regional security initiative

• Intergraph(R) Public Safety and Security Software Aids Kingdom of Jordan in Incident Management and Homeland Security Initiatives ; Highly Scalable Software Improves Operational Processes and Enhances Incident Prevention, Emergency Response and Anti-Terrorism Efforts As Part of National System

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ --The Kingdom of Jordan has successfully deployed Intergraph(R) public safety and security incident management software as part of a comprehensive, nationwide homeland security initiative to prevent and respond to local and regional terrorism threats and related security challenges. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081211/DECLOGO )

• U.S. Newswire
• September 01, 2010

• Terrorism Efforts

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeFrontier middleware from Augusta Systems has been deployed in a major homeland security initiative in the Kingdom of Jordan. Used in conjunction with Intergraph's incident management software for public safety and security, EdgeFrontier assists the kingdom in preventing and responding to local and regional security emergencies and threats, including terrorism. The homeland security initiative supports police, fire and emergency response agency operations throughout the 648-square mile capital city of Amman and in surrounding cities including Zarqa and Madaba, providing seamless, coordinated response during multi- agency and multi-incident emergencies. Working with Intergraph's software, EdgeFrontier provides a platform for tying toge...

• U.S. Newswire
• April 26, 2011

• Anniversary Should Be Turning Point

The suffering that has resulted from scores of suicide bombings has made the issue of bonier security a national obsession for Israelis, who have answered with the border fence and retaliatory attacks to combat Arab extremism. This approach does not hold, since from its inception the occupied territory has been breeding grounds for violence. Israel's most implacable enemies, HAMAS, Hizbullah, and Islamic Jihad, were bom in response to the occupation. It has also given rise to the jihadis, takfiries, and other radical groups bent on Israel's destruction. Indeed, no number of security measures can end the violence, because occupation by its very nature provokes resistance. Although Israel has a myriad of legitimate security concerns, the security measures taken to allay them have assumed ...

... Yet with violence erupting daily and the regional death toll rising, Israel remains vulnerable as ma... the lines suggested in the Arab Peace Initiative. The suffering that has resulted from scores of su...

• Arab American News, The
• August 26, 2009

• Narcotics and Drugs; Major Illicit Transit or Producing Countries (Presidential Determination)

• FR, September 26, 2011
• Administrative orders
• Presidential Documents

• Usaid Administrator Rajiv Shah Marks His First Visit to Africa As Administrator

USAID Launches Impact Blog to Inform Public on Global Initiatives and Activities WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will make his first trip to Africa as Administrator today, visiting both Kenya and Sudan. During his six-day visit he will focus on the development and progress of President Obama's Global Health Initiative and Food Security Initiative, while gaining a deeper understanding of U.S. bilateral and regional investments in agriculture, health, and democracy and governance. He will engage with USAID and U.S. government Country and Regional Team officials and staff, and discuss the context of Sudan humanitarian, development and peace building missions.

• U.S. Newswire
• May 12, 2010

• Aviation and Clean Technology Leaders Launch Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative ; Regional Initiative with National Reach Working to Achieve Energy Security

CHICAGO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (NYSE: UAL), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Honeywell's UOP, the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Clean Energy Trust today announced the formation of the Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI), designed to advance aviation biofuel development in a 12-state region holding significant promise for biomass feedstock, technology development, job creation and sustainable commercialization. MASBI will deliver a comprehensive evaluation of the region's biofuel potential and a plan to support regional and national needs in a responsible manner. MASBI's Advisory Council will include national leaders in advanced biofuels, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Navy, other Federal agencies, non-governmenta...

• U.S. Newswire
• May 23, 2012

• Navy Launches Vast Maritime Security Plan

Pacific Command has undertaken one of the most ambitious and complicated ventures in the war on terrorism as it seeks to prevent seaborne terrorist and criminal assaults on nations bordering the Pacific and Indian oceans. Called the Regional Maritime Security Initiative, it is intended to prevent terrorists from seizing a vessel loaded with liquid natural gas from slamming into a pier and exploding in Singapore, from scuttling a tanker in the Straits of Malacca to close a vital waterway, or from exploding containers full of chemical fertilizer in busy ports such as Pusan, South Korea; Yokohama, Japan; Oakland, Calif.; or Los Angeles.

• The Washington Times
• May 10, 2004

• The Biggest Con Job in the History of Man

Be skeptical about global warming and you're branded with a scarlet "D" for "Denier." Say global warming is a crock, and you are shunned at parties.I'm an environmentalist, like most in Maine, but I'm not an environmental zealot. Because I'm also an economist and a professional business analyst. From these perches, I can see policies that purport to fix global warming - like cap and trade taxes, and legislation that enacts them, like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or the federal Climate Security Act - as pernicious and corrupting ideas in the arena of business and politics.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• December 14, 2008

• Defense Trade Show Puts Focus On State

A small conference center tucked into Armstrong County's rolling hills on Friday hosted some of the world's largest defense- and security-related companies. Now in its 10th year, the Armstrong County Regional Manufacturing Initiative, ARMTech, attracted companies such as Boeing, the Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter, along with not-so-well-known companies like Yarde Metals Inc., Dielectric Solutions LLC and Virtus Advanced Sensors.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• August 21, 2008

• City to Buy Trailer for Disasters ; Vehicle Would Enhance Region's Response to a Mass Tragedy.

DAYTON -- A $249,497 decontamination trailer will be stationed in the city to enhance the region's ability to respond to a mass tragedy from an act of terrorism or natural disaster. The Dayton City Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 7, heard a first reading on acceptance of the trailer from the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency, the regional recipient of federal Urban Area Security Initiative funds.

• Dayton Daily News
• October 08, 2009