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Flood gates open
on border security opportunities
President Bush sent Congress a $1.9 billion request
Thursday to increase border security.
About $1.17 billion of the $1.95 billion request would fund Department
of Homeland Security measures such as adding 1,000 new border patrol
agents ($235 million), adding two additional unmanned aerial vehicles
and helicopters ($95 million), improving border security infrastructure,
including fencing and vehicle barriers ($250 million) and adding 4,000
detention beds ($80 million).
The request also includes $756 million for up to 6,000 National Guard
troops.
It is a major part of the fallout from Bush's Monday night speech to the
nation calling for increased security on the border between The United
States and Mexico.
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TSA unveils
new air cargo security requirements
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has
announced new security requirements for air cargo that include criminal
background checks for more than 100,000 airline and freight workers and
screeners who check packages delivered to airport ticket counters.
TSA also says it will use more bomb-sniffing dogs to screen freight
that's shipped by plane and that it will soon finish hiring 300 new air
cargo inspectors, which Congress included in the agency's budget this
year.
"It's a lot about background checks and security plans," TSA chief Kip
Hawley says.
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DHS not
working closely enough with private sector
The Department of Homeland Security should work to
increase use of sensitive information it receives from private companies
about vulnerable assets like utilities, private IT networks, energy
facilities and transportation assets, the Government Accountability
Office says in a report.
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DoD
temporarily halts contractor background checks
Two information technology groups want the Department
of Defense to reverse its decision to halt the processing of security
clearances for contractors because of monetary constraints.
The Defense Security Service blamed overwhelming demand and a budget
shortfall for the halt, which caught the government contracting
community by surprise. Already, 3,000 applications have been put on
hold, Cindy McGovern, a DSS spokeswoman told The Washington Post.
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Federal
business continuity may depend on telework
To ensure that essential government services are
available in emergencies, federal agencies are required to develop
continuity of operations (COOP) plans. The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) says that agencies should consider the use of telework --
that is, work performed at an employee's home or at a work location
other than a traditional office -- as part of a continuity plan.
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Procurement Watch
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- Saflink Corp.,, Bellevue, Wash., and
Datastrip, Exton, Pa., have joined forces to deploy a mobile
biometric security system for the State of Florida's Seaport Gate
Control Project. The system will allow port authorities to verify
workers' identities.
- Bioscrypt Inc., Toronto, has announced that its
minutiae-matching fingerprint technology was included in a list of
products certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) for use in the United States government's Personal Identity
Verification (PIV) system.
- US Biometrics Corp., Naperville, Ill., has been awarded a GSA
contract for the government's newly developed "Authentication and
Services" category. The purpose for creating this category was to
accommodate the products and services needed for the identity assurance
of individuals in relation to physical and logical access control,
electronic signatures and the performance of e-transactions.
- RELM Wireless Corp., West Melbourne, Fla., has received
orders from a federal government agency that includes digital
P25-compliant radio products.
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Events
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May 22-23
"The Asian Century for Business: A Security Challenge"
Washington, DC
Sponsor: ASIS International
asisonline.org
asis@asisonline.org or (703)
519-6200
May 23-25
CPM 2006 West
The Mirage, Las Vegas
Organizer: The CPM Group
Information: 908-788-0343 ext. 135
www.contingencyplanningexpo.com
CPMEvents@WitterPublishing.com
May 25-26
The 2006 Web Services Security Conference (WSSC)
Organizer: Unatek
Venue: Conference Center, University of Maryland, College Park,
Maryland
www.unatek.com
June 1
Navy Innovation for Commercial Development with Indian Head Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Maryland
www.MarylandTEDCO.org
June 1-7
SANS Rocky Mountain 2006
Denver, CO
www.sans.org
June 4-9
National Fire Protection Association 2006 World Safety Conference and
Exposition Speaker Management System
Orlando, Fl.
Organizer: National Fire Protection Assoc.
www.nfpa.org
laura@nfpa.org
June 6-9
Sensors Expo 2006
Donald H. Stevens Convention Senter, Rosemont, Ill.
www.sensorsexpo.com
June 12-14
NetSec 2006
The Phoenician
Scottsdale, AZ
www.gocsi.com/netsec
csi@cmp.com
June 12-16
Explosives Detection Conference
Miami, Florida
registration
June 12-14
Government Sales & Marketing Summit
Melrose Hotel 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington DC 20037
www.siaonline.org
June 15
Telework Exchange Town Hall meeting
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
www.teleworkexchange.com/townhallmeeting
June 16-23
2006 USENIX Annual Technical Conference
Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA.
www.usenix.org
danielle@usenix.org
June 18-21
National Sheriff's Association Conference & Exposition
Orlando, Florida
Organizer: National Sheriff?s Association Information: 703-836-7827
www.sheriffs.org/conf-annual.shtml
rossmir@sheriffs.org
June 19-20
SMi's Inaugural Conference on Information Assurance and Security in
Defence
Royal Windsor Hotel, Brussels
www.smi-online.co.uk/infoassurance.asp
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