|
 |
|
 IN THIS
ISSUE |
|
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine
|
|
|
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
|
IATA Against
Airlines Collecting Departing Passengers'
Fingerprints
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is
against the proposal of the U.S. Congress to require airlines to be
collectors of foreign travelers' fingerprints as they leave the United
States. IATA told All Headline News that such a move would result in
long queues at check-in counters.
While Congress had approved the mandated fingerprint collection for
incoming and outgoing foreigners, the law did not specify who takes
charge of collecting the fingerprints. The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) pointed to airlines.
Click
here for the rest of the article
|
DHS: All
Jurisdictions Meet Initial REAL ID Requirements
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has
granted REAL ID extensions to all 56 U.S. jurisdictions, ensuring that
driver’s licenses and ID cards across the country will achieve a
higher security standard, and that all will continue to be acceptable
for official purposes after the May 11, 2008 deadline mandated by
Congress in the REAL ID Act of 2005.
Maine, which had been the only state not granted an extension, has
committed to take significant additional steps to achieve a level of
security commensurate with REAL ID. Specifically, Maine Gov. John
Baldacci will seek legislation to halt Maine’s current practice of
issuing licenses to those not lawfully present in the United States.
Maine will also begin capturing and retaining photographs of individuals
applying for a state ID, even if no ID is issued.
Click
here for the rest of the article
|
GovSec, U.S. Law and Ready is a two-day Conference and Exposition where
government, law enforcement and emergency responders connect to learn,
network and find the solutions to protect our nation's critical assets.
REGISTER TODAY at www.govsecinfo.com with
Registration Code: GSWEB for FREE Exposition.
|
AAAE, Airports
Form Biometric Consortium
In an effort to further bolster airport security, the
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and a number of
representatives from key airports across the country are working to
create, through a detailed Concept of Operations, a biometric-based
solution for the next generation of aviation worker credentialing and
access control. The effort -- known as the Biometric Airport Security
Identification Consortium (BASIC) -- is aimed at using the experience
and expertise of the airport community to ensure that ongoing efforts to
deploy biometric-based systems in airports come to fruition as quickly
as possible in a manner that does not disrupt airport operations or
diminish security.
Along those lines, participating airports have identified several key
principles that must be part of future biometric-based credentialing and
access control systems.
Click
here for the rest of the article
|
Report Says
Coast Guard Struggling With Homeland Security Goals
The Coast Guard is struggling to meet its Homeland
security missions in addition to its traditional missions, according to
a new report from Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner.
“The Coast Guard continues to experience difficulty in meeting its
Homeland security performance goals,” the report states.
The Coast Guard did not meet performance goals for two of its Homeland
security missions in fiscal 2006, the most recent year studied. The
unmet goals were defense readiness, which it failed to meet for the
sixth year in a row, and interdiction of illegal migrants, which it
failed to meet in four of the six years surveyed, the report states.
Click
here for the rest of the article
|
Telework
Survey Reveals IT Support Expanding
CDW Government Inc. (CDW-G), a source of Information
Technology (IT) solutions to governments and educators, has announced
the findings of its fourth annual telework survey. According to the
national survey of Federal government and private-sector employees and
IT professionals, private-sector employers have taken significant steps
to expand telework initiatives, and private-sector telework adoption is
approaching the Federal level, with 14 percent of private-sector
employees teleworking, compared to 17 percent of Federal employees.
The CDW-G survey shows that 76 percent of private-sector employers
provide technical support for remote workers, up 27 percentage points
over 2007. Federal agencies remain strong advocates for telework, also
called telecommuting, with 56 percent of Federal IT professionals
indicating that their agencies provide IT support for teleworkers.
Click
here for the rest of the article
|
|
Procurement Watch
|
|
- The DHS Science & Technology (S&T) office has
provided a contract to Syagen Technology Inc., Tustin, Calif., a
developer of mass spectrometry products and technology, to implement
specific enhancements to their Guardian Explosives Trace Portal (ETP).
- LaserCard Corp., Mountain View, Calif., a provider of secure
ID solutions, has received a purchase order to supply a next generation
card encoding solution for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS)
U.S. Permanent Resident Card Program.
- EFJ Inc., Irving, Texas, a developer of secure communications
solutions, has received a task order against the $16 million order from
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the company announced on
Oct. 11, 2007 which calls for the company to provide its submersible
Project 25 compliant radios and accessories to DHS.
- The Port of Portland has received a $220,000 federal grant through
the Urban Area Security Initiative to help enhance security fencing at
the port's Terminal 4 on the Willamette River.
|
|
Events
|
|
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY
magazine
|
|
|
