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National Defense
September 2015
Graham Kilmer
Consulting Firm Develops Crisis Simulator Former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have developed a platform for first responders to practice handling the glut of data that accompanies a catastrophe. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2012
Stew Magnuson
Military Training Technology Making Leap to Civilian Use Small businesses that have sold computer-based training systems to the U.S. military are now finding opportunities to convert their simulations to the homeland security and domestic first responder market. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2007
Stew Magnuson
National Guard, Army Chemical Units Criticized for Being Untrained, Unprepared Acute shortages of equipment and personnel means less time, or no time, to train. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2003
Geoff S. Fein
Security Beat Northcom Urged to Set Priorities... Study Focuses on Surviving Terrorist Attacks... States Need to Manage First Responder Funding... Boeing to Test Cargo Security System... Coast Guard 'Rescue 21' Behind Schedule... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell
Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004
Ben Ames
DHS Struggles to List Needed Technologies and Priorities Leaders at the 18 month-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are still wading through the process of nailing down what technologies and equipment are needed for specific agencies or tasks, as well as determining who gets priority. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2005
Grace Jean
Guard Balancing Emerging Roles in Homeland Defense The National Guard continues to expand its missions in support of homeland defense, even as it contends with frequent overseas deployments, equipment shortages and low recruiting levels. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2004
Geoff S. Fein
Security Beat The Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services will share $275 million to expand the BioWatch program, improve a nationwide bio threat reporting system and upgrade food and animal inspections. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2006
Harold Kennedy
After Several Recent National Disasters, Gaps in Emergency Communications Still Not Fixed The ability of military and civilian first responders to communicate during major national emergencies is improving, but roadblocks remain. Among the problems is that many first responders lack adequate knowledge of their communications equipment. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Industry Has Yet to Crack Government Market Code The collective perception of the video game industry is that defense and homeland security remain largely untapped markets. mark for My Articles similar articles
InternetNews
September 29, 2010
Cyber Storm Simulation Tests Nation's Readiness The three days of simulations sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, are designed to test the U.S.'s ability to respond to a major attack on its digital infrastructure. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2008
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.
U.S. Has Strategy for Homeland Security, But Are We Ready? In October, the White House issued an updated "National Strategy for Homeland Security," which is intended to guide, organize and unify the nation's homeland security efforts. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2008
Stew Magnuson
Emergency Responders Hone Skills Amid the Rubble One of the first skills firefighters and other first responders learn at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center is how to hoist a slab of concrete off a rubble pile using only their muscles. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2005
Grace Jean
Games Are Gaining Ground, But How Far Can They Go? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency looks toward simulation systems to teach soldiers about the tradeoffs involved in rebuilding Iraq. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Winter 2003/2004
Tulak, Kraft, & Silbaugh
State Defense Forces and Homeland Security State Defense Forces represent a valuable additional component for homeland security and homeland defense contingency planning and operations. They can provide key technological and procedural bridges to link US Northern Command to local first-responders and state and federal agencies during operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Joe Pappalardo
Security Beat Britain and U.S. Agree To Share Security Tech. The United States and United Kingdom are attempting to bridge their homeland security efforts. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2006
Grace Jean
Maritime Security Creates New Market for User-friendly Simulation Software Agencies in charge of port security, such as the Coast Guard, are target customers for a recently introduced software package that could help create games custom designed to meet specific training needs. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Mathematical Models: The Latest Weapons Against Urban Insurgencies The Defense Department is asking for models of social agendas and social behaviors to help them win the war. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2014
Chelsea Todaro
More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say First responders urged Congress recently to provide more funding for stronger intelligence information sharing across federal, state and local levels and for training with new communication devices. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2013
Valerie Insinna
Army, Marine Corps Look for Better Data on Simulator Effectiveness Both services need to establish metrics to calculate just how effective their simulators are. Furthermore, they need a more comprehensive method to compare the costs of live and virtual training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2006
Grace Jean
Pentagon Chem-Bio Program Expands to Homeland Missions The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are seeking to homogenize the equipment that military units and local first responders employ to detect and neutralize toxic agents. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2006
Courtney E. Howard
War Games Increasingly, military training and simulation companies are tapping commercial gaming technologies to enhance precision and realism for military training, simulation and mission rehearsal systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Grace Jean
Serious Games Market is Gaining Momentum The "serious games" industry, after years of trial and error, is beginning to capitalize on the lucrative alliance between education and entertainment. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2013
Valerie Insinna
Simulation, Gaming Sector Plagued by Fiscal Challenges Restrictions on the travel of government officials gutted the Defense GameTech Users Conference in Orlando, Fla. Conference attendance, which aims to increase the use of serious games by the Defense Department, dropped to a third of the previous year's show. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Harold Kennedy
DHS Technology Budget To Exceed $1B in 2005 An array of emerging technologies is the key to defending the United States from its enemies, according to Charles E. McQueary, undersecretary of homeland security for science and technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2011
