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A wave of food recalls fuels drive for food safety reform
The FDA told consumers Monday to stop eating anything containing pistachios; the FDA was tipped off by Kraft Foods on 24 March, after the company found salmonella in routine testing and recalled some trail mix
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Less bureaucracy at the border reduces poverty
The need for more security at the borders, together with typical behavior of large bureaucracies, reduce the positive effects of cross-border commerce
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Video surveillance market maintains 10 percent growth
Despite recession, video surveillance market shows a stable — and impressive — growth; better to come
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U.S. space industry not yet affected by slowdown
Economic slowdown notwithstanding, the U.S. space industry boosted revenues by $6 billion to $257 billion in 2008, up from $187 billion three years ago
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FLIR: stimulus makes company an even more attractive investment
FLIR’s thermal technology is used in both defense and energy conservation applications; the stimulus package-related large investments in energy efficiency and continued robust defense and homeland security budgets combine to make the company an attractive target for investors
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DHS to focus on employers in new immigration emphasis
The new policy will aim enforcement efforts at those who hire illegal workers; DHS says immigration raids will continue
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The notion that cybercrime exceeds drug trade is a myth
The number of $1 trillion — as in “cybercrime now generates $1 trillion a year for cybercriminals” — appears to be a myth, even it if is repeated by IT security and communication companies
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Chertoff launches homeland security consulting firm
Former DHS secretary Michael Chertoff to lead security and risk management advisory firm
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Global UAV sales boom, but South Africa's UAV sector flounders
South Africa was among the world’s leaders in designing and manufacturing UAVs; UAVs are the most dynamic segment growth sector in the global aerospace industry; South Africa could have benefited from the growing interest in UAVs, lack of investment in R&D and in finished products may cause South Africa to abdicate the UAV lead it once held
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Denmark, Sweden ahead of U.S. in new global IT report
Denmark and Sweden are better than the United States in their ability to exploit information and communications technology; this good news for the United States: it climbed one spot from No. 4 in 2007 to No. 3, and the report says the United States was well placed for a technology-driven recovery as it has the top scientific research institutions in the world and best collaboration between universities and industries
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Fingerprint sensor suit heats up
For a year now, two fingerprint technology rivals, AuthenTec and Atrua Technologies, have been locked in a legal battle over patents; last week, and for the second time since the suits were filed, the judge in the case has ruled in favor of AuthenTec
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Sonavation shows world's thinnest fingerprint sensor
Florida-based Sonavation shows innovative — and very small — fingerprint sensor: 35 mm in length by 14.5 mm wide with a thickness of only 0.25 mm; the sensing element alone is only 3 mm in length by 14 mm wide by 0.1 mm thick
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PharmAthene in $5.5 million public equity offering
Developer of countermeasures against biological and chemical attacks raises $5.5 million in public offering
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Total RFID revenue to exceed $5.6 billion in 2009
ABI Research says that “The recession has had an undeniable effect on deployment plans… but despite some project deferrals and terminations, there will be market growth, albeit fragmented”
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Hi-G-Tek, Trojan Defense work on global nuclear threat early detection
Hi-G-Tek and Trojan Defense collaborate on developing a global nuclear threat early detection and warning system; the wireless sensor is designed for rapid reporting of WMD in global shipments
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The long view
If Trump Wants More Deportations, He’ll Need to Target the Construction Industry
As President Donald Trump sends mixed messages about immigration enforcement, ordering new raids on farms and hotels just days after saying he wouldn’t target those industries, he has hardly mentioned the industry that employs the most immigrant laborers: construction. Almost a quarter of all immigrants without a college degree work in construction.
Federal R&D Funding Boosts Productivity for the Whole Economy − Making Big Cuts to Such Government Spending Unwise
Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the vital productivity gains it supports. If the government were to abandon its long-standing practice of investing in R&D, it would significantly slow the pace of U.S. innovation and economic growth.
Smaller Nuclear Reactors Spark Renewed Interest in a Once-Shunned Energy Source
In the past two years, half the states have taken action to promote nuclear power, from creating nuclear task forces to integrating nuclear into long-term energy plans.