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InternetNews January 27, 2010 |
U.S. Cyber Czar Says He Has Obama's Full Support Howard Schmidt has an ambitious agenda, but he says things are moving in the right direction. |
InternetNews December 22, 2009 |
Obama Names White House Cybersecurity Head Howard Schmidt gets the nod following a seven-month search. |
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. |
InternetNews July 9, 2010 |
Obama Cyber Boss Talks Up Security Strategy Howard Schmidt explains the White House's new approach to improving security in cyberspace, cautioning that no silver bullet will solve the problem. |
National Defense August 2009 Jason Jacks |
Device to Take Medical Readings From Outside Clothing A device has been developed to give first responders quicker medical readings of multiple disaster victims. |
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. |
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. |
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. |