In the fight against malaria, researchers are examining high-resolution images to chart the progress and burden of the disease on a geographic scale.
The research was conducted over two separate studies from 2000 to 2017. They were led by the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), in collaboration with... Read More »
Delta Air Lines, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will install facial recognition at three airports over the next month.
The technology will be installed at boarding gates and will be used for international flights. It can save approximately nine minutes of boarding... Read More »
Raytheon Company and Northrop Grumman Corporation have partnered to develop, produce, and integrate Northrop Grumman's scramjet combustors to power Raytheon's air-breathing hypersonic weapons.
“The Raytheon / Northrop Grumman team is quickly developing air-breathing hypersonic weapons to keep... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing millimeter wave shoe screening technology designed to enhance airport security.
The initiative stems from the Screening at Speed Program, which began in 2016 and is pursuing transformative research... Read More »
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a global campaign urging governmental adoption of the AWaRe tool to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, adverse effects, and costs.
The AWaRe tool was developed by the WHO Essential Medicines List. It files antibiotics into three... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the Senate aims to promote stronger cybersecurity coordination between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and state and local governments.
The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act encourages national cybersecurity watchdogs to share... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) introduced a legislative package of seven bills called the “American Security Agenda,” which seeks to improve the U.S. response to homeland security threats.
“The goal of the American Security Agenda is to take a hard look at the Department’s missions and act... Read More »
Raytheon Company and Black Sage recently partnered as a means of enhancing integrated drone detection and mitigation initiatives.
“As we saw at Gatwick and Heathrow airports, drones operating inside commercial air corridors are posing a real challenge," Todd Probert, vice president of... Read More »
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is lauding the Coast Guard’s recent decision noting Seattle will serve as the homeport for three new Coast Guard polar security cutters, or polar icebreakers.
“This is great news,” Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, which has... Read More »
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued recommendations for National Nuclear Security Administration contractors.
The contractors design and manufacture explosive materials for nuclear weapons, and there are approximately 100 different nuclear- weapon components that... Read More »
Highlighting the success of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in disaster response, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) recently encouraged federal departments to partner with his state’s Northern Plains UAS Test Site in the fight against wildfires.
Specifically, he wanted to see the site’s knowledge... Read More »
Cianbro was awarded a $12.2 million contract to expand the warehouse facility at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Portsmouth, N.H.
“I have long advocated for the Navy to address the modernization needs at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and I am so pleased to announce that the contract has... Read More »
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) recently adopted a pair of National Defense Authorization Act amendments blocking the Guantanamo detainee transfers to certain countries presenting national security threats.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), ranking member of the House Homeland Security... Read More »
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) recently proposed legislation supporting the military’s high-altitude aviation training in Colorado, backing Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines for aircraft flying over the state’s wilderness areas.
Tipton said the bill, H.R. 2347, and resolution, H.R. 440,... Read More »
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently discovered that an experimental flu drug known as favipiravir cures mice infected with the potentially lethal Bourbon virus.
At least, that’s the case with mice. The drug has been previously approved in Japan... Read More »
