Approved Technologies

The SAFETY Act provides two levels of liability protections for approval: Designation and Certification. By obtaining either Designation or Certification, companies obtain a level of legal protection in case their technology is ever put to use during a terrorist attack. See below for a list of approved technology certifications.

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Canberra Industries, Inc.: Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Approved: April 05, 2007 \| Expires: May 31, 2012 Canberra Industries Inc. provides the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal, a passive radiation detection portal suitable for examining cargo containers, trucks, privately owned vehicles, mail, and bundled cargo. The Technology is intended to detect threat objects including Improvised Nuclear Devices (INDs), Special Nuclear Material (SNM), and Radiological Dispersal Devices. The Technology can discriminate innocent radiating materials from dangerous nuclear materials.
Northrop Grumman Security Systems, LLC: Guardian System Approved: April 05, 2007 \| Expires: May 31, 2012 Northrop Grumman Security Systems, LLC, provides the Guardian System, a directional infrared countermeasures system that has been designed to protect aircraft from infrared-guided Man-portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS).
The National Biometric Security Project: Biometric Testing and Evaluation Process Approved: March 27, 2007 \| Expires: November 30, 2010 The National Biometric Security Project provides the Biometric Testing and Evaluation Process (BTEP), a method of testing biometric identification products and a listing that declares the suitability of those products for homeland and conventional security applications. The Technology is designed to certify that biometric identification products meet a variety of industry best standards.
Previstar, Inc.: RAMSAFE™/PREVISTAR CPS™ Approved: March 27, 2007 \| Expires: March 31, 2012 Previstar, Inc., provides RAMSAFE™/PREVISTAR CPS™, an incident command system software solution for disaster management designed for the public safety community. The Technology is compliant with the concepts of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS).
Gold Type Business Machines, Inc.: Info-Force Approved: March 06, 2007 \| Expires: December 31, 2011 Gold Type Business Machines, Inc. provides Info-Force. The Technology consists of two specialized software applications. The first, Info-CopTM provides first responders with secure, efficient, messaging, chat, resource status, controlled Web access, and GPS information, as well as authorized access to real-time information from Federal, state, and locally maintained and controlled databases. The second application enables non-law enforcement public-private users to connect to Info-CopTM servers. Depending on the industry to which it is deployed, this software is called either Info-PassTM or Info-CorpTM.
International Business Machines Corporation: Global Name Scoring Approved: March 06, 2007 \| Expires: March 31, 2012 International Business Machines Corporation provides Global Name Scoring, a software application that is designed to improve the accuracy of name searching and identity verification by providing ranked search results of names based on linguistic, phonetic, and specific cultural variation patterns.
Insitu Group, Inc.: A20 Unmanned Aerial System (ScanEagle™) Approved: February 21, 2007 \| Expires: March 31, 2012 The Insitu Group, Inc., provides the A20 Unmanned Aerial System (ScanEagle™), an autonomous aerial vehicle system designed to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data.
MadahCom, Inc.: Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System (WAVES) Approved: February 16, 2007 \| Expires: March 31, 2012 MadahCom, Inc., provides a fixed Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System (WAVES) and a portable Tactical WAVES (TACWAVES) (collectively, WAVES). WAVES provides mass notification to alert, warn and inform people of actions to take in the event of a terrorist attack.
VeriTainer Corporation, Inc.: VeriSpreader™ Approved: February 16, 2007 \| Expires: March 31, 2010 VeriTainer Corporation, Inc., provides the VeriSpreader, a crane-mounted radiation scanning device.
Harbor Offshore, Inc.: Port Security Barrier Approved: February 13, 2007 \| Expires: March 31, 2012 Harbor Offshore, Inc., provides the Port Security Barrier (PSB) models 500, 600, and 5500. The PSB is a seaborne barrier system that provides physical protection against high-speed boat attack.