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DHS Awards
Grants, Provides Technology To Emergency Responders
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded
two multi-million-dollar grants to state emergency response agencies and
emergency workers, in addition to creating a program aimed at delivering
the latest technology solutions to first responders.
States and local governments will receive $194 million to help prepare
and implement emergency management activities through the Emergency
Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program.
State emergency management agencies use EMPG funds to enhance their
emergency management capabilities in areas of planning, equipping,
training, conducting exercises and providing for all-hazards emergency
management operations. In addition, the funds are used to pay for
personnel who write plans, conduct training and exercise programs,
maintain emergency response programs and educate the public on disaster
readiness. Click here for
the rest of the article
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Lenel IdentityDefender is a modular, off-the-shelf solution that meets
the current and future needs of Federal government credential
enrollment, verification and issuance, as dictated by HSPD-12 and FIPS
201. Lenel is on the GSA Approved Product List for FIPS 201. www.lenel.com
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MTA. Seeks
Designs for Cameras In Subway Cars
New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(MTA.) has asked two subway car manufacturers to create designs for
digital security cameras that could be installed inside the cars,
reports The New York Times.
Images from the cameras could be used in criminal investigations and to
help investigators in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.
Michael Lombardi, senior vice president for subways of New York City
Transit, says the authority had asked Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. and Alstom,
the two companies that are producing the latest model of subway car,
known as the R160, to propose ways to add security cameras to the cars.
Lombardi says the MTA. will review the designs and test them in a small
number of cars to examine whether the cameras could withstand bumps,
jolts, dust particles and stop-and-go conditions. Click here for the
rest of the article
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Report Says
DHS Is Failing To Protect Food
A recent federal audit found that the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to provide adequate leadership to
safeguard the domestic food supply from potential contamination by
terrorists, reports Bloomberg Media.
The post-harvest food chain, which includes storage, processing,
packaging, transportation and sale of products, is "highly vulnerable to
attack," reads a report by the department's inspector general, citing
experts interviewed by auditors.
According to the 151-page report posted on the DHS Web site at www.dhs.gov, Homeland security officials
have underestimated the extent of the threat and given little attention
to the issue. Click here for
the rest of the article
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CBP Launches
Nation's First 'Model Port' at Houston Airport
Yearlong efforts to establish products and processes
to make international travel into the United States more welcoming has
resulted in Houston's airport becoming the nation's first model port of
entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which welcomes more than 400
million travelers into the U.S. each year, spearheads the model port
effort.
The concept is a joint initiative between Homeland Security Secretary
Michael Chertoff and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The program introduces improved signage, multi-lingual explanatory
videos and modernized procedures designed to ease the process of
arriving in America. Click here for the
rest of the article
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Procurement Watch
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- The 554th Electronic Systems Wing, a unit of
the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force
Base, Mass., has adopted the Fortify Defender from Fortify Software
Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., to help protect and monitor its worldwide
communications, computer and force protection applications.
- AXCESS International Inc., Carrollton, Texas, was awarded a
$2 million contract to deploy an integrated RFID and sensor system at
the Port of Bridgetown in Barbados. The system includes the
company's ActiveTag technology, wireless sensors and underwater cameras
and enhances security measures for the Cricket World Cup
2007.
- Acxiom Corp., Little Rock, Ark., has acquired Harbinger
Technologies Group, an ICx Technologies company based in
McLean, Va. Acxiom will use Harbinger's technologies and expertise to
help commercial clients expand internationally while Harbinger will
expand Acxiom's products and services to the federal government
intelligence and law enforcement markets.
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Events
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April 22-26
North America Computer Audit, Control and Security (CACS) Conference
Grapevine, Texas
Organizer: Information Systems Audit and Control Association
Contact: Call (847) 253-1545 Ext. 485 or e-mail conference@isaca.org
www.isaca.org
April 23-24
6th International Public Safety/Counterterrorism Conference
Theme: International Cooperation through Public/Private Partnerships
Le Chateau Frontenac Hotel; Quebec City, Quebec
Information: Contact (866) 388-6060 or info@rebootconference.com
http://www.rebootconference.com/publicsafety2007
April 23-25
Managing Your Physical Security
Crowne Plaza Seattle; Seattle
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
www.asisonline.org
April 23-28
SANS Manhattan 2007
New York City
www.sans.org
April 24-25
18th Annual SuperStrategies Audit Best-Practices Conference
The Venetian; Las Vegas
Organizer: MIS Training Institute
Information: Call (508) 879-7999
www.misti.com
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