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National Defense
September 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Military Training Technology Making Leap to Civilian Use Small businesses that have sold computer-based training systems to the U.S. military are now finding opportunities to convert their simulations to the homeland security and domestic first responder market.   |
National Defense
July 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Emergency Responders Hone Skills Amid the Rubble One of the first skills firefighters and other first responders learn at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center is how to hoist a slab of concrete off a rubble pile using only their muscles. |
National Defense
November 2011
Stew Magnuson |
First Responders Sound Alarm on Loss of Grant Money With federal budget cuts looming, local law enforcement and fire departments are growing worried that the money will dry up, or be sharply reduced. |
National Defense
September 2015
Graham Kilmer |
Consulting Firm Develops Crisis Simulator Former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have developed a platform for first responders to practice handling the glut of data that accompanies a catastrophe. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Argoff & Rousso |
Hardest Hit and Least Protected People with disabilities and older adults suffered the brunt of the Gulf and Atlantic Coast hurricanes. This is what grantmakers can do to help them. |
National Defense
October 2015
Taylor Feuss |
Army Leaning on New Crop of Soldier System Simulators As limited budgets and time constraints make live training more difficult, the Army must continue to rely on simulators to prepare soldiers for combat. |
National Defense
December 2007
Grace Jean |
Serious Games Market is Gaining Momentum The "serious games" industry, after years of trial and error, is beginning to capitalize on the lucrative alliance between education and entertainment. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2004
Curtis Massey |
High-Rise Fires: What Owners Should Know About Fire Department Operations In the general real estate community, there seems to be a pervasive belief that as long as codes are met and an evacuation or life-safety plan is on file with the city that all of a building owner's bases are covered. This is untrue. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2006
Stephanie Bell |
Always Be Prepared No commercial property owner or building manager wants to be faced with a life-threatening emergency situation. But tenants should be prepared for all types of emergencies and disasters, both natural and man-made. This online program can train tenants for emergency situations. |
National Defense
May 2010
Austin Wright |
DHS Program Develops Mass Evacuation Simulation for Stadiums The Department of Homeland Security, University of Southern Mississippi and several other organizations have partnered up to create SportEvac, a computer program that uses human avatars to simulate the behaviors of panicking crowds in sports stadiums. |
National Defense
April 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Simulation Facility Targets Future Combat Systems A new 12,000 square foot modeling and simulation complex in Albuquerque, N.M., will be used to test and evaluate virtual prototypes of the Army's Future Combat Systems. |
National Defense
August 2014
Chelsea Todaro |
More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say First responders urged Congress recently to provide more funding for stronger intelligence information sharing across federal, state and local levels and for training with new communication devices. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What are the Lessons of New Orleans? I believe the major difference between a public and private sector response to a crisis is... The Katrina disaster offers many lessons and opportunities... As I see it there were two disasters, one natural and the other bureaucratic... etc. |
National Defense
May 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
First Responders: To Fight Terror, Cross-Training Needed First responders should be trained to deal with a myriad of emergencies, from nuclear to biological attack. |
This Old House
July 14, 2015
Leslie Monthan |
Wildfire! How to Protect Your Home and Family Nearly a third of U.S. homes are vulnerable to wildfire. Reduce your risk by preparing now with these tips. |
National Defense
February 2014
Valerie Insinna |
Defense Simulation Firms Turn to Commercial Sector for Inspiration With near-term military simulation procurement uncertain, defense contractors are eyeing the commercial sector for potential fixes to looming headaches. |
National Defense
August 2006
Grace Jean |
Disjointed Defense Simulation Programs Prompt Reorganization The increasing demand for virtual training and war gaming has prompted the Defense Department to reorganize how it manages modeling and simulation. |
Job Journal
July 20, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Firefighter These everyday heroes face extraordinary challenges and reap satisfying rewards. |
National Defense
December 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Games Grab Attention at Department of Homeland Security U.S. homeland security officials are encouraging first responders across the country to consider games and simulations to fulfill their training needs. |
