The use of biometrics "helps legitimate travelers proceed more quickly while protecting their ... [identities] and enables our frontline personnel to focus even greater attention on potential security risks." DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff.
Not only have thousands of units been deployed by the Department of Defense for the war effort, but demand also has been on the rise by state and local municipalities seeking assistance for their disaster-preparedness initiatives.
ZUMRO has added "Z-SIPs" semi-permanent storage pods to the company's products; with one, the shelter is pre-positioned inside a fiberglass shell and, when needed, the shell may be raised and the shelter deployed by one person.
Joe Cappiello, former vice president for accreditation field operations of The Joint Commission, has joined the organization as its president and chief executive officer.
The TAC-PAKs have enabled the Guard's disaster response teams to operate with or without infrastructure - an important capability after an earthquake causes a power and cellular blackout.
The state-of-the-art BLU-MED shelter systems will be used to boost medical surge capacity in the event of pandemic influenza, bioterrorism, or other mass-casualty incidents.
The purpose of the Expo is to establish a single, federally managed, integrated medical-response capability to assist authorities in dealing with the public-health effects of a disaster in the United States or its territories.
