SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ARCHIVES
John F. Clark, Director, U.S. Marshals Service
John F. Morton and John Clark
May 16, 2007
Clark’s views on the security improvements already achieved, and the areas in which a greater effort is needed. Also discussed: The USMS’s Special Operations and Technical Operations Groups, and the support provided to state and local L-E agencies.
MCCs and the Financing of Interoperability Solutions
Gary Simpson
May 2, 2007
It is no secret that U.S. communications capabilities during recent times of disaster have ranged from unsatisfactory to poor to, at best, marginally acceptable. One need only look at the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States and the numerous communications failures during and in the aftermath of
Question – Is Anthrax Present, Too Long to Wait for an Answer
Kate Rosenblatt
April 25, 2007
Homeland-security experts believe the worst-case scenario for future terrorist attacks will involve biological-warfare agents such as anthrax rather than nuclear weapons. Which is why the numerous delays in the anti-anthrax program have aroused concern.
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
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