Updates

PandemicFlu.gov Issues Interim Guidance on Cleaning Transit Vehicles and Facilities During a Pandemic

Guidance is offered for cleaning aircraft, passenger railway cars, international points of entry, and EMS (emergency medical services) transport vehicles.

VeriChip Corporation Enters Into Development and Supply Agreement, Valued at More Than $3 Million, with Medical Components Inc.

Scott R. Silverman, Chairman of VeriChip, said, "This significant agreement with Medcomp is a major validation of our technology for healthcare applications above and beyond our core market of patient identification."

Universal Detection Technology Receives Purchase Order From Miami-Dade Police Department for Bioterrorism Detection Equipment and Training Kits

Universal Detection Technology has received a purchase order from the Miami-Dade Police Department for its five-agent bioterrorism detection equipment. The equipment is capable of spot detection of anthrax, ricin toxin, botulinum toxin, plague, and SEBs.

Hi-Tech Solutions Ltd. (HTS) Announces Fully Enclosed All-in-One License Plate Recognition System

The new system is a fully enclosed unit containing all the hardware and software required for a full LPR system package, and requiring only a power supply.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Updates Its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Website

This upgrade is an effort to improve public education and to provide information to emergency managers about the Nation's alerts and warnings.

Samsung GVI Security: The Security Market Is Changing; Security Industry Must Also Change

"We are assisting our customers as they navigate through a fast-changing and, at times, confusing environment," stresses Joe Restivo, COO of Samsung GVI Security. "We're earning their respect every day by reducing their overall costs of doing business."

Secretary Napolitano Signs Research Sharing Pact with Germany

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano & German Minister of Education & Research Annette Schaven signed an agreement that will facilitate science and technology research collaboration in homeland/civil-security matters between the two nations.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Announces That Weapons 'Busts' Near U.S.-Mexico Border Show Heightened Alertness

Three recent weapons seizures in Arizona and Texas highlight the Department of Homeland Security's heightened emphasis on tracking and intercepting illegal guns and ammunition near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Spectroscopic Area Monitoring (Berkeley Nucleonics Model 1035 areaSAM) with Isotope Identification and Email/Text Messaging

New firmware upgrades allow users to set up multiple email addresses to receive ANSI N42.42-compliant reports. This feature set is upgradable in the field and is being offered to existing areaSAM users at no additional cost.

St. Louis University School of Public Health Announces an Online Masters Program in Biosecurity & Disaster Preparedness

Earn a completely distance-based Online Masters Degree or Certificate, or a Hybrid MPH or PhD degree in Biosecurity & Disaster Preparedness through the Institute for Biosecurity at Saint Louis University School of Public Health.