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LONDON, August 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The security of key energy resources is fundamental to our welfare and prosperity. Many links along the global supply chain for oil and gas have been disrupted due to a variety of security threats in recent years, and the frequency of these attacks is increasing. The Oil & Gas Critical Infrastructure & Asset Security Forum programme has been finalised for the 19 - 21 September 2012 in Vienna, Austria. The programme has...
In an event that was devoid of the usual pomp and circumstance, President Obama issued an Executive Order, (EO) that effectively handed the Department of Homeland Security, (DHS) the ability to take complete control over the internet, according to reports from VPNReviewz. South America (PRWEB) August 12, 2012 According to privacy advocates like the EFF, EPIC, UsenetReviewz, and many others, this order gives the DHS the authority to take complete control of public, private, and non-profit...
CHANTILLY, Va., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Sciences International, an advanced technology provider of security and detection systems, today announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) to test muon tomography based scanning systems capable of detecting explosives. The contract has an estimated value of $400,000 over eight months. "We're pleased to have this opportunity to work...
RED BANK, N.J., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Astrix Technology Group (Astrix) announced today it has been awarded the Laboratory Staffing Contract to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA) BioWatch Program. The award is a five-year contract consisting of a base period and four option years with the total amount of the award exceeding $75 million. The mission of the BioWatch Program is to provide and maintain a continuous bio-terrorism air...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rave Mobile Safety, developer of Smart911, the trusted database of critical data on 9-1-1 callers, announced today at the All Hazards Summit in Boston the launch of its SmartPrepare solution for emergency management. SmartPrepare enhances whole community preparedness by providing emergency managers with actionable information on the needs of individuals in a community in order to help mitigate the effects of, prepare for, and respond...
"Cyberspace Operations: Prevent, Shape, Win" FAIRFAX, Va., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AFCEA International will bring the third of its TechNet Land Forces series to the Baltimore Convention Center August 14-16. The overall theme of this cyber conference and exposition focuses on the ground component of the Army and Marine Corps, including components of U.S. Cyber Command, Army Cyber Command, Marine Corps Forces Cyber Command, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th...
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The BIRD Foundation [http://www.birdf.com ] announced its next funding cycle with a call for U.S.-Israel joint project proposals focusing on innovative R&D collaborations between U.S. and Israeli companies. In general, to be considered, a proposal should have significant commercial potential and the project outcome should lead to commercialization. Relevant R&D topics include Life Sciences, Cleantech, Communications,...
FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado companies seem to be at the forefront of innovative public safety communications solutions. As part of a team led by Rivada Port Graham Solutions, 308 SYSTEMS of Fort Collins, Colorado, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 5-year IDIQ contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Tactical Communications Equipment and Services. Rivada Networks has offices in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as New...
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in cooperation with the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Airlines for America (A4A), today announced plans for the second phase of the industry's Known Crewmember (KCM) initiative, offering expedited security screening to verified flight attendants employed by U.S.-based airlines....
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Plans for a billion-dollar facility to study potentially fatal animal diseases should be scaled back, officials from the National Research Council (NRC) said in a government-commissioned report released on Friday. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NABF), which would be built in Manhattan, Kansas, has some experts concerned that diseases being studied at the center could escape the center and cause immense agricultural...
