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IN THIS ISSUE
In the News
     Do National Security And Video Games Go Together?
     Hidden Risks Need More Attention
     Keeping Good Habits For Disaster Preparedness
     DHS Launches Initiatives To Strengthen Private Aircraft Security
Procurement Watch
 
Events
 
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine
 
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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
In the News
Do National Security And Video Games Go Together?
If Donna Djordjevich, a computer scientist and software engineer out of Sandia, a National Nuclear Security Administration laboratory, has her way, today's video game-loving youth will become our next generation's terrorist-fighting scientist. A prototype project to make it happen is under development with the University of Southern California's GamePipe Laboratory. And a recent demonstration of the prototype for real-world emergency responders indicates she is on track.

Djordjevich is the principal investigator of a Sandia-funded project titled "Game Technology-Enhanced Simulation for Homeland Security." Its mission is to create an interactive gaming platform specifically designed to prepare decision makers and first responders for weapons of mass destruction/weapons of mass effect (WMD/WME) attacks in metropolitan areas.

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Hidden Risks Need More Attention
Law enforcement officers are normally aware that police work is a high-risk occupation that often involves physical contact in order to subdue violent suspects or prisoners. Now another, perhaps more subtle, risk to officers' safety has been brought to attention. In addition to their potential for violence, a suspect or prisoner may well carry an unknown infection.

Once a subject is subdued, the danger is still not over. The infectious material may well contaminate booking stations, holding cells or the final point of incarceration. Police stations, jails and prisons may be contaminated by a host of unseen microbes on surfaces and spread throughout the facility by HVAC systems.

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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
Keeping Good Habits For Disaster Preparedness
It can be said that the first half of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season has been largely uneventful. Yet, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was still predicting 13-16 named storms this season. Citing warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in key areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea and the El Niño/La Niña cycle, NOAA expects storms to continue to form over the tropical region of the Atlantic Ocean through September, increasing the chance that the storms will move westward towards the coastal U.S. as they strengthen.

Faced with the increased likelihood of destructive storms making landfall, many state and local government officials may be asking what they can do to keep their cities and states functioning during a major business disruption such as a hurricane. A well-managed disaster preparedness plan can help prevent costly downtime and reduce inconvenience to citizens.

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DHS Launches Initiatives To Strengthen Private Aircraft Security
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced new efforts to further improve aircraft security in the United States. DHS is working to strengthen security associated with private aircraft by publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which will require more detailed information about arriving and departing private aircraft and persons onboard within a timeframe necessary to assess the risks that certain flights may pose to national security.

DHS is working through U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to identify and vet passengers and crew on inbound and outbound international private aircraft, generally defined as non-commercial flights.

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Procurement Watch

  • Firetide Inc., Los Gatos, Calif., a wireless mesh network developer, and Safety Vision LP, Houston, Texas, a provider of mobile digital video products, have been granted $1.4 million from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to form an alliance to focus on mass transit sectors.

  • Vuance Ltd., McLean, Va., provider of incident management and active RFID solutions, has made an agreement with a European international airport to provide a perimeter security systems for a total of $13.8 million.

  • Technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp., Plano, Texas, won an $800 million contract from the DHS to run a major data center.

  • IBM, Armonk, N.Y., has been awarded an IT and software services contract to improve information sharing within the DHS's Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Events


Sept. 21-22
CPP/PCI/PSP Review
Las Vegas
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
www.asisonline.org

Sept. 24-27
53rd Annual ASIS International 2007
Las Vegas Convention Center; Las Vegas
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
www.asisonline.org

Sept. 25
NASCO Contract Security Breakfast
Las Vegas
Information: Call (703) 518-147 or e-mail info@nasco.org
www.nasco.org

Oct. 4
E-Learning: Strategic Workforce Management
Sheraton Premier at Tysons Corner; Vienna, VA
Organizer: Digital Government Institute
Information: E-mail info@digitalgovernment.com or call 703-752-6243
www.digitalgovernment.com


Oct. 8-13
SANS Hacker Techniques & CISSP Exam Prep Series
Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter; GA
Organizer: SANS
www.sans.org/info/16636

Oct. 10-11
Enterprise Architecture: How to Get Started
UVA/Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center; Falls Church, VA
Organizer: Digital Government Institute
Information: E-mail info@digitalgovernment.com or call 703-752-6243
www.digitalgovernment.com


Oct. 12-16
PSA 2007 Convention
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre; Vancouver, British Columbia
Organizer: PSA Security Network
Information: Call (303) 252-8607 or e-mail info@psasecurity.com
www.psasecurity.com
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine

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June/July issue
In the Public Eye

Locked But Is It Secure?

April/May issue
Containing Risk

Sharing Data For Public Safety
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