This new initiative is aimed at strengthening the capacity of communities to identify and effectively address environmental-protection and public-health services.
The updated rules are designed to prevent and protect against the international spread of diseases while minimizing interference with world travel and trade.
SkyPort is being called upon for equipment and satellite transmission capacity as officials in both government and private industry run drills and exercises to make sure they are prepared for the worst.
The oversight and compliance programs will be at the forefront of the Justice Department's ongoing efforts to ensure that national security investigations are conducted in a manner consistent with the nation's laws, regulations, and policies.
Mobile deployable vehicle crash barrier carries K4/L1 rating, and will stop a 7.5 ton (6400 Kg) vehicle traveling 30 mph (48 kph). Three barriers have recently been deployed to Iraq.
DHS announces that these sites are in the running to be selected as the next National Biological and Agricultural Defense Facility, which ultimately will help the nation defend against animal and plant disease threats.
