"Protecting communities along our borders is vital to our homeland security, as well as our economic prosperity," said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. "We are committed to working with our federal, state, and local partners to continue to strengthen our border security efforts while expanding legal trade and travel."
City officials in Bridgeport, CT recently rolled out a new, free smart phone application, iWatchBridgeport, that allows users to send police pictures and video, as well as text information about suspected criminal activity. Users may also remain anonymous if they wish.
The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has announced that more than 100,000 primary care providers are adopting certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to help improve their quality of care and ultimately lower healthcare costs.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has just announced plans to conduct a Simplified Entry Pilot as part of the Simplified Processes trade initiative. The air cargo pilot, scheduled to begin at the end of December, will be open to the trade community.
Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Rich Serino has just announced a new online initiative to generate creative ideas for strengthening the emergency management field and improving the nations capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
The emergency management community recognized three Booz Allen employees - Kay Goss, Kelly Discount, and Chris Bell - for their work in the field at the 59th International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Conference in Las Vegas.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just launched a new website for patients and caregivers on the safe disposal of needles and other so-called "sharps" that are used at home, at work, and while traveling. The website will help people understand the public health risks created by improperly disposing of used sharps and how users should safely dispose of them.
"Due to the exceptional resolution provided by Arecont Vision's megapixel cameras, and the deployment of several AV8185 panoramic cameras, we have easily expanded our coverage capabilities using fewer cameras with outstanding results," said Paul M. Sarnese, System Safety Director, Virtua Health, located in Marlton, New Jersey.
APCO International's public safety officials have issued a formal letter to the co-chairs of the U.S. Congress's Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the so-called "Super Committee") urging its members to include S.911 - i.e., the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011 - in the deficit reduction legislation now under consideration.
Smiths Detection has announced a worldwide partnership with ANP Technologies Inc. for its novel immunoassay technology, which is used to verify the presence of biological threats in the field. ANP's Nano-Intelligent Detection System (NIDS) complements the Smiths Detection suite of biological detection technologies for defense and emergency response applications.
