SubscribeA-Tek awarded homeland security contract
January 12, 2008
“A-Tek Inc. said Friday it won a $57.5 million contract to staff laboratory technicians under the Department of Homeland Security’s BioWatch program.
The Leesburg-based company will fill 133 positions in 19 states under the contract, which lasts four years and four months.” (Washington Business Journal)
State homeland security offers winter preparedness tips
November 23, 2007
Whether it’s freezing rain or a full-blown blizzard, winter weather conditions always call for extra caution.
The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is asking citizens to prepare for the first winter storm.
“I encourage each family in New Mexico to make a preparedness plan and prepare a supply kit for both the home and winter travel,” department director Tim Manning said. “The items are common, logical and necessary to survive regardless of the type of emergency.” (Farmington Daily Times)
CDC: Cold-virus variant has killed 10
November 15, 2007
A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Adenoviruses usually cause respiratory infections that aren’t considered lethal. But a new variant has caused at least 140 illnesses in New York, Oregon, Washington and Texas, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CNN)