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Trust the FIPS 201 Specialists: Hirsch
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TWIC Program
Intermittently Fails Credential Authorization
BetaNews reports that the director of credentialing
technology for U.S. government contractor Lockheed Martin, Jon Rambeau,
told attendees at the 2007 U.S. Maritime Security Expo that fingerprint
biometric security systems currently used in the Transportation Security
Administration's Transport Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
program fail to properly authorize enrollees' credentials 2 percent of
the time.
The TWIC program issues tamper-resistant smart cards to personnel who
work in maritime facilities and on maritime vessels ("mariners"), giving
them unescorted access to those areas with auditable, secure
authentication. Identifying data on the smart card is matched against
fingerprint data assessed at the time the card is read.
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Colorado
School Inventories 'Chemicals of Interest' On
Campus
University of Colorado (CU) officials are taking
inventory of "chemicals of interest" on the campus, a newly mandated
task from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intended to prevent
terrorist attacks.
The federal security regulations require laboratories at colleges and
universities across the country -- along with other buildings and
plants that store chemicals -- to determine the location and
quantities of more than 340 chemicals on the department's list. If the
chemicals stored exceed the department's "threshold quantity," the
university may be required to adopt more stringent security
requirements, according to The Daily Camera.
Potentially dangerous chemicals that need to be catalogued include those
that are explosive, toxic or flammable and those that could be used as
weapons if stolen or mixed with other materials, says Amy Kudwa,
spokeswoman for the DHS.
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Database Upgrades Alabama First Responder
Capabilities
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and the Alabama Department of
Homeland Security have unveiled the Virtual Alabama software program, a
limited-access Web site that combines data such as maps, photos and
governmental databases from across the state into one centralized
electronic location, reports The Tuscaloosa News.
"Alabama is the only state in the union that has this capability," Riley
said at a news conference, where officials demonstrated the
state-sponsored Web site.
Michael Jones, chief technologist with Google Earth, says several states
are developing Web sites that layer lots of government information into
a quickly accessible format, but Alabama is "unique in the United
States" because its Web site includes data submitted by every county.
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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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Data Program
To Boost Cargo Security In Development
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in "very few
weeks" will issue a request to industry for a proposal to create a pilot
program for a data warehouse aimed at boosting cargo security, an agency
official said.
"Our enemies are always looking for ways to exploit us," Jayson Ahern,
deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, said at the 2007
U.S. Maritime Security Expo. He added that increased transparency in the
supply chain can reduce risk, according to National Journal's Technology
Daily.
The Global Trade Exchange (GTX) would fuse together a range of
nontraditional cargo-movement information. It is one element of the
three-part Secure Freight Initiative (SFI), which also calls for
international container-scanning and the collection of advanced data
about cargo heading for U.S. ports.
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Procurement Watch
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- Unisys Corp., Blue Bell, Pa., a
technology services and solutions company, will serve as a primary
contractor to install, integrate and support a network-enabled video
surveillance system for the city of Philadelphia.
- The Cornwall Group, a subsidiary of Tri-S Security
Corp., Atlanta, a provider of security services and equipment for
federal government and private entities, has been awarded a contract
with the Miami-Dade county General Service Administration.
- Digital Ally Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, which develops,
manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance products for
Homeland security, has received an international order valued at $5.1
million to integrate their DVR systems into rearview mirrors.
- Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc., Bedford, Mass., a
manufacturer of security inspection systems, has won a $2.5 million
contract from the DHS to design an explosives detection
system.
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