National Defense
March 2008
Stew Magnuson |
For First Responders, High-Tech Communications Still Out of Reach Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need for first responders to have working radio links. But there won't be any solution coming from the federal government that will instantly make the problem go away. |
National Defense
December 2006
James F. O'Bryon |
Simulation-Based Acquisition: Too Many Studies Modeling and simulation have long been touted by the Defense Department as offering savings in time and money in developing military systems. But efforts to move toward "simulation based acquisition" in the military remain only a bumper sticker. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Mary Dalrymple |
Foolish Money Lab: Dodging Disaster Having insurance isn't enough. You also need to protect important documents from disaster and be able to evacuate with them in a hurry. |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
How to: Survive a Natural Disaster While you can't predict or stop nature's deadly course, there are measures you can take to protect your home and yourself. Here are a few ideas that may help save your life and belongings should the worst happen. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2005
S.J. Caplan |
7 Steps to Batten Down Your Financial Hatches With the hurricane season upon us, getting your financial house in order is key. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Predicting the Outcome of War: Can Science Help? Digital simulations are staples of military war games. They can be used to recreate just about every aspect of combat. But simulating the complex scenarios of "irregular" warfare is one of the toughest challenges that the Defense Department now faces. |
National Defense
July 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Simulation, Gaming Sector Plagued by Fiscal Challenges Restrictions on the travel of government officials gutted the Defense GameTech Users Conference in Orlando, Fla. Conference attendance, which aims to increase the use of serious games by the Defense Department, dropped to a third of the previous year's show. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004
Ben Ames |
DHS Struggles to List Needed Technologies and Priorities Leaders at the 18 month-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are still wading through the process of nailing down what technologies and equipment are needed for specific agencies or tasks, as well as determining who gets priority. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Sherleen H. Mahoney |
Ready and Waiting Database-driven crisis management software solutions provide first responders with instant access to vital emergency information. |
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Sailors Move From Classrooms To Shipboard Simulators The U.S. Navy will be plowing millions of dollars into new simulators that will be used aboard ships, rather than ashore, to help sailors acquire specialized skills before they depart on a mission |
National Defense
December 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Force Sets Sights on `Airman of the Future' Video Games Gaming technologies, officials say, would allow the Air Force to broaden the training options available to airmen, and would help the service save money by shifting flying time from real aircraft to simulators. |
National Defense
February 2008
Grace V. Jean |
"M*A*S*H" Meets "Star Trek" in Simulation for Combat Medics Inspired by a concept found in the "Star Trek" television show, scientists and videogame designers have joined forces to build an immersive simulation that will replicate realistic battlefield and field hospital scenarios to train combat medics and surgical teams. |
Wired
December 2005
Gary Wolf |
Reinventing 911 How a swarm of networked citizens is building a better emergency broadcast system. |
Entrepreneur
April 2003
Daniel Tynan |
In Case of Emergency A smoke alarm or a life preserver may save your life, but they won't save your business. You need a real disaster plan now. Your business's survival depends on it. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2009
Philip Taylor |
How Officials Will Control the Crowds at Obama's Inauguration Today's inauguration may turn out to be the largest gathering in American history. Several crowd-control scientists and the groups in charge of inauguration evacuation discuss the precautions officials are taking. |
National Defense
July 2006
Harold Kennedy |
After Several Recent National Disasters, Gaps in Emergency Communications Still Not Fixed The ability of military and civilian first responders to communicate during major national emergencies is improving, but roadblocks remain. Among the problems is that many first responders lack adequate knowledge of their communications equipment. |
National Defense
February 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Training and Simulation Industry Optimistic About Future Opportunities Smaller defense budgets are forcing the military to conduct fewer costly live exercises and instead put troops in the cockpits and drivers' seats of more affordable simulators. |
