Defense Group Inc. Awarded Technical Support Working Group Contract.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Defense Group Inc. (DGI) has been awarded a contract from the Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) to develop a CoBRA(R) Improvised Explosive Device Noun 1. improvised explosive device - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., IED explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy (IED) Forensics Tool. The development is currently underway, with fielding of the new tool anticipated in Spring 2005. This tool is to be embodied as an add-on module to the Chemical Biological Response Aide (CoBRA(R)) software, an existing commercial application developed by DGI, which will meet the needs of bomb squads and crime scene investigators dealing with improvised devices of various types. The IED Forensics Tool will provide a quick and efficient way to identify the possible purpose for chemicals, components, and equipment discovered on a crime scene or incident location. It will be user friendly, and will provide a prioritized assessment of the possible "products" that the observed components could produce. Additional subtasks under this contract will incorporate data interfaces with handheld radiation detectors and with cutting edge digital X-ray systems. DGI will also develop requirements for new tools to support the mission of Urban Search and Rescue The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. (USAR) teams. CoBRA(R) provides critical data, procedural guidelines, and integrated Incident Command System (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ) communications and documentation structure for HAZMAT and Weapons of Mass Destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or (WMD WMD white muscle disease. ) emergency response. The software runs on standard Windows laptops or desktop computers, and there is even a version that runs on a handheld Pocket PC. CoBRA(R) systems are already fielded to over 2,000 First Responders nationwide, including all FBI accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. bomb squads in the country. About DGI Since 1987, DGI has been assisting federal, state, and local government agencies in their response to potential incidents involving biological and chemical agents, nuclear weapons, radiological materials, and conventional explosives. DGI has provided its products and services to the FBI, the Pentagon, Defense Threat Reduction Agency The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (or DTRA) is a combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) whose primary function is to analyze potential threats to the United States, both homeland and abroad, and provide contingency plans for all such , DOE, and National Guard as well as corporations such as MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom and Bristol Myers Squib. DGI's CoBRA(R) family of products provides first responders with efficient coordinated response through recognized SOPs and checklists, dissemination of intelligence reports, and standardized incident reports. DGI's thick client architecture ensures that the system remains operable even when communications systems have been temporarily lost. For more information on CoBRA(R) and DGI, visit their website at www.cobraguides.com. |
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