Updates

Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS) Purchases EWAPhoenix

DSS will be able to ensure accurate and timely evacuation and tracking of citizens in state-run shelters at the onset of a disaster or hazard.

American Military University Joins the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges Degree Network System

The Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) Degree Network is a system of more than 160 college curriculum networks within SOC for servicemembers and their adult family members to guarantee transfer of their coursework to other colleges in the network.

Bruker Daltonics ARFCAM Awarded Safety Act Certification

Bruker has successfully progressed through a vigorous program to the final stage of testing and evaluation for the chemical monitor designed for protection of the nation's critical infrastructure.

ASTHO Releases Draft Version - At-Risk Populations and Pandemic Influenza: Planning Guidance for State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local Health Departments

This important project will result in the publication of a key guidance document to assist public health officials in pandemic influenza planning efforts.

Integrated All-In-One Sample Collection Swab Introduced by Alexeter Technologies LLC

This unique product makes field collection and testing of potential biological threats more reliable, safer, and more cost-effective than any other method currently available.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Introduces Its New Evolution of Security Website

This website allows visitors to take a virtual tour of the new checkpoint design and to see how security has changed and evolved over the years.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Division Dedicates National Training Facility

CBP Air & Marine dedicated its new national aviation training facility at the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. CBP deploys the world's largest law-enforcement air force to enhance homeland security and enforce immigration and customs laws.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Announces Bi-Coastal Launch of Millimeter Wave Imaging Technology

Millimeter wave - which detects weapons, explosives, and other threat items concealed under layers of clothing without any physical contact - is a promising alternative to the physical pat-down.

Laser Energetics Files Patent Application for a New BrightStar Alexandrite Laser

This flashlamp pumped tunable BrightStar Alexandrite laser offers a more cost-effective solution than other laser technologies which are not wavelength tunable, like this new BrightStar Alexandrite laser.

University of Maryland University College Professor Responsible for Developing Information Assurance Program After 9/11 Receives Prestigious Award

Dr. Jim Q. Chen, collegiate professor and program director, receives 2008 University System of Maryland's Board of Regents' Faculty Award for teaching excellence.