by William Cahalin | Apr 23, 2019 | Bobs Blog, Border Security, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Food Supply, Food Technology, Terrorism, Venezuela
At least 137 killed and hundreds hurt in eight explosions in churches and hotels. READ MORE TERRORISM The causes and forms of terrorism are many and varied. The one common denominator is people using violence to attempt to achieve religious or political...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Dec 3, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Tariffs, Threat Intelligence
Traceability and water quality are key areas: Empty produce shelves greeting consumers at grocery stores after the recent romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak show how much work lies ahead to modernize the nation’s food safety laws. In retrospect, passing the Food...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Nov 14, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Emergency Response, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Just Interesting, Public Health, Terrorism, Weather Emergencies
Climate contrarian uncovers math error: Researchers with University of California-San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Princeton University recently walked back scientific findings published last month that showed oceans heating up much faster than...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Oct 8, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Industry Technology, Food Safety, Food Security, Humanitarian Crises, Restaurant Security, Tariffs, The Future, Threat Intelligence, Water Safety
The problem is aging infrastructure: Americans across the country, from rural Appalachia to urban areas like Flint, Mich., or Compton, Calif., are facing a lack of clean, reliable drinking water. At the heart of the problem is a water system in crisis: aging,...
by Jacqueline Kochak | Aug 4, 2018 | Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Food Safety, Public Health, Weather Emergencies
They could expand from the Carolinas to Texas: A group of South American lizards that can grow up to four feet long (1.2 meters) has established a home in the Florida wild after being brought to the United States as pets, and the reptiles could begin a voracious march...