NNSA dedicates new field exercise building and conducts Bangladesh ‘dirty bomb’ exercise

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  cbrne_detection Image Caption:  Field exercise building In the early days of September, the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) inaugurated a new 17,000-square-foot training building at its facility in Richland, WA, and completed a separate ground-breaking radiation security workshop in Bangladesh. Homepage position:  10 read more…

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NNSA dedicates new field exercise building, conducts Bangladesh ‘dirty bomb’ exercise

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  cbrne_detection Image Caption:  Field exercise building In the early days of September, National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) inaugurated a new 17,000 square foot training building at its facility in Richland, WA and completed a separate ground-breaking radiation security workshop in Bangladesh. Homepage position:  10 read…

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NASA to field UAVs to monitor hurricanes

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  NASA Global Hawk 871 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will field two unmanned aircraft capable of high altitude, long duration observation, to fly over hurricanes during the peak of hurricane season in September. The two surplus Northrop Grumman Global Hawks,…

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DHS wants to expand higher education in critical infrastructure field

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  education_training Image Caption:  DHS will expand educationin critical infrastructure The DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate plans to award a contract to an educational institution, corporation or other organization that can “maintain, refresh and expand” the existing DHS Higher Education and Professional Development Programs in…

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