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In the News
     U.S. honing nuclear detection at borders
     'Winter Storm' tests first responder credentials
     DHS releases state grants for emergency management
     Real ID details laid out; opposition to plan grows
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Events
 
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine
 
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In the News
U.S. honing nuclear detection at borders
Vehicles passing through a busy border crossing are also subject to nuclear radiation scans. Border officials have been perfecting the use of the devices -- even though they are prone to set off alarms for items such as kitty litter, ceramic tile or bananas.
"Nuclear materials such as uranium and plutonium are not the only materials that emit radiation," Vayl Oxford, who directs the Homeland Security Department's nuclear office, told a House Appropriations panel this week.
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'Winter Storm' tests first responder credentials
The Department of Homeland Security Office of National Capital Region Coordination (DHS ONCRC) and the Department of Defense Pentagon Force Protection Agency (DoD PFPA) joined public and private sector participants Feb.15 in a demonstration to validate the functionality of the First Responder Authentication Credential (FRAC).
The demonstration, known as Winter Storm, was a multi-jurisdictional test to verify the integration and interoperability of credential system attributes such as qualifications, authorizations, certifications and privileges.
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DHS releases state grants for emergency management
The Department of Homeland Security has released $194 million to help states and local governments prepare and implement emergency management activities through the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program. California was given the largest grant, at nearly $15.4 million.
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Real ID details laid out; opposition to plan grows
Millions of Americans will have until 2013 to be outfitted with new digital ID cards as part of the Real ID program, the Bush administration says.
DHS has offered a five-year extension to the deadline for states to issue Real ID cards, and proposes creating the equivalent of a national database that would include details on all 240 million licensed drivers.
Among the program's details:
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Procurement Watch

  • An L-3 Communications subsidiary has been awarded a pre-production contract for advanced 3-D locators by the Department of Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency. The contract represents an initial step by the agency to provide a solution for accurately identifying the location of emergency response personnel in disaster or emergency situations.


  • AT&T Government Solutions Inc. has announced a $9.4 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to support the Secret IP Router Network (SIPRNET), which ensures secure communications among all of the U.S. Marine Corps commands worldwide. SIPRNET is the largest interoperable command and control IP data network at the Department of Defense and is primarily used for the exchange of classified operational and tactical information at the SECRET classification level.


  • EFJ Inc., Irving, Texas, has announced its 3e Technologies International (3eTI) model 3e-030-2 security server cryptographic core has become its ninth product to be FIPS-validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


  • Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, has won a contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide security services to Customs and Border Protection. SAIC will perform work including certification and accreditation, security risk assessments, security test and evaluation, system architecture, communication security services, and technology policy and administration.
Events


March 12-15
Assets Protection Course I: Concepts and Methods
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel; Chicago
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
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March 12-17
SANS Tysons Corner 2007
Sheraton Premier Hotel; Tysons Corner, Va.
www.sans.org

March 13-17
National Systems Contractors Association Systems Integration Expo 2007
Orange County Convention Center; Orlando, Fla.
Information: Contact Deb Gaskill at (319) 861-8646 or dgaskill@nsca.org
www.nsca.org/expo

March 18
CISO Executive Summit/Security Compliance Summit
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort; Orlando, Fla.
Organizer: MIS Training Institute
Information: Call (508) 879-7999
www.misti.com

March 19-20
Supply-Chain World North America
Philadelphia
Organizer: Supply Chain Council Inc.
Information: Call (202) 962-0440 or e-mail info@supply-chain.org
www.supply-chain.org
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine

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December issue
Lessons in Disaster: What Gulf Coast hurricanes can teach us about terrorism preparedness, by Michael Fickes

Who Goes There?: Biometric system screens and credentials non-military support personnel, by Lisa Kimball
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