Updates

SPOT Inc. Announces SPOT - The World's First Satellite Messenger

Revolutionary emergency messenger and personal tracker allows users to summon help from virtually anywhere on the planet.

Consolidation of the NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) 800 number with CDC-INFO (Centers for Disease Control)

This call center will provide available representatives 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to answer inquiries.

FEMA's Incident Management Systems Division Releases Updated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Job Titles

The criteria for these new job titles are intended to complement and support the existing credentialing systems.

Rapiscan Systems Awarded TSA Contract for Passenger Imaging Systems

Under the terms of the agreement, the Rapiscan Systems Secure 1000 Body Scanner will be deployed at a number of airport pilot locations.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Announces Predeparture Screening of International Passengers and First Step Toward Secure Flight

The Department has published two new regulations to strengthen aviation security through uniform and consistent passenger prescreening.

Department of Homeland Security to Improve Border Security, Immigration within Existing Law

This Fact Sheet provides steps the Administration can take within the boundaries of existing law to secure the nation's borders more effectively, improve the current U.S. immigration system, and more.

Transportation Security Agency (TSA) Announces Testing of New Passenger Imaging Technologies at Security Checkpoints

The images created by the two technologies show concealed items, including weapons, explosives, and other metallic and non-metallic threat items.

Acro to Supply 300 Peroxide Explosive Testers (ACRO-P.E.T.) to US Army

ACRO-P.E.T. has been designed for the rapid on-site detection, by direct contact with suspicious substances and through the use of three chemical solutions, of peroxide-based explosives.

Bruker Daltonics New Wireless Monitoring System for Portable Instruments

New wireless monitoring system is designed to meet the needs of extreme or hostile environments and to view real-time instrument data anywhere.

GE Security Delivers First Handheld, Simultaneous Dual-Mode Explosives and Narcotics Trace Detector

GE Security has announced the launch of MobileTrace, a user-friendly trace-detection instrument that makes possible, for the first time, the simultaneous detection of explosives and narcotics through use of a handheld device.