Updates

New Checklist Helps Home Health Care Providers Prepare For An Influenza Pandemic

Recognizing that home health care providers will play an important role in caring for the sick during an influenza pandemic, HHS has developed a checklist to help these organizations assess their readiness to respond.

Thermo RadReachBack(TM) Communicates Radiation Threats

A Key Part of Emerging "Triad Spec" for Homeland Security Technology

United States and Mexico Commit to Combat Border Violence and Improve Public Safety

To help prevent violent incidents, Secretary Abascal, Secretary Chertoff and Eduardo Medina-Mora, Mexican Secretary of Public Safety, have endorsed a multi-step plan for bi-national coordination during emergency situations.

TSA Appoints Dana A. Brown as the Assistant Administrator for Law Enforcement and the Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service

Dana A. Brown, of Virginia, to be the Assistant Administrator for Law Enforcement and Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Strengthening Port Security Salalah, Oman Becomes 43rd Container Security Initiative Port

The Port of Salalah will utilize large-scale and sophisticated radiological detection equipment to identify nuclear material under a provision with the U.S. Energy Department's MegaPorts Initiative.

Pakistan to Participate in Container Security Initiative

The Port of Qasim will use remote targeting with real-time remote imaging of a container examination process, while incorporating a live video transmission/feed, to monitor the inspection process.

United States and Peru Sign Partnership to Secure and Facilitate Travel and Trade

The CMAA will be mutually beneficial to the U.S. and Peru by enhancing each country's ability to enforce customs laws.

Rapiscan Systems Recieves Contract for Solid-State CT Systems for High-Speed Hold Baggage Screening

RTT120 has been designed to screen up to 1,500 bags per hour, or up to four times the speed of the currently deployed certified CT systems in U.S. airports

Statement by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff Regarding White House's Katrina Lessons Learned Report

"It will help our shared efforts to build a more integrated DHS and a more seamless federal disaster-management system." Secretary Chertoff

MDI Announces The Advanced Security Link with ONE Technology

The new MDI product unifies multiple security modules such as CCTV, access control, alarm management...