Updates

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Launches Third Northern Border Air Branch

New fleet includes state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft to increase border security.

RAE Systems Introduces Aegison 8020r/8040r Mobile Digital Video Recorders for Security Applications

These high-quality two- and four-channel mobile digital video recorders (DVRs) are specifically designed for multi-camera mobile security applications.

MDI Expands Its ONE Unified Technology Platform With The United States Air Force

MDI's VIEWpoint Surveillance Management products, built on ONE Unified Technology, have been selected by integration partner Palmer Electric to secure six buildings at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Sceptor Announces OMNI2 Portable Air Sampler With Sample ID Tracking, Particle Counter

The OMNI2 automatically tracks sample ID numbers and collection data to maintain "chain of custody" integrity throughout the sampling process. A prototype of OMNI2 will be shown at the IAQA Expo in Tennessee.

President Bush Signs SAFE Port Act

"The bill authorizes the development of 21st-century inspection equipment, so that customs agents can check inside cargo containers for dangerous materials without having to open them." President George W. Bush

Smiths Detection and RedXDefense Partner to Create Mass-Transit Explosives-Detection System

Smiths Detection and RedXDefense agree to jointly develop an advanced explosives screening system for the mass-transit environment capable of screening 100 percent of passengers.

EFJ Inc. Receives $2.65 Million Order From the Civil Air Patrol

EFJohnson has received a new order from the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to provide Project 25-compliant radios that can be used for emergency response.

RAE Systems Introduces HazRAE 3.0 Chem/Bio/Rad/WMD Decision Support Tool

HazRAE 3.0 lets users search through more than 5,000 new chemicals, agents and compounds by either name or by description to bring the total of catalogued compounds to more than 96,000.

King Pharmaceuticals Receives Approval to Market Duodote(TM) to Emergency Medical Services Personnel

Duodote(tm) is a single, dual-chambered auto-injector and is intended for administration in the event of chemical nerve agent and insecticide poisoning.

Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Passenger Name Record Agreement with European Union

The European Union and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have reached an agreement that will allow them to make full use of passenger data as needed to protect their borders.