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Autumn Blend participants were electronically validated for physical access using mobile and fixed devices that verified identities through personal identification credentials, personal identification number, and biometrics; and logical access through personal identification credentials that allowed participants use of computers for secure e-mail collaboration. As participants' identities were cleared and individuals permitted access to the demonstration venue, Virginia's Interoperability Picture for Emergency Response (VIPER) geospatial application tracked and displayed their actions in near real-time at fusion centers and emergency operations centers throughout the United States.
Autumn Blend participants included the Department of Homeland Security; FEMA; Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colo.; the Pentagon Force Protection Agency; the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma; as well as numerous state and local representatives from across the country. Other personnel included Northrop Grumman's Newport News Shipbuilding sector, the city of Newport News Fire Department, the Virginia Governor's Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, and technology partners ActivIdentity, Fremont, Calif.; CertiPath, Herndon, Va.; and Monitor Dynamics, San Antonio, Texas.