Stew Magnuson
First Responders Sound Alarm on Loss of Grant Money With federal budget cuts looming, local law enforcement and fire departments are growing worried that the money will dry up, or be sharply reduced. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2004
Pappalardo & Erwin
Security Beat Law enforcement agencies, using grant money from the federal government, increasingly are investing in robots to prepare for domestic threats. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2007
Tyrone C. Taylor
Pentagon, First Responders Share Communications Needs The military and civilian emergency responder communities share an overlapping need for enhanced communication technologies. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Citizens Invited to Participate in DHS Major Review The Department of Homeland Security wants to harness the "wisdom of crowds" into a major strategic review that is due to Congress in December. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Air Force Sets Sights on `Airman of the Future' Video Games Gaming technologies, officials say, would allow the Air Force to broaden the training options available to airmen, and would help the service save money by shifting flying time from real aircraft to simulators. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2006
Stew Magnuson
Feds Pursue Better Communication Paths When it comes to interoperable communications systems (between the military and civilian agencies, etc.), there are many borders to cross. Experts say it will be years before it will be reached. But industry efforts are underway. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2004
Kennedy & Tiron
Securitybeat U.S. Beefs Up Security On Railway Systems... Budget Amendment Good News for DHS... Air Force Adopts Biometrics Security Systems... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2004
Joe Pappalardo
State, Locals on the Ground Taking Security Steps On the state and local levels, law enforcement and first responders know that cooperation is essential to saving lives. That principle is particularly relevant along the U.S.-Mexico border. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2006
Stew Magnuson
Feds lagging in most disaster scenarios, McHale says The federal government has identified 15 homeland disaster scenarios for which it must prepare. But does making lists equate to preparedness? mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2005
Harold Kennedy
Homeland Security Steps Up Emphasis On Preparedness The Department of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross have declared September to be National Preparedness Month. The DHS has undergone major restructuring under Chertoff, but some are critical of how resources are allocated. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2004
Stephen Willingham
National Guard Modernization Pegged to Emerging Missions A $12 billion budget represents significant business opportunities to contractors seeking to supply equipment and services to National Guard units in the United States. Here are some cues to getting a contract. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2012
Sandra I. Erwin
Washington Insiders Question Federal Role In Homeland Security DHS' federal-centric governance is an outdated hierarchical model that is ill-suited to the post-industrial digital age, says John Fass Morton, author of a new book titled "Next-Generation Homeland Security: Network Federalism and the Course to National Preparedness." mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2014
Valerie Insinna
Army Solicits Industry For Simple, Scalable Training Technologies Army officials in January laid out a wish list of what they would like to see in future simulation technologies, including straightforward systems that can train entire brigades and require fewer personnel to facilitate exercises. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
Courtney E. Howard
American Systems develops emergency communications system for homeland security Red Cell, intended to help homeland security authorities make informed decisions and respond to emergencies such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive events, also is a public safety service for natural disasters. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Sailors Move From Classrooms To Shipboard Simulators The U.S. Navy will be plowing millions of dollars into new simulators that will be used aboard ships, rather than ashore, to help sailors acquire specialized skills before they depart on a mission mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
March 2006
Veronique de Rugy
Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Training and Simulation Industry Optimistic About Future Opportunities Smaller defense budgets are forcing the military to conduct fewer costly live exercises and instead put troops in the cockpits and drivers' seats of more affordable simulators. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
Hans Kobler
From DARPA to Main Street Technologies developed for Homeland Security are moving into the public sector. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2004
Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr.
Department of Homeland Security on the Right Track The Department of Homeland Security is taking aggressive steps to help the nation's state and local governments, as well as first responders, prepare for the worst-case scenario. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
John McHale
Army and SAIC Enhance Military Training and Simulation with Engenuity's AI.implant Tool This combination will bring enhanced realism and efficiency to military simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2015
Tomas O'Keefe
Three Homeland Security Agencies to Watch Knowing where to target sales activities as well as the challenges facing homeland security should help you identify existing opportunities to support DHS to ensure the safety and security of the American public. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Michael Peck
Computer Games Helping To Train Commanding Officers This year, 600 of the 1,600 majors taking brigade staff training at the college played TACOPSCAV, a PC-based hobbyist war game designed by a former Marine intelligence officer. The civilian version sells for about $25. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2010
Stew Magnuson
First Homeland Security Review Garners Little Interest Appearing on budget day, and released a month past its congressionally mandated deadline, the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review arrival was all but ignored by the mainstream media. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2004
Joe Pappalardo
Security Beat Homeland Security Dept. Finances Found in Disarray... Effort Underway to Boost Bioscience Security... Corporate Supporters of Terror States Under Scrutiny... Cities Get Tutored on Disaster Communications... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2008
Grace V. Jean
"M*A*S*H" Meets "Star Trek" in Simulation for Combat Medics Inspired by a concept found in the "Star Trek" television show, scientists and videogame designers have joined forces to build an immersive simulation that will replicate realistic battlefield and field hospital scenarios to train combat medics and surgical teams. mark for My Articles similar articles