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New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine
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In the News
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Technology panel
backs down on restricting RFID
A technology advisory panel to the Department of
Homeland Security has toned down its objections to radio frequency
identification in the latest version of its report on the subject,
Post-Newsweek Media reports.
The report, "The Uses of RFID for Human Identification," was revised at
a Dec. 6 meeting of the Emerging Applications and Technology
Subcommittee, which is part of the Data Privacy and Integrity Committee
that advises DHS. The revised version is now being reviewed by Secretary
Michael Chertoff.
The new Version 3.4a states that if DHS selects RFID systems as the best
available technologies to identify individuals, then privacy and
information security must be built into the system in the design
stage.
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the rest of the article
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Survey shows high levels of
interoperability
Communications interoperability throughout the U.S. is
on the rise, according to results from a Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) nationwide survey of first responders and law enforcement.
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U.S. to begin testing inbound
cargo for nuclear materials
Beginning early next year, cargo containers bound for
the United States from six foreign seaports will be screened for
dangerous nuclear materials. The screening effort will be the first
phase in a program intended to expand the scrutiny of shipments before
they reach American ports.
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DHS traveler
assessments may violate Congressional ban
Officials are debating whether the Department of
Homeland Security's computerized risk assessments of international
travelers violate a specific ban that Congress imposed on the agency's
spending for the past three years.
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DHS urges
americans to practice emergency preparedness
As the world counts down to a new year, nearly half of
all adults in the country will make at least one New Year's resolution.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is urging Americans to
make a resolution to prepare themselves, their families and their
businesses for emergencies.
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Procurement Watch
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- The Transportation Security Administration has
selected American Science and Engineering Inc., Billerica, Mass.,
to pilot test the company's SmartCheck Personnel Screening System at Sky
Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The personnel X-ray screening
system detects threats concealed on a person, while ensuring
privacy.
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has chosen a video
surveillance system from Longwatch Corp., Norwood, Mass., as part
of the EPA's Drinking WaterSentinel program -- to develop a surveillance
and monitoring system for detection and response to drinking water
contamination threats and incidents.
- The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Raytheon Co.,
Washington, a contract to produce the Advanced Route Evaluation System
(ARES), that will perform risk analysis on aviation routes to help
planners determine the best routes for aircraft to use during an
emergency.
- The U.S. Department of State has awarded a contract to Dlubak
Corp., Blairsville, Pa., to develop, test and deliver commercialized
RF/IR Attenuating Window Glazing Systems. Dlubak has teamed with
ASTIC Signals Defenses, Baltimore, and CPFilms,
Martinsville, Va., to integrate its SD2500 technology as laminated
glass, further enhancing security for U.S. State Department
locations.
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Events
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New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY
magazine
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Now available at govtsecurity.com:
October issue
On Oct. 27, 150-plus agencies are switching on a government-wide
smart card ID issuing system. Can it be
trusted?
The
Interoperability Challenge, by David Bibo and Leslie
Thornton
Coming to GOVERNMENT SECURITY in December:
Lessons in Disaster
How the deadly Gulf Coast hurricanes of last year have shaped the
state and local strategy for catastrophic events
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