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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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  • DHS Undersecretary George Foresman resigns

    Reorganization of FEMA eliminated Foresman’s Preparedness directorate; experienced emergency management executive goes out on top

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  • DoE tests Isonics's aerosol bio-decontamination system

    Company receives $1 million in funding to perfect technology; tests come as Isonics faces delisting from Nasdaq

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  • AT&T recevies F&S business continuity award

    We typically associate AT&T with phones, but the company also has robust business continuity and disaster recovery portfolios for enterprise customers

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  • Explosions found to cause serious lung problems

    Brief high-level concentrations of nitrogen dioxide can cause lung edema; Walter Reed researchers may an experimental breakthrough

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  • Smiths Detection wins two major DoD contracts

    Chemical detection units earn $19 million for this industry heavyweight; Air Force spends $4.5 million on advanced hazmat identification equipment

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  • Tennesee prepares for large emergency drills

    Volunteer State finds many willing to lend a hand as emergency planners simulate three different types of disasters; Miami’s volunteer patrol gears up, too

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  • IXEurope finishes strong at Data Centre Europe Awards 2007

    Company recognized as best in disaster recovery service, datacenter management; Attenda and BladeLogic received much-deserved recognition

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  • Policymakers said unprepared for subduction earthquakes

    A lack of historical data makes it impossible to predict when these rare disasters will occur; 2004 Indonesian tsunami an object lesson in being unprepared

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  • Israel prepares for WMD attacks

    Army joins the United States in a computer simulation of a non-conventional missile attack; troops pulled off checkpoint duty to take part in emergency response drills

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  • Sources say DHS will be flexible on interoperability grants

    With $1 billion soon to be unleashed, DHS says it will support the unfavored 800 MHz band; NTIA argues grants can only be used for technology and equipment

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  • Battle over allocation of the 700MHz band looms

    TV operators will soon vacate the 700 MHz band, and the FCC is getting set to auction it; pressures grow to allocate portion of the band for public safety uses

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  • RAE expands its wireless detection offerings

    AreaRAE systems, already a hit with the National Guard, receive a tune-up; new sensors can detect hydrogen chloride, hydrogen flouride, and carbon monoxide

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  • Tsunami Institute offers cell phone-based warning system

    Inexpensive service provides ample warning to get off the beach; developers look for business partners along the Pacific Rim.

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  • British bust plot against Internet

    Suspected Al Qaeda operatives planned to infiltrate a major Internet hub and detonate explosives; MI5 creates a critical infrastructure protection unit

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  • Thousands evacuated in Washington state as 66 large fires burn in U.S.
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  • One Button Could Have ‘Saved More Lives’ in Florida Condo Collapse
  • FEMA Modernizes Mobile App to Increase Accessibility and Improve User Experience
  • DHS Awards $9.8M for Small Businesses to Develop Security Technology Prototypes
  • Flood sensors give Montgomery Co. new way to track water levels remotely
  • Improving cyber insurance doesn't have to be hard
  • Water, schools, among major concerns for Utah earthquake commission
  • MyShake early warning app ready for Seattle earthquake alerts
  • Researchers paint bleak picture of forest fires beyond 2030
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
  • Improve your disaster recovery preparedness for hurricane season
  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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The long view

  • Machine Learning Could Predict Rare Disastrous Events Like Earthquakes or Pandemics

    Researchers suggest how scientists can circumvent the need for massive data sets to forecast extreme events with the combination of an advanced machine learning system and sequential sampling techniques.

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  • Americans Are Flocking to Wildfire

    People are trading hurricane zones for wildfire areas, says national study of migration, natural disasters, and climate change.

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  • Insurance for a Changing Climate

    Among the many facets of the economy being challenged and changed by warming global temperatures is the insurance industry. Damaging extreme events such as wildfires, hurricanes, and floods are happening with greater frequency and intensity, which leaves insurance companies facing larger financial risks and paying out more in claims — and it also leaves policy holders paying higher prices to insure their homes and businesses.

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