Science & Technology Archives

George C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, Executive Director, American Public Health Association (APHA)

John F. Morton April 18, 2007

The APHA leader’s authoritative views on bioterrorism preparedness, the new challenges facing public-health officials in planning to cope with mass-casualty situations, the quarantine and isolation processes, & the threat posed by a pandemic influenza.

Real Resources and Real Reforms: A Report from the Committee Chairman

Bennie G. Thompson April 18, 2007

The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security promises fast and effective action – and the provision of “real resources” – to improve U.S. domestic preparedness across the board, to protect American lives & the nation’s critical infrastructure.

Upping the Ante Through Fusion Center Technology

Herbert C. Dodson April 11, 2007

The attacks more than five years ago on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by terrorists believed to be fundamental Islamic extremists dramatically changed the lives of all Americans. The global Intelligence Working Group, a high-level national-security unit created in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, developed

Guarding the Great Lakes: Athena and the Northern Maritime Border Initiative

Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III April 4, 2007

The U.S. northern maritime border poses a significant challenge for U.S. and Canadian law-enforcement agencies. The Great Lakes border between the two nations, which extends over 1,500 miles, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway teem with commercial and recreational traffic routinely moving back and forth between the territorial waters separating the

Courtney B. Banks, Vice President, Homeland Security, Raytheon Company

John F. Morton March 14, 2007

Her views on how Raytheon is leveraging its world-class technological capabilities to upgrade U.S. homeland security. Specific comments on several systems now in production or in the RDT&E pipeline.

CONTOMS: The Attributes of Excellence

Joseph Steger March 7, 2007

In both the war on drugs and the current war on terrorism, CONTOMS (Counter Narcotics and Terrorism Medical Support) has been the leading training program for federal, state, and local Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) programs. Created in 1989, CONTOMS has evolved its training curriculum to meet ever-changing terrorist threats.

Colonel Patrick Sharon, USA, Deputy Director, Joint Requirements Office for CBRN Defense

Patrick Sharon and John F. Morton March 7, 2007

Sharon discusses current CBRN projects, his office’s support for the WMD-CSTs, the JRO role in technology experimentation, TIC/TIM threats, and the Joint Biological-Agent Detection System.

Needed: A Comprehensive Medical Intelligence Picture

Asha M. George February 28, 2007

Defeating the threat posed by biological weapons requires a mountain of relevant information, collated and translated into actionable data, and distributed to a broad spectrum of potential users.

Camera Phones Add a Thousand Words to the Handling of Transportation Incidents

Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso February 21, 2007

Since August 2006, first responders in Northern Virginia have been participating in an innovative pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that uses camera phones to transmit images from incident scenes to other responders and to regional tow companies. The University of Maryland’s Capital Wireless Information Net

Kevin Yeskey, M.D., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and Emergency Operations, HHS

Kevin Yeskey February 21, 2007

His comments on, among other topics, NIMS compliance efforts, state drug and vaccine distribution programs, state and local response capabilities, and the role of IRCT team leaders.

IEDs, RDDs, and Other Improvised Hazards

Joseph Cahill February 14, 2007

When it seems likely that explosives have been used in a mass-casualty incident or “event,” the personnel responding must remember that additional, and bigger, explosions might soon follow and that they, the first responders, may be the target.

The TRP/ACU 1000: A Major Step Forward in Communications Interoperability

Brent Bankus February 13, 2007

In today’s multiagency environment, first-responder mission-essential tasks have greatly expanded, making the need for a robust communications system capable of operating with other communications systems of various types and configurations a high-priority consideration. Simply speaking, communications interoperability means nothing more and nothing less than the ability of two or more

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