Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Northrop FEMA National Exercise: US Collapse Prep?



Northrop to run national drill for FEMA


Northrop Grumman Corp. will conduct a national preparedness drill for the Federal Emergency Management Agency next year under a two-year, $12 million contract.
Northrop Grumman will conduct and evaluate the 2009 Tier 1 National Level Exercise, which is the largest and most complex national disaster drill conducted by FEMA’s National Exercise Division.
The drill will take place in FEMA’s Region VI, which encompasses Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Northrop Grumman’s subcontractors for the project are ICF International Inc., Battelle Memorial Institute, Alutiiq LLC, L-3 Communications Corp., Unitech and Interface Media Group.
"We are excited to be a part of an exercise program that prepares our nation's leaders to handle a wide array of emergent homeland security issues
Military, Industry Leaders to Speak at World’s Largest Simulation Event

The largest modeling and simulation exhibition event ever held will feature top leaders from the cutting edge of M&S technology. Speaking at the opening ceremonies of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference will be General William S. Wallace, head of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Joining him will be Daniel J. Crowley, Executive Vice President of the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Program.
The 2008 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference will cover almost 200,000 net square feet at Orlando's Orange County Convention Center. Over 575 exhibitors will attend the event, scheduled for December 1-4. On display will be modeling and simulation technology of all kinds, from medical applications to serious games to predictive structural, weather and natural disaster applications. Virtual reality and totally immersive virtual worlds will also be a major part of I/IITSEC 08.
Intel, Cisco, Sun helping to develop supercomputer for weapons lab http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2035717/

Lockheed Martin plans Hawaii ocean energy plant

Raytheon to build nuclear warning system for DHS
Raytheon Co. will develop new nuclear material warning technology for the Homeland Security Department under a multi-year contract that could be worth as much as $2.9 million.
The award calls for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems to develop standoff warning against radiological materials (SWARM) technology to help spot and stop the illegal movement of nuclear material across United States land borders.

Northrop sees defense spending steady in near term

In disaster drill, King County tries out temporary hospital
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008408399_emergency19m.html
Public Health — Seattle & King County and partner groups on Tuesday held a drill at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, one of three sites designated to handle overflow of hospital patients in the event of a flu pandemic, earthquakes, bioterrorism or other disasters.
Lebanon Prepares for Pandemic (CT)
EGYPT: Contingency planning for an avian flu pandemic
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=81520
Al Qaeda Coldly Acknowledges Obama Victory (Pentagon having fun again)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/world/middleeast/20qaeda.html?em

WASHINGTON — In a propaganda salvo by Al Qaeda aimed at undercutting the enthusiasm of Muslims worldwide about the American election, Osama bin Laden’s top deputy condemned President-elect Barack Obama as a “house Negro” who would continue a campaign against Islam that Al Qaeda’s leaders said was begun by President Bush.










Chemical Security 101
What You Don’t Have Can’t Leak, or Be Blown Up by Terrorists
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/11/chemical_security.html

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