News tagged with public safety
Wireless network outlines plans to protect GPS
LightSquared, a Virginia-based company that plans to build a nationwide wireless broadband network, is proposing to adapt its network so as not to interfere with GPS systems.
Jun 20, 2011 |
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LightSquared gets extension for GPS test results
Federal regulators have granted a Virginia company called LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would cripple GPS systems ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Tests show wireless network could jam GPS systems
New government test results show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being launched by a company called LightSquared could jam GPS systems used for aviation, public safety, military operations and other ...
Jun 11, 2011 |
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China orders nationwide emission cuts by 2015
China on Tuesday ordered local governments to reduce emissions of "major pollutants" by as much as 10 percent by 2015, amid growing public anxiety over the country's bad air.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Radioactivity in Europe, no public risk: IAEA
The UN atomic agency said Friday "very low levels" of radioactive iodine-131 had been detected in the air in the Czech Republic and in other countries, but presented no risk to human health.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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FDA plans modest changes to medical device system
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is laying out plans to update the 35-year-old system used to approve most medical devices, which has been subject to increasing criticism by public safety advocates.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Path to good health, less pollution is the sidewalk: report
US pressure groups joined forces Monday to urge authorities to spend more to improve Americans' health and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Obama focuses on food safety, picks FDA new chief
(AP) -- The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he filled the top job at the Food and Drug Administration.
Mar 14, 2009 |
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High-tech solutions ease inaugural challenges
Transportation and security officials on Inauguration Day will have a centralized, consolidated stream of traffic information and other data displayed on a single screen using software developed by the University ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Razor gangs must not lose sight of evidence
The shadow treasurer, Joe Hockey, reportedly has criticised "universal entitlements" in Western welfare states, suggesting Australia could learn from highly constrained public safety nets in Asia.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2012 |
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NIST to expand work on emergency communications to support FirstNet
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will significantly expand its work in support of an advanced wireless communications system for the nation's first responders and emergency workers as a result of ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Prison misconduct findings shed light on crowding problem
UT Dallas criminologist Dr. Robert Morris and doctoral student Erin Orrick won the 2012 William Simon/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Paper award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for their article that shows ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
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New report outlines key features of next-generation public safety communications
Creation of a next-generation public safety communications network requires leadership from a single non-profit organization devoted to this purpose, according to a report released today by a federal advisory committee. Such ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Studies question effectiveness of sex offender laws
Two studies in the latest issue of the Journal of Law and Economics cast doubt on whether sex offender registry and notification laws actually work as intended.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Global food safety: Keeping food safe from farm to table
Food safety problems can arise at any of multiple stages of food production, and illnesses that result from them are frequently not detected or reported, according to a new report from the American Academy of Microbiology.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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