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In the News
     2008 Government Summit Draws Record Crowd
     Several New Towers Will Watch Over Border
     TWIC Help Desk Not Up To Standards
     Airport Employees Get Screened Like Passengers
Procurement Watch
 
Events
 
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine
 
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In the News
2008 Government Summit Draws Record Crowd
A record number of industry executives turned out for the Security Industry Associations's 2008 Government Summit, June 9-11 in Washington, DC. The three-day program featured informative keynote remarks, engaging panel sessions and plenty of time for networking with state and federal policymakers.

Rep. David Price, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, kicked-off the Summit with remarks focused on his subcommittee's markup of the FY09 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. Price indicated the bill would not vary much from previous years.

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Several New Towers Will Watch Over Border
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to put up 45 surveillance towers to spot illegal immigrants and upgrade 12 existing ones to create a virtual fence targeting 81 miles of Arizona's U.S.-Mexican border.

Plans revealed in a draft environmental assessment for the "Tucson West" project — the next phase of the Boeing Co.-led SBInet — shows 57 proposed tower sites throughout Southern Arizona with most, 47, in the border region between Sasabe and Sierra Vista.

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Just how critical is the protection of our homeland? ADT Federal Systems knows. We’re the government division of the world’s largest electronic security company and a leading integrator of physical, operational and cyber security solutions. If you’re responsible for airport, maritime or other government critical infrastructure security, contact ADT.
TWIC Help Desk Not Up To Standards
Mismanagement of the TWIC help desk, the contractor-run telephone service that is supposed to help workers and employers with problems related to the Transportation Worker Identification Card, is having a profoundly negative effect on the men and women who comprise "the valuable eyes and ears of our nation’s transportation system," says U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in June, Thompson called the TWIC help desk "yet another example of a poorly designed and managed program."

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ASIS 2008
Security threats could explode in an instant, or unfold over time. How do you confront them? Be part of the largest industry-driven event of the year for security professionals. Find the most valuable educational sessions, networking opportunities, and diverse exhibits. Discover security from any angle in Atlanta, September 15-18. Register today!

Airport Employees Get Screened Like Passengers
Airport workers are part of a test ordered by Congress that aims to find out whether aviation security can be improved by screening employees every time they enter a restricted zone.

According to the USA Today, the test could lead to hundreds of thousands of airport workers facing the same screening as passengers — a prospect that Congress says could close a security loophole but which opponents call a logistical nightmare.

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Procurement Watch

  • Advanced Detection Technology, Maiden, N.C., a provider of access control and threat detection technology, will equip the U.S. Army at Camp Arifjan with its surveillance systems.

  • Law Enforcement Associates, Raleigh, N.C., a developer of undercover surveillance equipment, will equip the U.S. Coast Guard with multiple Under Vehicle Inspection Systems.

  • Locution Systems Inc., Golden, Colo., a provider of public safety alerting technology, has been commissioned to provide its automated fire station alerting system to the Metropolitan Emergency Communications Authority of the city of Indianapolis.

  • The Department of Homeland Security awarded $80 million in grants to help states improve the security of state-issued drivers licenses and identification documents.


Events


June 27-July 2
National Sheriff’s Association Annual Conference and Exhibition
Indianapolis, IN
Organizer: National Sheriff’s Association
Information: Contact Kimberly Bright at (703) 838-5331 or kbright@sheriffs.org
www.sheriffs.org

June 28-July 1
IACLEA Conference 2008
Connecticut Convention Center; Hartford, CT
Organizer: International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
www.iaclea.org

July 7-9
ASIS Physical Security: Advanced Applications and Technology
Hyatt Regency Boston Financial District; Boston, MA
Information: Call (703) 514-6200
www.asisonline.org

July 14-15
Executive Protection
The Westgate Hotel; San Diego, CA
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
www.asisonline.org

July 21-24
Biometrics for Government: How To Deploy And Coordinate Identity Technologies To Maximize Results And Achieve Objectives
The Melrose Hotel; Washington, DC
Organizer: The Advanced Learning Institute
Information: melissa@aliconferences.com; (888) 362-7400
www.aliconferences.com/conf/biometricsforgov_0708/index.htm

July 27-29
AAAE General Aviation Airport Security Conference
County Springs Hotel; Waukesha, WI
Organizer: American Association of Airport Executives
Information: E-mail Rebecca Morrison at rebecca.morrison@aaae.org or aaaemeetings@aaae.org
www.aaae.org
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine

Now available at govtsecurity.com:

May/June issue
Technology At The Ports

Citizen Watch

March/April issue
The Power of Fusion

All Points Secure
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