Emergency Preparedness

Legislators introduce bill to protect energy grid from cyber attacks

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday to protect critical energy infrastructure from potentially catastrophic cyber attacks. The…

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Payne, Jr., hosts hearing on mass transit security and protections

U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), held a field hearing on Tuesday on how to better understand how transit operators…

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NY-NJ Port Authority to deliver new counter-terrorism training for employees

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates one of the busiest networks of aviation, ground, rail…

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FDA completes Pre-Approval Inspection of Emergent BioSolutions’ Building 55 BioThrax manufacturing facility

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed its Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) of Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.’s Building 55 for the…

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Canadian national stockpile orders additional Imvamune doses

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) exercised an option on Wednesday for the supply of 171,000 doses of Bavarian…

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HHS names Cedars-Sinai as Ebola treatment center for southwest region

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday selected the California Department of Health, in partnership with…

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House Oversight Committee examines antibiotic resistant bacteria

The House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday concerning the U.S. public health response to antibiotic resistant…

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FDA grants orphan drug status to Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.’s BioThrax

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug status to Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., on Wednesday for BioThrax (anthrax…

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Lockheed Martin enters into partnership with Interset for insider threat detection solution

Lockheed Martin entered into a partnership with Interset’s insider threat detection solution on Monday. The decision was announced at the…

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Royce, Ryan join House Republicans in unveiling new national security agenda

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), along with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), unveiled the House…

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LLNL supports test of NYC subway biodefenses

Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) researchers took to the New York City subway system last month to aid in conducting…

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Health Subcommittee holds markup on the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act

The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a Health Subcommittee markup on Tuesday, discussing the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response…

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Uzumcu declares OPCW’s readiness to help states counter chemical terrorism

Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu warned that non-state actors are likely…

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Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense applauds legislation to establish national biodefense strategy

The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense on Wednesday applauded legislation advanced by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security to…

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Avon Protection introduces new technology to combat CBRN threats

Avon Protection on Monday introduced new technology designed to combat chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats for first responders…

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Tyco Integrated Security unveils automated security system at Houston airport

Tyco Integrated Security recently unveiled a high-tech security system at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport to help prevent costly exit…

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BARDA orders bulk supply of Bavarian Nordic’s non-replicating smallpox vaccine

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),…

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Bomb squads converge on New York for major public safety training exercise

More than 200 bomb technicians and first responders from five states and Canada came together this week to participate in…

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Migration, border security highlight top issues at INTERPOL European meeting

The 44th International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) European Regional Conference is being held this week, with participants discussing the challenges…

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Expert: More work needed to get private sector cyber secure

Many U.S. mid-cap companies are struggling to defend themselves against cyber attacks, begging the question of what is the appropriate…

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OPCW organizes subregional training courses for customs officers for East and Southern African states

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in cooperation with the National Authority of the Federal Democratic Republic…

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Emergent BioSolutions’ auto-injector to be tested, developed by Department of Defense

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., announced on Wednesday that its ruggedized, military-grade auto-injector platform will be tested and developed as a platform…

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Study: Medical countermeasures not up to par for children in emergencies

AAP Gateway, a department of the American Association of Pediatrics, released a report for February shedding light onto the ongoing…

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Missouri healthcare professionals train on mass casualty response to save lives with CDP training

More than 100 Missouri healthcare professionals traveled to Anniston, Alabama, in October to train at the Center for Domestic Preparedness…

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ICE adds role players to exercise to increase realism in program

The Integrated Capstone Event (ICE) held December 12 nearly set a new record for role-playing participants, adding a layer of…

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Robie Robinson sworn in as new IAEM-USA president

Robie Robinson was recently nAlthough sworn in as the cheap jerseys new IAEM-USA President at of the Sports annual conference…

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