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Homeland Security

ECS Gets FEMA Award for Training and Assessment Tools

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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

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Engineering & Computer Simulations (EDS) has received a contract from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help emergency planners obtain real world experience and measure performance to gain certification through its simulation tool, Emergency Management Staff Trainer (EMST). The value of the one-year contract wasn't disclosed. The EMST contract will allow emergency management personnel to acquire and learn expert strategies for conducting emergency planning, retaining and committing critical knowledge and skills related to emergency planning, and explaining and differentiating between…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]