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New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine
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In the News
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U.S. navigates through 'Cyber
Storm'
The U.S. government has concluded its "Cyber Storm"
wargame -- its biggest-ever exercise to test how it would respond to
devastating attacks over the Internet from anti-globalization activists,
underground hackers and bloggers.
Parts of the worldwide simulation, conducted in mid-February, challenged
government officials and industry executives to respond to deliberate
misinformation campaigns.
The Internet survived, even against fictional abuses against the world's
computers.
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Chertoff
defends Department's dual role
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has
rejected criticism that the Department of Homeland Security is
preoccupied with terror threats, at the expense of preparing for natural
disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
"I strongly reject this attempt to drive a wedge between our concerns
about terrorism and our concerns about natural disasters," Chertoff said
at a gathering of state emergency management directors meeting in
Alexandria, Va.
His strong defense of his agency, in response to criticism by ex-federal
disaster chief Michael Brown and others came as a congressional report
blamed government-wide ineptitude for mishandling Hurricane Katrina.
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Houston police
pondering surveillance cameras
Facing a shortage of police officers, Houston Police
Chief Harold Hurtt has called for surveillance cameras on downtown
streets, apartment complexes and shopping malls.
The Houston Police Department is struggling with a manpower shortage as
well as a spike in violent crime. To supplement officers on patrol, HPD
is considering installing five video cameras downtown, Hurtt said. He
also suggested that new apartment complexes and malls be required, as
part of the building-permit process, to provide security cameras, The
Houston Chronicle reports.
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DHS slow to
implement US-VISIT recommendations
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has
since 2002 issued many recommendations that should be implemented in the
Department of Homeland Security's US-VISIT program. According to a
recent GAO progress report, DHS is slow to implement many of them.
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Procurement Watch
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- The Los Angeles Police Department has signed a
letter of intent with StarChase LLC, Virginia Beach, Va., to
serve as a pre-commercial beta-test site for a vehicle tagging and
tracking Pursuit Management System. Under the agreement, LAPD will
install prototype StarChase systems on marked patrol vehicles for
testing and evaluation. The trials are expected to last four to six
months.
- The U.S. Department of Defense has increased and extended its
contract with Savi Technology, Washington, D.C., for the
company's active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) products and
services through January 31, 2008.
- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service
(FPS) has implemented three-dimensional biometric facial recognition
technology from A4Vision, Sunnyvale, Calif., at its Region 10
headquarters.
- The State of New Hampshire has purchased portable radios and
accessories from Thales Communications Inc., Clarksburg, Md., The
radios include GPS capabilities, and they meet the requirements of the
Federal Interoperability Initiative with a Project 25 digital operating
mode.
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Events
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March 1-2
Strategic E-Hr Conference
San Diego, CA
www.conference-board.org
March 1-2
Protecting Government and Private Buildings against Terror
Washington D.C.
The
sponsor
March 7-9
FOSE 2006
Washington Convention Center Washington D.C.
www.fose.com
March 7-9
National Facilities Management Technology 2006
Baltimore Conference Center, MD
www.nfmt.com/exhibitor
March 7-9
Maintenance Solutions Expo
Baltimore, MD
www.maintenancesolutionsexpo.com
March 7-9
First Radiological Device and Nuclear Event Symposium
Crown Plaza Hotel, Richmond, Va.
www.radandnuke.com
jroehl@scentczar.com
March 10-16
SANS Security 2006 ? San Diego, CA
www.sans.org
March 14-18
National Systems Contractors Assoc. Systems Integration Expo 2006
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada
nscaexpo.org
March 19-23
Telecom Next
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
www.telecom05.com
info@thetelecomevent.com
March 20-22
Inetrnational Congress on Maritime Security
Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.maritimesecurity.org
March 20-22
24th Annual Government/Industry Conference on Global Terrorism
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington, Va.
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: (703) 519-6200
asisonline.org
asis@asisonline.org
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New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY
magazine
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Available now on govtsecurity.com:
December 2005 issue
Cover story: Government Security Technology Roundtable
Coming to GOVERNMENT SECURITY in February:
Securing Critical Infrastructure
What is the federal government's role?
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