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The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)helps law enforcement and criminal justice agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies that use are safe, dependable, and
Alim A. Fatah, Richard Arcilesi, James Peterson, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells, Joseph A. McClintock
In recognizing the needs of State and local emergency first responders, the Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Technical
Stephen A. Cauffman, Long T. Phan, Fahim Sadek, William P. Fritz, Dat Duthinh, Walter J. Rossiter Jr
This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) led-reconnaissance to assess the performance of physical structures during Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. The report describes the environmental conditions (wind
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has several ongoing efforts to address industrial control system security. This paper will present an overview of two of these efforts, the Process Control Security Requirements Forum (PCSRF) and
Alim A. Fatah, Richard D. Arcilesi, Tesema Chekol, Charlotte H. Lattin, Eric Schaffer
In recognizing the needs of state and local emergency first responders, the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) at NIST is developing chemical and biological defense equipment guides, through funding provided by the Department of Homeland Security
Alim A. Fatah, Richard D. Arcilesi, James C. Peterson, Charlotte H. Lattin, Corrie Y. Wells
The purpose of the Guide for the Selection of Explosives Detection and Blast Mitigation Equipment for Emergency First Responders is to provide responder groups with information to aid them in the selection and purchase of explosives detection and blast
William Barker, James F. Dray Jr., Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, Tim Polk, Donna F. Dodson, Ketan Mehta, S Gupta, William E. Burr, Timothy Grance, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helps law enforcement and criminal justice agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies they use are safe, dependable, and
Thomas J. Russell, Susan M. Ballou, Alim A. Fatah, A G. Lieberman, Philip J. Mattson
The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helps law enforcement and criminal justice agencies ensure that the equipment they purchase and the technologies they use are safe, dependable, and highly
Alim A. Fatah, John Barrett, Richard Arcilesi, Patrick Scolla, Charlotte H. Lattin, Susan Fortner
This guide includes information that is intended to assist the emergency first responder community in the selection of communication equipment for different applications. This specific work, Volume II of the Guide for the Selection of Communication
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and test methods for the ballistic resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against gunfire. This standard is a general revision of NIJ Standard - 0101.03
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and methods of test for the stab resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against slash and stab threats. This standard is based on technical work