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Canada emergency response system requires CPR
So says a review of the recent Cyber Storm exercise; poor communications and data access cited as major concerns
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FEMA to miss June hurricane planning deadline
“Unexpected issues” cause delay, and congress is not happy; FEMA to revert to modified Katrina plan
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Virginia Tech attacks mobilize crisis industry
Flush with federal grants, psychologists use the Web to share data, best practices; American School Counselor Association reports a doubling of membership since 9/11
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DoE inspector general raps agency's computer management system
Twenty desktop computers containing classified information are missing; another seventy-four lacked proper labeling
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Hajj provides critical insights in crowd control
German researchers use the physics of fluids to predict dangerous crowd conditions; “thermometer of chaos” helped prevent Hajj deaths in 2007
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VivoMetrics upgrades LifeShirt monitoring system
Worn underneath a soldier or firefighter’s equipment, new VivoResponder monitors vital signs such as respiration, ECG, and blood oxygen saturation
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Experts identify common post-attack response problems
Multi-disciplinary panel of blast-related injury experts takes a close look at common triage, scene security, and communications difficulties; researchers hope to identify best practices
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GAO raps Project 25 interoperability grants
Federal government has spent $2.15 billion on expensive but uncompatible radios; a lack of strategic vision
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REVERSE 911 wins contracts in Virginia and Connecticut
System allows emergency services to send warnings to citizens via email, cell phones, and PDAs
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Mobile evacuation buses make their D.C. debut
Sartin Services introduces a vehicle that can transport twenty-four victims at once
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New technology turns A and B blood to O
A fresh approach to an old concept, ZymeQuest tests a machine capable of treating eight units in ninety minutes
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GPS found to enhance tsunami detection
University of Nevada scientists improve seismograph and ocean buoy-based systems
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DoE opens new radiation detection lab
Cytogenetics biodosimetry makes a comeback at Oak Ridge
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Enterprise application market sees 550 M&A deals, valued at $74 billion
The demands of business continuity and regulatory strictures, among other things, have made the enterprise application market especially lucrative; market witnessed continuous consolidation
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Georgia Tech rescue robot inspired by amoeba locomotion
Tubulor robot imitates the pseudopod principle by contracting and expanding its actuator rings; flexibile design makes it ideal for collapsed buildings
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The long view
Trump Aims to Shut Down State Climate Policies
President Donald Trump has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy. Climate-focused state leaders say his administration has no legal basis to unravel their efforts.