Mark Laustra, Vice President of Homeland Security, Smiths Detection, said: "We share the same concerns of teachers, administrators, and parents across the country on how to keep our kids and colleges secure. Communities can feel safer knowing that the same technology the federal government trusts for screening bags at airports is also being used for school security."
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) has been selected by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) to be the sole education provider to its members. The new agreement provides AUSA's more than 100,000 members access to all 130 of UMUCs degree and certificate programs.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced that it has awarded GLOCK Inc. an unrestricted open-market competitive firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) multiple-award contract. The ATF has selected the GLOCK 22 Gen4 and 27 .40 caliber semi-automatic pistols as their choice of duty weapons, demonstrating that GLOCK earned the bureau's trust and confidence.
The Public Health Department of California's Santa Barbara County has selected the IRMS 360|Enterprise solution suite for inventory management and emergency management & response from Upp Technology. The software, which includes the IRMS|WM Warehouse Management and IRMS|EM Emergency Management, will collect, manage, track, and report on a broad spectrum of critical county emergency supplies.
Prepare for today's challenging times in homeland security and emergency management with the Homeland Security Management Institute of Long Island University's exceptional online graduate degree and certificate programs - programs designed and delivered by professionals for professionals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $13 million to 14 accredited schools of public health to establish Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLCs) to enhance public health training and expand the public health workforce.
MobileTrace devices screen for threats in two ways. They detect the presence of residual materials on samples taken by swiping test swabs on items such as baggage, tickets, clothing, and skin. The devices also draw in vapor samples to detect airborne threats. MobileTrace is the first simultaneous dual-mode handheld detector available, and expands the range of target explosives that can be identified in a single sample for faster and more comprehensive security screening.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has launched a national website for the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP). The HHS national ESAR-VHP website provides a single point of entry for potential volunteers, connecting them with each state's ESAR-VHP program, so that health professionals can volunteer quickly without losing time waiting to have their credentials verified.
Purdue University is part of a national effort to create a new line of defense against improvised explosive devices and hidden bombs by developing detectors that use sound and radio waves to penetrate shielding materials.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the deployment of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-funded advanced imaging technology (AIT) to eight additional airports nationwide - strengthening security at U.S. airports while creating local jobs. She also announced that TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has installed its 200th total AIT unit nationwide.
