The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) station in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, continues working to improve the border-crossing experience for travelers through use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, which is now is a built-in component of all new U.S. passports, passport cards, enhanced driver's licenses, and CBP's own Trusted Traveler Cards. By using this technology, the driver of a vehicle can display all entry documents for the entire vehicle at a "Display Card Here" sign located between the border-crossing stop sign and inspection booth.
Upp has announced that the Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) of Salt Lake County, Utah, has selected the IRMS 360|Enterprise solution suite to manage the county's emergency response supply chain and patient tracking. The IRMS Go-Kit is a standalone mobile logistics platform that facilitates, in real time, the remote management, from any location, of critical emergency response inventories, assets, and resources as well as patient dispensing facilities.
"The private sector is an integral part of our nation's emergency management team," said FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Administrator Craig Fugate. "This podcast series is another important way we are continuing to work with the private sector to strengthen our overall preparedness and make sure that, as a country, we are bringing every resource to bear to help people and communities recover from tragedies."
ILC Dover is pleased to announce the hire of Paul Guglielmi as Director of Sales for their PPE Division. Mr. Guglielmi has over 30 years of experience in the PPE Industry and comes to ILC Dover with a great deal of experience leading Sales Teams.
The AreaRAE Steel systems are performing around-the-clock monitoring for toxic and potentially explosive gases, as well as oxygen-deficient or -enriched atmospheres that can be prevalent in confined-space work areas. The advanced AreaRAE Steel systems continuously send real-time data to a command center near the Oakland commercial shipping wharf approximately one mile away.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the beginning of Cyber Storm III, an exercise scenario that simulates a large-scale cyber attack on critical infrastructure across the nation. The goal of the exercise is to examine and strengthen collective cyber preparedness and response capabilities, involving thousands of participants both in government and in industry.
"Thad Allen has served the U.S. government and U.S. Coast Guard with great distinction," said RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson. "We are delighted he will continue to take on the most difficult policy challenges as a RAND senior fellow. His experience and expertise will be apparent in our research and analysis on an array of homeland security, environmental, and national security challenges."
As part of its ongoing effort to partner with the private sector to strengthen disaster readiness and prepare for all hazards, including earthquakes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) earthquake mitigation campaign, "QuakeSmart," was highlighted in The ServiceMaster Company's Employee Earthquake Awareness Week. The week-long event, which started on 27 September, was designed to raise awareness of earthquake risk, provide guidance on reducing that risk, and encourage employees to take remedial action both at home and in the workplace.
This fall, a mobile operating room was set up along Manhattan's East Side as dignitaries from around the world convened for the 65th United Nations General Assembly. The operating room, a 442-square-foot Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) system provided by DHS Technologies, was just one of several facilities deployed by the U.S. Secret Service as part of U.S. security efforts during the week-long event.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the adoption of a new digital message format for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The goal of IPAWS is to expand upon the traditional Emergency Alert System by allowing emergency management officials to reach as many people as possible over as many communications devices as possible - e.g., radio, television, mobile phones, personal computers, and other communications devices.
