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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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Report Says
U.S. Policies Should Promote Research Exchange
To strengthen the essential role that science and
technology play in maintaining national and economic security, the
United States should ensure the open exchange of unclassified research
despite the small risk that it could be misused for harm by terrorists
or rogue nations, says a new report by the National Research Council.
Because science and technology are truly global pursuits, U.S.
universities and research institutions must continue to welcome
foreign-born science and engineering students, said the committee of
former national security leaders and senior university researchers and
administrators who wrote the report.
While concerns about certain types of research findings falling into the
wrong hands are legitimate and safeguards are needed, the gains in
science and technology that flow from the free exchange of information
far outweigh the slight risks, the report says. Extreme measures to
curtail the flow of essential information or people would significantly
disrupt advances that are critical to U.S. military and economic
security. Meeting the challenges of future technological or biological
threats depends upon developments that can only come from long-term
academic research.
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AlliedBarton
Security Services Assists Chemical Industry
AlliedBarton Security Services, a provider of trained
security personnel, is assisting the chemical and petrochemical industry
with security programs needed to comply with pending new Federal
security regulations. Led by Scott R. Gane, CPP, who has a background in
the protection and safety of nuclear and industrial facilities,
AlliedBarton is working to ensure these highly sensitive sites are in
compliance with the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards. CFATS,
enacted by Section 550 of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of
2007, authorizes the implementation of risk-based performance standards
for the nation's high-risk chemical facilities.
"New Federal regulations will require that chemical and petrochemical
industries take a critical look at the methodology in place to secure
their facilities," says Gane, vice president, chemical/petrochemical
security, AlliedBarton Security Services.
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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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Northrop
Grumman Corp. Sees Homeland Security Growth Ahead
Northrop Grumman Corp. generates about $1 billion in
Homeland security revenues each year and says it expects annual growth
of more than 8 percent in the sector over the next three years.
Yearly growth could reach around 9 percent in about five years, as more
and more large-scale Homeland security programs take shape, creating
operations and support work for contractors, says Bruce Walker, vice
president of Homeland security for Northrop, in an interview with
Reuters.
"We're going to start to see an upswing in the adoption some of the
technologies that are currently being tested and designed," Walker says.
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The SYSTIMAX® GigaSPEED® 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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DHS Graduates
Second Advanced Radiation Detection Course
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Domestic
Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has announced the graduation of the
second class of the Advanced Radiation Detection (ARD) course in Suffolk
County, N.Y.
The five-day course focuses on the preventive radiological and nuclear
detection (PRND) mission and provides participants from state, local and
municipal jurisdictions with the skills needed to detect and investigate
the potential malicious use of radioactive or nuclear material.
"The Advanced Radiation Detection course is the capstone course in the
national preventive radiological and nuclear detection curriculum," says
Vayl S. Oxford, DNDO director.
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Procurement Watch
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- The BIS-WDS concealed threat detection system
from Brijot Imaging Systems Inc., Orlando, Fla., developer of
passive millimeter wave object detection and people screening
technology, has received designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism
Technology by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- SRA International Inc., Fairfax, Va., a provider of
technology and consulting services to federal government organizations,
has been contracted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to
provide programmatic and technical support to the Specific Agency
Executive Management Office at a value of $24.7 million.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has contracted Computer
Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif., for IT support under a $53
million contract.
- The University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security
(CHHS) has received a $650,000 grant from the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for
the continuation of CHHS' emergency planning course.
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Events
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Oct. 21-23
10th Annual NSCA Fall Business Conference
Paradise Point Resort & Spa; San Diego, Calif.
Information: Call (800) 446-6722
www.fallbiz.org
Oct. 22-25
CCTV Conference
Loews Annapolis Hotel; Annapolis, Md.
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
www.asisonline.org
Oct. 22-26
Interop New York
Jacob Javits Convention Center; New York City
www.interop.com/newyork
Oct. 23-26
World Security Congress (WSC) and World Security Show (WSS) 2007
Pestana Bahia Hotel; Salvador, Brazil
Organizer: National Federation of Security and Transport of Valuables
Companies (FENAVIST)
Information: Visit www.worldsecuritycongress.com
Oct. 29-Nov. 1
60th Annual International Air Safety Seminar (IASS) 2007
Theme: Sharing Global Safety Knowledge
The Westin Taipei; Taipei, Taiwan. China
Organizers: Flight Safety Foundation, International Federation of
Airworthiness and the International Air Transport Association
www.flightsafety.org
Oct. 29-Nov. 1
Fall 2007 Biometrics Summit
Implementing Identity Technologies in Government & Business: Best
Practices and Lessons Learned
Las Vegas, NV
Organizer: Advanced Learning Institute
Information: Call (773) 695-9400 or e-mail amy.gerstein@aliconferences.com
www.aliconferences.com/conf/biometrics_summit_fall07/index.htm
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