Resilience / Recovery

Public health labs oppose field WMD testing
Without national performance standards and field validation, Association of Public Health Laboratories says the risks of false positives and false negatives are too high
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U.S. and Canada kick off Ardent Sentry exercises
Emergency response drill will last two weeks and feature fifteen maritime, WMD, and air defense scenarios
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Pharmacies launch emergency prescription database
Emergency Rx History system will serve as a backbone of existing Pharmacy Health Information Exchange
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FEMA readies $65 million in preparedness grants
CEDAP to pay out $37 million for equipment, while CTGP offers public and private sector $29 million in training and management grants
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Noble Resolve exercises kick-off in Virginia
U.S. Joint Forces Command, increasingly interested in statistical modeling and simulation, teams up with Virginia authorities for emergency preparedness drills
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Responder Knowledge Database: on overlook asset
Hosting data about DHS grants and third-party equipment certification, RKD is an invaluable resource for those in the emergency response business
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Fritz Institute to study community-based disaster relief
Little is known about how local groups and faith-based organizations operate during emergencies; a major push to help the neediest
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FEMA tosses $40 million in MREs
A lack of refrigeration contributed to waste in 2006; agency now intends to hold-off on pre-positioning; ongoing delays for the Total Asset Visibility system
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DHS to award $33.7 million in local first responder grants
Funds can be used for a host of different products, including IT, thermal imaging, and video surveillance; applications due 29 May
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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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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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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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Minor league baseball passes on DHS Ready Campaign
Over two-thirds of teams are not participating in what William Arkin calls a “sophomoric and wasteful” effort
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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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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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