Updates

Avon Rubber P.L.C. Secures MoD Mask Contract

This contract covers a further three years requirement for the UK military's in-service respirator, the S10, which continues to be the global benchmark, setting the standard for levels of protection and comfort.

Columbia Southern University Offers Completely Online Degrees in the Field of Criminal Justice, Fire Science, Homeland Security, and More

Columbia Southern University offers completely online criminal justice, business administration, fire science, and occupational safety and health degrees in a flexible learning environment for the individual with a hectic schedule.

Northrop Grumman Presents $125,000 in Research Grants to Auburn University

Northrop Grumman provided two research grants to Auburn University, one to the Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering and the other to the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Anne Arundel Community College Begins Security Training for Construction Workers

This training will teach workers how to build the sensitive and secure buildings needed to house government agencies and/or homeland-security companies relocating to the area as part of the federal base-realignment initiative.

Dallas Hosts Nation's First Integrated Training for Medical and Public Health Responders 4-8 April

Meet expert faculty and national leaders in public-health emergencies who will be on hand with the latest in emergency response & coordination while also discussing clinical care, leadership skills, volunteer-management practices & response-team issues.

Top-Ten U.S. Fire Rescue Department, Miami-Dade, Selects NICE Inform for Its Emergency Communications Center

The NICE solutions will be used to record and manage 911 and radio emergency communications, as well as VoIP admin phone lines, in the dispatch center.

San Antonio Police Department Deploys 3D Laser Scanner to Enhance Homeland Security and CSI Capabilities

The Leica ScanStation 2 is extremely versatile 3D laser scanning system which has many capabilities that include scanning, analyzing, measuring, and diagramming scenes.

Belgium Reinforces Child Protection with Gemalto's Solution as Part of National eID Program

The program consists of a dedicated eID card for children under 12 that includes specific features intended to increase their security in emergency situations.

Secretary Napolitano Rolls Out Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Efficiency Review Initiative

The DHS Efficiency Review plan encompasses simple common-sense reforms as well as longer-term systemic changes. Initiatives are broken down into 30-, 60-, 90-, and 120-day groupings indicating when implementation will begin.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Develop Points of Distribution Guide, Video, and Independent Study Course for State/Local/Nongovernmental Partners

FEMA and USACE are making available to partners several new user-friendly tools to enhance state and local abilities to stand up and operate Points of Distribution (PODs) during and immediately after disasters.