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.
The patent is for an invention titled "bacterial endospore quantification using lanthanide dipicolinate luminescence" - which is used in the company's BSM-2000 anthrax-detection system.
The Department of Homeland Security announces the selection of Chris Essid as Director of the Office of Emergency Communications within the department's National Protection and Programs Directorate.
"The American public has been loud and clear in their call for secure borders," said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. "We will continue to use every tool, resource, and authority we have to answer that call."
The state of Arizona will develop a technologically enhanced driver's license that will securely validate the identity and U.S. citizenship of Arizona residents who voluntarily apply and qualify.
This collaboration will immediately improve overall intelligence services as well as intelligence gathering, and will allow the Border Patrol to more efficiently support the Coast Guard's biometrics-at-sea program.
This change is a necessary step to prepare travelers and ease the transition to the future requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).
"The new handheld extension greatly improves the response capability of security personnel in any emergency situation, enhancing situation assessment and handling," says Eli Passi, head of Rontals product group.
