The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division has contracted with Washington-based James Lee Witt Associates to consult on recovery efforts from severe tornadoes and flooding that recently struck the state.

The New York City Fire Department has purchased an emergency notification system from San Diego-based MIR3.

The Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Unit has purchased a video monitoring and logging system from Burlington, Mass.-based Volicon to monitor local and national newscasts for stories of interest.

The Southern Ohio, Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky region of the Department of Homeland Security's Urban Area Security Initiative has purchased an emergency management system from Raytown, Mo.-based netEOP.

The Buena Park, Calif., Police Department has contracted with Irvine, Calif.-based LPA to design a new 66,000-square-foot headquarters facility that will include community rooms, an operations center and an energy-efficient design.