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Engineering Systems Solutions announces successful test of its ForeWarn Universal Communicator
Successful DHS-sponsored simulation is a good sign for company’s ambitious expansion plans; test of the Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network an even better sign for emergency responders nationwide
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Utility and telecom industries press government for national identification cards
Industries want immediate access to emergency sites; interoperability with FIPS-201-1 a critical issue
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Texas groups to offer pipeline emergency course
Innovative program uses a 2,300-foot underground pipeline to simulate oil and gas leaks; course to begin 28 August 2006
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Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International to hold conference in August
The Unmanned Vehicles 2006 Symposium and Exposition will present latest technology, offer technical sessions; Innova Robotics to demonstrate command and control system for mutiple unmanned vehicles
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Professor finds continuity planning improves employee morale
Employees report higher job satisfaction, stronger perceptions of control, enthusiasm for hard work
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Parvus Technology demonstrates wristwatch computer at LandWarNet conference
Zypad WL 1000 can download maps, detect if wearer is injured; although designed for military and industrial purposes, firefighters may also benefit
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UltraStrip Systems changes name to Ecosphere Technologies
A Florida engineering company changes its name; the company has several patents, registered and pending, for homeland security, military, and disaster recovery applications
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Smiths Detection wins contract to supply Army robot with chemical detector
Army will fit iRobot PackBot with Smiths’ Lightweight Chemical Detector (LCD); tests to continue in Alaska
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URS wins FEMA contract for hazard mitigation services
Company will provide engineering assessments, coastal flood analyses, and other pre-disaster and post-disaster services; the five year contract under the Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Program is worth as much as $75 million
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TVI announces selection as decontamination system provider for DoD
The contract under the Defense Guardian Installation Protection Program is worth $490,000; company will deploy proprietary fabric shelter structures
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NextEnergy agrees to purchase Titan Energy Development's mobile energy system
The Sentry 5000 will be used as part of DoD’s Advanced Mobile Microgrid Power System.
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FEMA announces plan to replace locks on Katrina trailer homes
After discovering that the same key could open multiple trailers, FEMA offers to pay for new locks; some had only fifty-one possible combinations.
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DHS solicits proposals to repair and maintain the National Warning System
Qualified contractors are encouraged to offer descriptions of services and pricing within fifteen days.
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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.