Officials of the District of Columbia and the Haitian Ambassador to the United States have opened a Command Center at the Haitian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Command Center, which is equipped with the computers, telephones, and WebEOC links needed to serve as an emergency information management system, will enable the embassy to manage its relief efforts more effectively.
Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism, released a report card indicating that the U.S. government is not taking the necessary steps to protect the country from the threats posed by WMD and terrorism.
Avon Protection has received an additional three-year contract from the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply S10 respirators to UK forces.
"The Iscon system is a next-generation imaging & detection system that creates a temperature differential between clothes and a hidden object," explains Iscon founder and President Izrail Gorian. "We"ve eliminated the two most prevalent concerns about airport scanner technology - radiation exposure and privacy issues. The U.S Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is currently testing our technology, which we are ready to sell to airports and other security-sensitive facilities."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $2.7 million to establish two new PERRCs. These centers will conduct research to evaluate the structure, capabilities, and performance of public health systems for preparedness and emergency response activities.
Ahura Scientific's products expand Thermo Fisher's portfolio of portable analytical devices designed to provide users with the ability to rapidly identify and authenticate a range of molecular and elemental substances in the field.
The AcuTemp RKN air cargo container is designed to eliminate the challenges associated with maintaining the cold chain for shipping temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products.
The Hazard Assessment and Response Management (HARM) course is the first course of its kind at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama. The HARM course provides response personnel with a scenario, but the students determine the tempo, and plan their response.
The Industrial LuNAR detector is a dual-technology ceiling-mount intrusion detector, which combines detection accuracy with false alarm immunity, the detector can be installed up to 28 feet high and has Anti-Cloak Technology (ACT) to detect intruder camouflage attempts.
