Emergency Preparedness
Preventing a catastrophe generally includes careful emergency preparedness, business continuity planning, data recovery and disaster recovery, often with the use of GPS, Wi-Fi and other communications technologies that offer alert systems, backup solutions and interoperability.
Senate may add another $3.5 billion in security spending into stimulus package
February 2nd, 2009
The Senate version of the Obama Administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is beginning to resemble a glittering Christmas tree, as billions in new security expenditures are being added, like ornaments, to the legislation's branches.
Obama pushes security upgrades for seaports and first responder communications
January 25th, 2009
As President Obama put some meat on the bones of his promised infrastructure revitalization plan, it became clear yesterday that strengthening security at the nation’s seaports and improving first responder communications networks are two areas likely to receive federal funding in the short term.
District of Columbia will convert interstate highways to bus parking lots for inauguration
January 7th, 2009
Because it expects 10,000 buses carrying spectators to the inauguration of Barack Obama on Jan. 20, the District of Columbia is planning to close portions of three different interstate highways that run through the District, and convert those roadways into parking areas for many of those buses.
First meeting on DHS’s new PS-Prep program in DC on Jan. 13
January 6th, 2009
FEMA has scheduled for Jan. 13 the first of two meetings slated for Washington, DC, at which stakeholders in the private sector will be asked to comment on a new DHS plan to promote a voluntary private sector accreditation and certification program.
Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace warn about Obama's inaugural train ride
January 6th, 2009
Two leading environmental groups, the Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, have written a letter to the Secret Service warning about the potential danger of a catastrophic terrorist attack on a hazardous chemical facility along the East Coast rail corridor while Barack Obama and Joe Biden make a highly-publicized pre-inaugural whistle-stop train trip to Washington, DC, on Jan. 17.
First responders need more training and equipment, says Intelagard exec
December 22nd, 2008
The nation’s firefighters and all first responders should have full spectrum radiological detectors, according to Lorraine Cope, an executive with Intelagard, Inc., a company that supplies chemical and biological personal protection gear and decontamination products.
GSA wants to check its mail security operations
December 22nd, 2008
The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking a commercial contractor who can evaluate the effectiveness of the mail security plans in place at GSA's headquarters and about 10 regional offices, and suggest ways to improve those plans.
Radio manufacturers will attest to their compliance with P25 standards
December 17th, 2008
Manufacturers of emergency response radio systems that ostensibly comply with Project 25 technical standards laid out by DHS and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will be asked to submit a "Supplier's Declaration of Compliance" and a summary test report to support their claims.
