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Trust the FIPS 201 Specialists: Hirsch
HSPD-12, FIPS 201, PIV questions? Hirsch Electronics has your answers.
Specialists in securing high-risk government facilities for more than 25
years. Winner of SIA's Special Achievement Award for technical
innovation: the Hirsch Verification Station for FIPS 201 compliance.
GSA Contract #GS-07F-7733C. Tel: 888-809-8880 x140, www.hirschelectronics.com/Government_programs.asp?adid=gs2
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In the News
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CBP Border
Patrol To Hire More Women, Minorities
The CBP Border Patrol is continuing its efforts to
attract women and minorities as part of a new phase of its recruitment
efforts to increase the number of Border Patrol agents to guard the
nation's borders. This effort coincides with the goal to hire more than
6,000 new Border Patrol agents by the end of 2008.
The Border Patrol is a part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security charged with
the management, control and protection of the Nation's borders at and
between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping
terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing
hundreds of U.S. laws.
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Criticism For
DHS Fingerprinting Effort
A House Democrat has criticized the Department of
Homeland Security for not working aggressively enough to gather
fingerprints of foreigners as they leave the country.
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Homeland
Security Committee, questioned whether the department will meet its goal
of having a system in place by yearend to collect the fingerprints. He
said the department has not requested any money for the system for
fiscal 2008.
"The department is not taking this effort seriously and is not following
Congress's direction," Thompson said in an interview with the Washington
Post.
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Lenel is a leading provider of software and integrated security systems.
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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Post-9/11
State Grants Going Unspent
Nearly a third of the anti-terrorism money the federal
government has doled out to states and cities since Sept. 11 hasn't been
spent by police and emergency workers who would respond to attacks and
natural disasters, according to USA Today.
Almost $5 billion of $16.04 billion in grants approved by Congress for
states and Washington, D.C., from fiscal 2002 to 2007 remains in federal
coffers, according to Homeland Security Department budget figures. The
situation has fueled concerns in the Bush administration and Congress
that the government has been dishing out money faster than local
governments can spend it.
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The SYSTIMAX(R) GigaSPEED(R) X10D Solution provides a next
generation total solution that will support the future bandwidth needs
of enterprises, application rich companies, specific vertical markets
and in particular data center applications. The GigaSPEED X10D Solution
has been specifically engineered with enhanced cable and connector
performance designed to support the emerging 10 Gb/s Ethernet
requirements.
For more information visit www.commscope.com
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ROA 2007
National Convention This Week
The Reserve Officers Association (ROA) 2007 National
Convention brings together ROA delegates and members in San Francisco
this week. The Reserve Officers Association is a 70,000-member
professional association that represents millions of officers, former
officers and families of all the uniformed services of the United
States, primarily the Reserve and National Guard. The ROA fulfills the
mandate of its congressional charter by providing the Congress and the
president with nonpartisan advice on issues of national security on
behalf of all members of the Reserve Component.
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Procurement Watch
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- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA) selected SafeNet Inc.,
Belcamp, Md., as its vendor of disk and file encryption solutions for
all federal government agencies.
- ICx Technologies, Washington, D.C., a provider of advanced
technology solutions for Homeland and military security, has been
awarded certification by the DHS under the SAFETY Act.
- Cal State Fullerton University Police received grant money from the
DHS to fight terrorism and to prepare for large-scale disasters that
might happen on campus.
- Raytheon Company, Waltham, Mass., has been awarded a $16.9
million Naval Sea Systems Command contract from the U.S. Navy to equip
ships with the Ship Self Defense System.
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Events
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July 8-10
ASIS Physical Security: Advanced Applications and Technology
Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach and Marina; Redondo Beach, Calif.
Information: Call (703) 514-6200
www.asisonline.org
July 8-11
American Probation and Parole Association 32nd Annual Training
Institute
Philadelphia
www.appa-net.org
July 12
How to Design a Command Center Webinar
Topics Covered: Display and monitor selection, HVAC requirements, power
distribution, hard drive-based recording system maintenance, ergonomics,
display system graphical user interface (GUI)
Instructor: Steve Surfaro, strategic technical liaison, Panasonic
Security Systems
Information: Visit www.panasonic.com/ptech
July 19
Symantec Government Symposium: Confidence for a Connected Government
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center; Washington, DC
Organizer: Symantec
Information: E-mail FCWEvents@fcw.com
http://events.fcw.com/EventOverview.aspx?Event=SYM07
July 22-24
The Office Building Show/BOMA Annual Congress
Jacob Javits Convention Center; New York City
Organizer: BOMA International
Information: Call (202) 326-6331
www.boma.org
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