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NVision Executive Testifies before Congress


May 27, 2011 - Washington, D.C.
Craig Harvey Testifies before the Congressional Homeland Security Committee

NVision Chief Operating Officer, Craig Harvey, recently testified at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies entitled "Unlocking SAFETY Act's Potential to Promote Technology and Combat Terrorism".

Congress invited Harvey as part of a panel of four witnesses selected to testify on the ease of application for of the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act certification which provides liability protection to producers and customers of anti-terrorism technologies, processes, and services.  DHS granted NVision's Real-Time Emergency Action Tool or "REACT" the SAFETY Act designation as a Qualified Anti -Terrorism Technology in 2010. 

Harvey commented on NVision's 18-month experience applying for and receiving the designation.NVision's SAFETY Act designation was the first one for a Mississippi-based organization.  REACT is currently used by NASA agency-wide,  the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4), and the Mississippi Homeland Security Fusion Center.  The Mississippi National Guard, the Center for Asymmetric Warfare, and other agencies have used REACT for specific disasters and exercises including Hurricanes Ivan, Ike, and Gustav and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.

Harvey Testimony:

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