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.
Uninterrupted power at the Cheney’s official residence
November 20th, 2007
Sure, we all know about Vice President Dick Cheney’s heart disease and the electronic pacemaker he wears, but GSN nevertheless found it curious that the U.S. Secret Service plans to award a contract to Lee Technologies Inc. for maintenance of the "generator and uninterrupted power supply systems" at the veep’s official residence at the Naval Observatory on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC.
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DHS technology advisors to examine IED threat
November 20th, 2007
Improvised explosive devices, known as IEDs, will be thrust into the spotlight at an upcoming meeting of the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, slated for December 4 through 6 in Washington, DC.
Global debut for "Twenty-Five Triple Nine"
November 5th, 2007
For years, executives in charge of their company’s disaster preparedness -- known to the trendier folks among us as "business continuity planning" -- have had no specific guidelines on what, precisely, they were expected to do to get ready for the next crisis.
Homeland Security rolls out mobile detection solution
November 2nd, 2007
The nature of some threats to homeland security is that they don’t occur in convenient places. Consider dangerous chemicals: Thanks to research and innovation, most chemical releases can be rapidly detected and analyzed. But America is a big country. Where should chemical defense programs be implemented?
FCC hopes for $10 billion from 700MHz auction January 24th
November 2nd, 2007
The Federal Communications Commission has announced the date, January 24, 2008, and the bidding procedures for a massive auction of more than a thousand broadcast licenses in the 700 MHz band expected to yield more than $10 billion to Uncle Sam. This includes a portion of that spectrum reserved specifically for public safety purposes which is expected to sell for at least $1.3 billion.
`RQ’ score: American disaster preparedness improves
October 10th, 2007
Americans are ready. A study just released by the American Red Cross and the Council for Excellence in Government reports that the nation’s RQ (Readiness Quotient) has markedly improved, making the country better able to withstand emergency situations.
TOPOFF 4 to set counter terror training record
October 2nd, 2007
With a full complement of security agencies and representatives from all levels of government and the private sector, TOPOFF 4, the latest in the Department of Homeland Security’s biennial security and counter terror training exercises, is expected to involve a record 15,000 participants as it unfolds, October 15-19, in Arizona, Oregon, and the U.S. territory of Guam.
