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TCS, SAP offer combined incident response communication solution
Two companies join their respective strengths — secure, reliable communication with multi-source information for situational awareness — to ensure that incident commanders in disaster incidents are in a position to make more informed decisions
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Analysis: Even if chemical plants are more secure, transportation of chemicals will not be
Congress and the administration are inching — the more accurate word would be “millimetering” — toward formulating safety standards for U.S. chemical facilities; trouble is, even if security is enhanced at these facilities, the transportation of deadly chemicals will remain frighteningly vulnerable to attack
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Worries continue about Indian Point disaster plans
The government disbursed more than $4 billion for bioterror defense, but states and localities chose to use much of it for other purposes; Senator Burr says this will now make it harder to get money to spend on vaccines
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The long view
A Simple — Yet Expensive — Way to Climate-Proof the Grid: Bury the Power Lines
Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn’t come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost.