
ASSA ABLOY's Aperio locks have been Genuine HID Technology-certified and now further extend the industry's broadest portfolio of end-user options for creating trusted, advanced, and dependable secure-identity solutions. Aperio lock technology provides organizations with an easy way to wirelessly link mechanical door locks to new or existing access control systems so that the doors can be opened by radio-frequency identification (RFID) cards rather than keys.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Security Capabilities Assistant Administrator John Sanders, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Chief Privacy Officer Jonathan Cantor, testify on the use of Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT). The TSA screens approximately 1.8 million people who travel each day through 450 U.S. airports and is vigilant in ensuring the security of passengers who travel through the nation's vast transportation networks.
Battelle recently won a $6.2 million contract to build battery boxes at its advanced manufacturing facility for the Department of Defense. The MK2 Battery Box is used to power the Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) used by Explosives Ordnance Disposal technicians to carry out remote reconnaissance in missions involving Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other unexploded ordnance.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the selection of the first class of HHS External Innovation Fellows. The six External Fellows, selected from an applicant pool of more than 100 innovators, will spend the next 6 to 12 months working on projects focused on solving critical health care problems.
The National Homeland Security Consortium (NHSC) is calling on leaders at all levels of government and the private sector to come together to address the increasingly complex and interdependent issues facing the nation. In the 2012 white paper Protecting Americans in the 21st Century: Priorities for 2012 and Beyond the Consortium's endorsing members state that certain areas are not only of concern individually, but also that leaders must recognize and begin to understand the interactions and intersections of these threats and vulnerabilities.
