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In the News
     TSA Announces Security Recommendations for Motor Carriers
     Decrease In Anti-Terror Dollars For Cities Across Nation
     Security Sweeps Increase For National Rail Company
     TSA Deploys More X-Ray, Imaging And Explosives Detection
Procurement Watch
 
Events
 
New Announcements from GOVERNMENT SECURITY magazine
 
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In the News
TSA Announces Security Recommendations for Motor Carriers
To help ensure the secure transportation of potentially dangerous materials, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a set of voluntary security recommendations for safe mobility across the nation’s highways. The recommendations apply to certain quantities of materials that could cause a significant impact if used in an act of terrorism.

The voluntary guidelines were developed over a three-year period by TSA's Highway and Motor Carrier Division in collaboration with government and private sector partners. The resulting recommendations are structured to allow motor carriers and shippers to adopt measures tailored to their particular circumstances or operation.

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Decrease In Anti-Terror Dollars For Cities Across Nation
Dozens of cities will receive less federal money this year than last for anti-terror programs, The Associated Press has reported.

The grant list, released by the Homeland Security Department, shows that 43 cities are in line for fewer dollars in the current budget year than they got a year earlier.

According to an early copy of the list obtained by the AP, more money is heading to three large cities — Houston, New York and San Francisco — from the $782 million in the Urban Area Security Initiative to help pay for equipment and training.

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From security that safeguards the perimeter to security that protects access to the network, ADT Federal Systems helps the federal government secure its enterprise inside and out. Tap into our physical, cyber and operational security solutions here.

Security Sweeps Increase For National Rail Company
Beginning this fall, Amtrak rail passengers across the nation will be subject to random security checks and may have their luggage scanned for explosives.

Six months after it set up counterterrorism teams to screen passengers at busy East Coast stations, the rail company is expanding its security sweeps across the country with a new team of special agents in California.

"We want to show we're playing defense" against would-be terrorists, says Amtrak security chief Bill Rooney. "Our focus is counterterrorism. We're thinking along the lines of a Madrid or a London."

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TSA Deploys More X-Ray, Imaging And Explosives Detection
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding deployment that will bring Advanced Technology X-ray (AT) and Passenger Imaging to 21 of the nation's busiest airports by the end of 2008. TSA also plans to purchase and deploy approximately 300 additional AT X-rays and 80 Passenger Imagers, bringing the total to 900 AT and 120 Passenger Imaging units nationwide in 2009.

"This major step up in technology coupled with our enhanced security training for our officers will elevate security across the board," says Kip Hawley, TSA administrator.

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Procurement Watch

  • Alion Science and Technology, McLean, Va., a technology systems provider, has received a one-year contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate to support critical cross-agency information sharing capabilities required within and between DHS agencies.

  • SafetyTech Int., a subsidiary of TVI Corp., Glendale, Md., a suppler of military emergency first responder products, has been awarded a $7.56 million order for its air-purifying respirators by the National Guard.

  • EF Johnson Technologies Inc., Irving, Texas, a provider of secure communications to public safety organizations, has received a $3.7 million order from the California Highway Patrol to provide its radios and accessories.

  • Microfluidic Systems Inc., Fremont, Calif., a producer of automated instruments for use in the detection and processing of biological samples, has been awarded the Phase 3X agreement from the Department of Homeland Security for the production of its Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detector.


Events


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

July 28-30
5th Annual IP Sizzles
Sheraton Grand DFW Hotel; Dallas, TX
Organizer: ABP Technology
Information: Contact Jenny Ngo at (972) 831-1600
www.abptech.com

July 28-Aug. 1
17th USENIX Security Symposium
San Jose, CA
Organizer: The Advanced Computing System Association
Information: Call 510-528-8649 or e-mail conference@usenix.org
www.usenix.org/events/sec08/

July 29-31
America's Fire and Security Expo
Miami Beach Convention Center; Miami Beach, FL
Organizer: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Information: Call (630) 271-8210 or e-mail info@rocexhibitions.com
www.americasfireandsecurity.com

July 31
2008 Symantec Government Symposium
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center; Washington, D.C.
Information: Call Molly Borchers at (703) 883-9000 ext.141 or e-mail mborchers@okco.com
www.symantec.com/symposium

July 31-Aug. 2
Great Lakes Chapter AAAE Annual Conference
Evansville, IN
Organizer: American Association of Airport Executives
Information: E-mail aaaemeetings@aaae.org
www.aaae.org
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