"E-Verify is a smart, simple, and effective tool that helps employers across the country maintain a legal workforce," said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano. "The initiatives announced will provide essential information to workers about their rights and ensure that E-Verify is used fairly while bolstering the Department's efforts to protect critical employment opportunities."
"The tech sector is one of the most important members of the nation's emergency management team," said Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate. "Just as technology is constantly changing our daily lives, it's changing the way we manage disasters."
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrators Rich Serino and Tim Manning addressed the recent Big City Emergency Managers conference in Washington - discussing, among other topics, the importance of region-wide coordination in preparedness and emergency responses.
"This award of the IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) contract allows DHS (Department of Homeland Security) to be proactive in their procurement strategy of effective respirators for pandemic influenza preparedness. First Line Technology is pleased to be chosen as one of ten contract suppliers under this IDIQ," said First Line Technology President Amit Kapoor.
RAE Systems' wireless-enabled AreaRAE, multi-gas and radiation, detection systems that provide real-time remote monitoring and a photo-ionization detector (PID) for parts-per-million measurements, helped keep thousands of attendees safe and secure at recent major sporting events, including the Super Bowl XLIV championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game, and the XXI Olympic Winter Games.
The AFG workshop schedule is now available. The current list is not yet complete, because more times and dates may be added in the future. These free workshops will be scheduled around the country to provide information about the submission of competitive applications under the 2010 Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. The workshop lasts about two hours.
CSafe, provider of active container solutions for the temperature-sensitive airfreight market, announces the approval of its manufacturing facility in Dayton, Ohio, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the production of the company's AcuTemp RKN electrical heating and cooling air cargo container.
Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel & members of FEMA-trained Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from California, Florida, New York, and Virginia joined other personnel and teams involved in the U.S. response to Haiti at a Rose Garden ceremony with President Obama. The President thanked all who participated in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-led effort.
The technically advanced FM53 is the first mask with twin 40mm filter ports to be awarded CE approval. These ports allow the user to easily select a right- or left-mounted filter. The FM53 is the only mask of its kind that has been specifically designed both to protect users against the multiple threats and to meet the asymmetric warfare challenge of today.
"This is the first time that Japanese emergency managers at government agencies, hospitals, power facilities, manufacturing plants, and universities will have access to the most advanced crisis-management software available today for creating a common operating picture and achieving situational awareness in their native language," said Paul Butler, ESi CFO & Executive VP, International Business.
