COMMUNICATION & INTEROPERABILITY ARCHIVES
Asymmetric Warfare: Redefining Standard Terms
Ashley Moore
June 14, 2005
Chaos and confusion reign not just on the battlefield but also, particularly in recent times, in policy pronouncements, position papers, and the public consciousness. Principal problem is a proliferation of acronyms meaning almost the same thing – but not
Michigan, New York, Washington, and Florida
Anthony Lanzillotti
June 1, 2005
Michigan plays a perfect game before defending the Great Lakes; New York considers the purchase of an advanced helicopter for firefighting, rescue operations; the state of Washington conducts its first bioterrorism exercise; and Florida sets aside a speci
Coming Soon: A National EMS Administration?
Joseph Cahill
June 1, 2005
Today’s EMS community is a full partner on the nation’s homeland-security first-responder team, but gets short shrift in funding, in representation at the White House and on Capitol Hill, and in media attention. One way to even out the playing field might be to establish a national office representing city,
Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, and Kansas
Anthony Lanzillotti
May 18, 2005
Oklahoma continues to provide more resources for first responders and counterterrorism personnel; new partnerships in homeland security and emergency preparedness formed in Texas; Indiana agencies address suspicious activity and fraud; Kansas responders.
ALPR Systems and How They Grew
Jay Kehoe
May 18, 2005
Crime-fighting goes high-tech with the introduction and increasing use of affordable, relatively compact, and user-friendly OCR and ALPR technology. Today, speeders are the most likely target. Tomorrow and the day after it will be known criminals and/or s
“The Week That Was” in Washington, D.C.
James D. Hessman
May 18, 2005
Orders to “Run for your life!” were followed in short order by the announcement of new port-security grants and the Pentagon’s latest list of base closings, consolidations, and realignments. All three became major national stories, and all are related – i
DomesticPreparedness.com Welcomes Neil C. Livingstone
Martin D. Masiuk
May 11, 2005
SEVERNA PARK, MD–(MARKET WIRE)–May 9, 2005 — www.DomesticPreparedness.com announces that it has added Neil C. Livingstone, one of the world’s preeminent experts on terrorism and Homeland Security, to its roster of distinguished experts contributing editorial for its widely distributed eNewsletter T.I.P.S. (Total Integrated Preparedness Solutions). “The addition of Dr. Livingstone
Missouri, Rhode Island, and Nevada
Anthony Lanzillotti
May 3, 2005
Missouri, Rhode Island, and Nevada By Anthony Lanzillotti Missouri Funeral Directors seek help with PPE funding Funeral home directors in Missouri have asked the state to help them obtain federal funding for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE). The request came after a recent meeting of the directors to discuss
Ohio, California and Minnesota
Anthony Lanzillotti
April 20, 2005
A dirty bomb is hidden inside a vessel at a port facility somewhere on Lake Erie. SWAT teams, more than 180 first responders, and a large number of EMS student victims are among the many-splendored participants in an extended counter-terrorism exercise at Ohio Tests Lake Erie Dirty-Bomb Scenario Just two weeks
Virtual Exercises: They’re the Real Thing!
Joseph Cahill
April 20, 2005
Frequent and effective training is one of the keys to carrying out an adequate domestic-preparedness plan of any type. Such training costs money, though, and funds are scarce.
Ohio, Hawaii, California, and Minnesota
Domestic Preparedness
April 20, 2005
Ohio Just two weeks before the large “TOPOFF3” exercise tapped major resources in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the state of Ohio held a small tabletop exercise focusing on the threat of a sea borne radiological dispersal device. The scenario included a “dirty bomb” hidden within a vessel
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Wyoming
Anthony Lanzillotti
April 6, 2005
In this issue: Pennsylvania seeks funds for rural areas. Massachusetts updates biological-warfare defense plans. Illinois awards grants to TechAlt, Midco. Wyoming upgrades its inland-waterways capabilities.
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