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Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Threats

Firm lands contract to design reconnaissance technology

Intelleuron, LLC has garnered a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate contract to design, develop and test intelligent reconnaissance technology. Officials said the $199,977 award involves working with small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in support of... Read More »

Universal flu vaccine trial initiated

A clinical trial examining the effectiveness of a universal influenza vaccine is currently underway, according to the National Institutes of Health. Officials said the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)-sponsored Phase 2 effort focuses on M-001 as a means of garnering... Read More »

Prioritize transnational biothreats now, experts warn

America’s response to potential worldwide biological threats — either naturally occurring or imposed by terrorists — must evolve, experts told the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense during its April 25 public meeting addressing current transnational biothreats and the global security... Read More »

TSA PreCheck initiative adds six international carriers

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had added six international airlines to its PreCheck program, the administration announced on Wednesday. The six new partnering airlines include Air Serbia, Condor Airlines, Porter Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines (UK), and... Read More »

Grant award targets malaria drug research

Wellcome Trust has earmarked a $3.6 million grant award as a means of aiding the malaria drug research process. Officials said the funding allotment would benefit the work of researchers from Australia's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and Merck & Co., Inc., which is known as MSD in Australia,... Read More »

NATO team wins Locked Shields live-fire cyber exercise

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced Monday that the NATO “Blue team,” made up of 30 cyber defenders, won Locked Shields 2018, the world’s largest live-fire cyber exercise. The exercise required participants to counter high-intensity attacks on a fictitious country’s... Read More »