Those wanting to compete should hurry: All nominations must be submitted online by May 7, 2010 . The award website also includes information on the competition rules, regulations, and past recipients.
A $25,000 Homeland Security Award will be presented in each of the following four fields:
1) Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Chemical and Explosive Attacks â Including utilities (air, water, telephone), aviation, business vulnerabilities, sensors, and lack of situational awareness.
2) Border and Transportation Security â Airport security, trucks, rail, and containers authorization, certification and tracking.
3) Cybersecurity and Information Sharing â Cybersecurity, vertical and horizontal (federal, state and private) communications, ways to encourage information sharing, privacy issues, and criminal and terrorist watchlists.
4) Emergency Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters â Interoperability, emergency command centers, mobile devices (PDAs, cell phones, pagers, Internet.)