ManTech has been awarded a contract by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Security Division to provide cyber security services. Under the contract, ManTech will provide 24/7 cyber security support, including intrusion-detection monitoring, security engineering, incident identification and response, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, cyber-threat analysis, and specialized cyber training services.
The acquisition expands FLIR's capabilities into advanced sensors for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBNRE) detection for defense and homeland security markets. The acquisition also enhances FLIR's existing intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance product suite through the addition of ICx's advanced radars and integrated platforms.
The new ALTAIR 4X Multigas Detector, driven by MSA XCell Sensor Technology, is the newest member of the ALTAIR family of portable instruments. The ALTAIR 4X offers many performance advantages: standard three-year warranty, four-year sensor life, faster response time, increased stability, and a less-than-60-second span calibration time.
Rosenbauer International AG, the world's largest manufacturer of fire trucks and firefighting equipment, will integrate RAE Systems' ATEX approved AreaRAE Steel, wireless gas- and radiation-sensor system, into its line of hazardous-material (HazMat) response trucks in Europe.
Avon Protection has achieved CE certification for its innovative ST53 multi-functional respiratory system. Developed with the unknown elements of a threat scenario in mind, this award cements the ST53's position as the most advanced respiratory solution on the market, and Avon as one of the leading CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) respiratory manufacturers in the world.
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education is offering a two-day course that is designed to familiarize participants with emergency medical response to toxic exposures. The course will also review the medical and psychological consequences of exposures to a variety of materials.
The Roanoke (Virginia) Area Criminal Justice Information Network (RACJIN) has implemented the Memex Intelligence Management System to improve crime-fighting initiatives. The Memex data-sharing platform provides a single-source portal for analyzing RMS (Records Management System), CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch), Intelligence, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR), open-source & other data sources - whether via data integration, federated access, or a hybrid approach.
"As social media become more a part of our daily lives, people are turning to them during emergencies as well," said Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate. "We need to utilize these tools, to the best of our abilities, to engage and inform the public, because - no matter how much federal, state, and local officials do - we will only be successful if the public is brought in as part of the team."
The World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee and the WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, declared an end to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. This does not mean that the H1N1 virus has disappeared. Rather, it means that current influenza outbreaks, including those primarily caused by the 2009 H1N1 virus, show an intensity similar to that seen during seasonal epidemics.
DQE is donating 10 percent of its 37°C Rehab cooling products sales to the United Way Gulf Recovery Fund from now until the end of September. This fund supports long-term recovery efforts to rebuild lives that have been devastated by the Gulf Coast oil spill disaster.
