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Cyber

DHS, Southern Miss Developing Simulation Software For Stadium Evacuations

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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker Researchers at the Univ. of Southern Mississippi are developing advanced simulation software that uses avatars to simulate how to quickly evacuate a packed stadium in the event of an attack or threat. The effort is being funded in part by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate. SportEvac is being developed and tested at the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety & Security (NCS4) at Southern Mississippi with one goal being to create…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]