Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has launched the first phase of DHS' nationwide "See Something, Say Something" campaign and announced a new national information-sharing partnership with Amtrak as part of the Department's nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) initiative.
The shelter is part of DHS Technologies' line of Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) systems that have been used by military forces from around the world for more than 25 years. Able to provide personnel with an independently operational, mobile facility complete with power and air conditioning, the shelters have also been deployed extensively for use during humanitarian and disaster relief operations across the globe.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that Philip Burdette has been named Federal Security Director (FSD) for Baltimore Washington International/Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). He will be responsible for handling day-to-day operations of BWI as well as managing overall security of the airport. Burdette served as Deputy Federal Security Director beginning November 2008 and has been Acting Federal Security Director since February 2010.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced that 100 percent of passengers flying domestically and internationally on U.S. airlines are now being checked against government watch lists through the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight program - the second major step in fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation achieved this month.
Smiths Detection has announced the expansion of its Edgewood (MD) facility to help supply the U.S. military with its lightweight Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) and to meet the global demand for its advanced x-ray checkpoint scanners.
NICE Systems has announced that the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has completed implementation of the NiceVision Net IP video surveillance solution, in a follow-on project. This latest NICE deployment will help the airport both to improve safety and security for its 18 million annual passengers, and to provide a platform for future expansions and migration to IP video surveillance.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology. The temporary certification program establishes processes that organizations will be required to follow in order to be authorized by the National Coordinator to test and certify EHR technology.
SAS, already a player in the worldwide public security and safety markets, intends to carve out a global leadership position, according to SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. "The Memex acquisition is a key element of our global initiative to enhance our law enforcement, criminal justice, homeland security, and intelligence offerings. I want SAS to be the first company public security organizations call to help them apply analytics to solve crime and protect citizens."
In one of the world's largest coexistence sites, 2,700+ Infinova cameras - plus matrix switchers, fiber optic systems, other surveillance equipment, and software - were key to protecting 70 million-plus prospective visitors at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise a primary national drinking water regulation to achieve greater public health protection against waterborne pathogens in the distribution systems of public water systems.
