The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate was awarded a U.S. patent for a DHS-developed tool designed to predict consequences and potential outcomes from terrorist use of explosives in the
MoreSens. Jon Tester, D-Mont.; Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, have introduced bipartisan legislation to advance the Department of Veterans Affairs’ emergency response and management capabilities. The Advancing VA’s Emergency Response
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is a validation of the Chemical Security Analysis Center, said Paul Strang, acting director of the Office of National Laboratories at the Department
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Oracle seeks to help law enforcement and first responders handle emergency situations through its new technology platform, Oracle Public Safety Services. The platform is developed to provide emergency response workers with real-time
MoreThe Federal Aviation Administration has selected five universities to examine drone-based approaches government organizations can apply when responding to manmade or natural disasters. The research grants have a combined value of $2.7
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security has concluded an operational experimentation to demonstrate and evaluate technologies designed to address the high-priority capability gaps faced by urban emergency response communities. The Urban OpEx 2022
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) gather and share lessons learned from agencies’ implementation of section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and
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Jennifer Granholm, secretary at the Department of Energy, told a Senate committee that DOE wants to elevate the organizational structure of its cybersecurity, energy security and emergency response (CESER) office. She said
MoreThe National Guard Bureau enlisted the help of Verizon to deploy more than 100 communication systems for an ongoing first responder training exercise at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. The company said Tuesday
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a prototype system designed to integrate broadband communications technology with aging emergency response radios. NIST said Monday that the prototype is intended
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