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National Defense
July 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Survey Exposes Flaw in Domestic Improvised Explosive Device Reporting System A survey of bomb squads in the United States found that only a small percentage of improvised explosive device incidents are reported to a national database, said a federal official tasked with preventing terrorist bombings.   |
National Defense
October 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Bomb Squads Need the Best Tools Available Bomb squads -- both military and civilian -- deserve and need the very best technologies the nation can offer them. |
National Defense
May 2010
Stew Magnuson |
With No Budget, Joint Federal Office Tackles High Explosives Problem The Joint Program Office for Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives recently marked its one-year anniversary and is beginning to tick off items on a long list of recommendations designed to thwart terrorists from employing bombs on U.S. soil. |
National Defense
September 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Feds Begin to Tackle the Vexing Problem of How to Defeat Homemade Bombs Congress' attention remains focused on preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction on U.S. soil, but improvised explosive devices do not receive the same attention as the chemical, biological or nuclear threats. |
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. |
National Defense
June 2008
Stew Magnuson |
First Responders Slow to Take Up Robot Technology First responders investigating potential incendiary devices are utilizing the latest robotic devices, but other parts of the emergency services community have been slow to take up the technology. |
National Defense
November 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Boston Attack Highlights Bomb Squad Shortfalls The nation's 466 bomb squads have urgent needs for robots that can help them do their jobs, said a leading expert in counter-improvised explosive device technologies. The problem is that they don't have much money to upgrade their systems. |
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. |
National Defense
July 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Small Tent Buys Time to Respond to Suspicious Packages This foldable tent allows first responders to buy time while they wait for explosive ordnance disposal technicians to arrive on scene. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense
September 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Improvised Bombs Have a Long History in U.S. Improvised explosive devices, or homemade bombs, have been used to sow terror in the United States for longer than you may think. |
National Defense
April 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Interagency Group Looking For a Few Good Innovations The interagency organization that fosters counterterrorism technologies and puts them into the hands of military or civilian users has seen a steady increase in funding. But for companies large and small hoping to win a contract, the challenges can be daunting. |
National Defense
June 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Bomb Making Skills Spread Globally The war in Iraq is accelerating the development of IED technology as terrorists and insurgents are forced to adapt their methods to defeat countermeasures. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense
July 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Improvised Explosive Threat Reaches Global Scale The end state of successful accomplishment of a special U.S. military group's mission is eliminating the improvised explosive device as a weapon of strategic influence for the enemy. It's no singular, simple task. |
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
February 2011
Stew Magnuson |
DHS Technology Directorate Undergoes Major Changes Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Science and Technology Tara O'Toole has radically restructured her division in an effort to rapidly field devices needed by DHS agencies as well as first responders. |
National Defense
February 2015
Valerie Insinna |
New Software Uses Artificial Intelligence To Sift Through Data As the military and U.S. intelligence agencies struggle to digest mountains of information captured from social media and sensors all over the world, companies continue to create software that can more quickly and accurately help analysts isolate relevant data. |
National Defense
April 2014
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Counterterrorism Office Seeks Array of Technologies Devices to defeat improvised bombs and chemical and biological weapons are among its most acute needs. |
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. |
National Defense
January 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Adaptive Foe Thwarts Counter-IED Efforts Coalition forces are engaged in an ongoing invisible combat in the radio and infrared spectra. Iraqi insurgents have progressed from simple trip wires to infrared devices to set off improvised explosive devices. |
National Defense
March 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Counterterrorism Office Looking for a Few Good Homeland Security Ideas The Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office is responsible for funding innovative ideas that can help operators on the tactical edge defeat non-state actors attacking civilian targets. |
National Defense
December 2009
Grace V. Jean |
To Train Troops, Army Creates Digital Reenactments of Roadside Bomb Attacks Video footage of insurgents burying improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, is among the data collected by analysts who are assisting simulation experts at the joint training counter-IED operations integration center. |
National Defense
July 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Pentagon Still Playing Catch-Up With Bomb Makers The U.S. military's cadre of bomb disposal technicians needs lighter equipment, the ability to detect explosives at stand-off distances and their sensors consolidated into one handheld device. |
National Defense
April 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Security Beat The biggest challenge facing the maritime transportation industry is ensuring that legitimate cargo is not needlessly delayed as new security measures are implemented. |
National Defense
December 2007
Grace Jean |
First Responder Teams Eye Military Urban Trainers Threats of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil are prompting law enforcement agencies and first responders to turn to military-grade training facilities. |
National Defense
September 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Plan for Public Safety Communication Network Hits Snags A Federal Communications Commission plan that would sell to the private sector valuable spectrum that was once reserved exclusively for public safety agencies is facing stiff opposition from lawmakers and the Department of Homeland Security. |
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
Sandra I. Erwin |
Defense Dept. to Host Industry Conference Targeting `Improvised Explosive Devices' Despite its technological prowess when it comes to weapon systems, the Pentagon has yet to come up with an effective solution to curb the rising casualty toll in Iraq resulting from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2008
Glenn Zorpette |
Countering IEDS Billions of dollars spent on defeating improvised explosive devices are beginning to show what technology can and cannot do for the evolving struggle |
National Defense
October 2006
Sandra Erwin |
Roadside Bombs: An `Arms Race' With No End in Sight Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Douglas Stone conveys to defense contractors and government scientists the frustration that military commanders experience in the war zone, where inescapably, almost on a daily basis, troops are killed and maimed by hidden explosives. |
Insurance & Technology
August 12, 2005
Anthony O'Donnell |
Effective Detective Change audit software and services provider Tripwire released version 5.0 of its Tripwire Enterprise change audit solution, which is designed to prove system and process integrity to help companies comply with regulations while achieving greater network availability and security. |
Reason
March 2006
Veronique de Rugy |
Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending. |
