Updates

President Bush Signs $31 Billion Homeland Security Bill

During a signing ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters here, the president noted the U.S. Congress-approved legislation "commits $31 billion to securing our nation, over $14 billion more than pre-Sept. 11 levels."

WMD-Ready National Urban Search and Rescue Response System

Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it has completed an aggressive program to train and equip the nations Urban Search and Rescue teams to respond to a WMD event.

First HSARPA Solicitation Seeking Biological and Chemical Countermeasures

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology divisionannounced today the release of the first Homeland Security Advanced ResearchProjects Agency (HSARPA)

FBI Awards Northrop Grumman Smart Security Contract

"The contract is for an enterprise level deployment for the FBI, which is the first major Department of Justice bureau to implement PKI. The potential exists for PKI expansion to include all of Justice Department." said Jim Perriello, president, Governmen

RAE SYSTEMS SELECTED BY ECUADOR'S STATE PETROLEUM COMPANY TO MONITOR DRILLING, PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS

to monitor potential hazards such as hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide as well as lower explosive limit (LEL) thresholds for a variety of toxic gases in the company's drilling and production operations

New Literature Announcement from the MSA Safety Products Division

MSA addresses need for and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Homeland Security in an attractive new 18-page product bulletin

Budget of the US Government, FY 2004 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

The Presidents Proposal: Establishes a single department whose primary mission is to protect the American people and their homeland; Unifies principal border and transportation

EARNINGS REPORT: TVI net sales of $6,783,315 for '03 2ndQ

translates into a net sales increase of 231%, and an operating income increase of 556% for the quarter compared to the same period a year ago

Secretary Ridge Announces National Special Security Event Status for Republican National Convention at New York Site

"When an event is designated a National Special Security Event, the Secret Service assumes its mandated role as the lead agency for the design and implementation of the operational security plan and Federal resources are deployed to maintain the level of