The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that the agency has now screened more than three million travelers through TSA PreCheck lanes. TSA PreCheck is currently available in 26 airports and operational with five airlines: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and US Airways.
"We now provide a complete portfolio of services to help schools identify what grants are available to them and the specifics for obtaining that grant," stresses April Dalton-Noblitt, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, director-vertical marketing. "It is part of our commitment to the nation's schools that when it comes to safety and security, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies will continue to be their best partner in helping locate the money they need."
Everbridge has announced that it recently launched a first-of-its-type social and critical communications solutions suite designed to give organizations the ability, as part of their communications strategy, to gather and evaluate the real-time intelligence data available from the social media.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently joined forces in a demonstration of the standards needed to allow sensitive health information to be shared responsibly while also complying with confidentiality laws and the regulations governing the use among providers of electronic health records by healthcare providers.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the allocation of nearly $11 million in grants to eight universities through the agency's innovative STAR (Science to Achieve Results) program. These grants are intended to help the universities develop fast and effective methods to test the toxicity, to humans and the environment, of potentially dangerous chemicals.
NextgenID, the global leader in Biometric Intelligence Solutions, has announced that the State of West Virginia has selected the company's Multi-modal Biometric Enrollment (MBE) KIOSK to expedite the secure enterprise enrollment of employees, contractors, and other citizens statewide as a vital component of the new West Virginia Identity Management Service.
The pilot program - carried out at the Churchill light-rail transit station in Edmonton, Canada - involved the CLEAR-USE radiological and explosives detection system developed by Cubic Security Systems and prime contractor Mobile Detect Inc. of Ontario.
A new collaboration between two federal agencies to strengthen the nation's disaster-response capabilities was recently launched when the first 240 FEMA Corps members were sworn into service at an induction ceremony in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The FEMA Corps is an innovative partnership between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Corporation for National and Community Service designed to enhance disaster-response and recovery capabilities while also expanding career opportunities for younger Americans.
Ingersoll Rand has announced that Sielox Pinnacle server customers can now seamlessly integrate Schlage wireless AD-Series electronic locks to create a cost-effective, scalable access control solution that meets todays needs as well as provides an easy pathway to future upgrades.
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has announced its partnership with the National Coordinating Center (NCC), a program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for coordinating disaster response and recovery efforts involving the telecommunications industry.
