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Pandemic’s Impact Top Threat, UK, Others Say

A first ever British National Risk Register rating on the top threats facing the

UK ordered by Prime Minister Gordon Brown concluded that a influenza pandemic,

not a terrorist attack, would have the biggest impact on the country. READ

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THE KIMERY REPORT

EMS Struggles Under Burden of Fuel Prices, Budget Woes

Across the nation, city, town, and county emergency services are feeling the

pressure of fuel prices that have sent their budgets soaring by more than 200

percent in some cases. Combined with the consequent rise in other expenditures,

some have had no choice but to cut back services, put off replacement of aged

vehicles and equipment, and to defer repair and maintenance. READ MORE...

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TODAY’S HOMELAND SECURITY NEWS

US Raids New Orleans Agency in Housing Cleanup Scandal

Federal investigators on Monday raided the downtown offices of a city-chartered

nonprofit agency accused of abusing a federally financed program that was

created to clean up houses damaged by Hurricane Katrina. READ MORE...

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2 Women Among Accused in Fatal China Bombings

Two women were among a squad of assailants accused of hurling homemade bombs at

government buildings and police Sunday in a Muslim region of China, officials

said Monday. Twelve people were killed, including 10 of the assailants. READ

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Wave of Immigrants Could Be at Polls

Most immigrants who applied for US citizenship during a tidal wave of

applications last year should be sworn in and eligible to vote by the November

elections, Federal immigration authorities said yesterday. READ MORE...

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Durham Board Goes on Record Against Lab in NC

The Durham County commissioners voted 4 to 1 Monday night to oppose a federal

biodefense lab proposed for Butner, NC. READ MORE...

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K-State Confident It Can Earn Bid for Biolab

Evidence politics may be infecting evaluation of sites for a $450 million

national biodefense laboratory didn’t alarm advocates of a plan to build the

research facility on Kansas State University’s campus. READ MORE...

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OPINION: What If the FBI Is Right About Bruce Ivins?

If the FBI theory on the man responsible for the anthrax attacks of 2001 is

correct, then the threat of bioterrorism is far more troubling than we have

imagined. READ MORE... <http://hstoday.us/content/view/4659/195/>

TODAY’S NEWS ANALYSIS

Critics: E-Verify Proposal Flouts Law

The Bush administration is deliberately attempting to thwart congressional will

that the E-Verify employment verification system remain voluntary for all US

employers with a proposed regulation that would compel federal contractors to

use the system, according to comments submitted Monday by a workforce coalition

advocating a private sector system.

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY NEWS

XeDAR Corporation Wins Cyberspace Contract Serving the US Intelligence Community

XeDAR Corporation, Denver, Colo., a provider of homeland security consulting and

IT services to our national intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense,

has announced that its subsidiary, Point One, Inc. of Arlington, Va., will be a

lead contractor for implementing the National Military Strategy for Cyberspace

Operations. The contract begins immediately, with renewal extensions that can

run through June 2010. Contract ceiling funding was not released. READ MORE...

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WidePoint Company iSYS Expands Contract to Support the DoD’s Washington

Headquarters

WidePoint Corporation, Oak Brook, Ill., a provider of advanced information

technology, identity assurance and protection and mobile telecom expense

management services, has announced that its subsidiary iSYS won a new task order

to provide mobile telecom management services (MTMS) for the Office of the

Secretary of Defense (OSD). The new task order is fully funded at $1.9 million.

iSYS also received a modification that added $575,000 to expand its existing

MTMS task order. READ MORE... <http://hstoday.us/content/view/4667/187/>

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Deploys Pivot3 High Definition Storage

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has chosen the Pivot3 High Definition Storage system

from Pivot3 Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., storage company in the high definition

storage market, for an IP video surveillance project. READ MORE...

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Italian Port Selects Milestone IP Video and License Plate Recognition

The Italian port of San Giorgio di Nogaro has installed IP video surveillance

management software with license plate recognition from Milestone Systems,

Copenhagen, Denmark, developer of open platform IP video management software.

The port, situated near the city of Udine, Italy, is a large river port

accessible from the Adriatic Sea, and one of three active ports in the region,

together with Trieste and Monfalcone. The port area houses a rail junction,

covered warehouses and open air storage areas, handling approximately 1.6

million tons of goods yearly. READ MORE...

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Fire Escape Hood First to Earn ANSI/ISEA110 Certification

iEvac, Boynton Beach, Fla., provider of life safety products, has announced that

Fire Escape Hood is first to earn Certification to the new American Standard

ANSI/ISEA110. iEvac protects against fire-related risks including toxic gases,

harmful particulates and life-threatening physical hazards. READ MORE...

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FOCUS ON: Public Health Preparedness

Feds Say Proposed Biohazard Lab in NC had Wide Support

A federal agency rated a North Carolina site last year as an excellent place for

a proposed biohazard lab because of local support, but that was before local

governments and a congressman voiced strong opposition. READ MORE...

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Federal CDC Director to Speak at Pandemic Conference

Dr. Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, will be the keynote speaker at a pandemic flu preparedness

conference Logistics Health Inc. will host at its La Crosse, Wisc. headquarters

from 10 to 3 p.m. Sept. 4. READ MORE...

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A Better Way, Stat

One way to control health care costs—as well as keep emergency rooms from

being overrun—is to fundamentally change the way that primary health care

services are delivered. The traditional model dictates that patients with a

chronic condition, such as diabetes or heart disease, must book an appointment

with a physician between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. READ MORE...

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Boston University Wants To Start Training at Biolab

Boston University has asked the city for permission to start conducting training

exercises at a laboratory being built to study some of the world’s most

dangerous germs. READ MORE... <http://hstoday.us/content/view/4671/271/>

First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Illinois

The most recent human case of infection with West Nile virus is a 28-year-old

woman from Aurora. The woman reported the onset of illness in late July, but she

was not hospitalized. West Nile symptoms are similar with those of flu: nausea,

fever, headaches, backache, lack of appetite, muscle aches. The virus can seldom

lead to meningitis or death. READ MORE...

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