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National
Response Framework Released
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released
the National Response Framework (NRF), successor to the National
Response Plan. The NRF, which focuses on response and short-term
recovery, articulates the doctrine, principles and architecture by which
the nation prepares for and responds to all-hazard disasters across all
levels of government and all sectors of communities.
The NRF reponds to repeated federal, state, local and private sector
requests for a streamlined document that is less bureaucratic and more
user-friendly. The NRF also focuses on preparedness and encourages a
higher level of readiness across jurisdictions.
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FBI Prepares
Biometric Database To ID Citizens
The FBI is embarking on a new project called 'Next
Generation Identification' to build the world's largest computer
database of peoples' physical characteristics. The $1 billion effort
will give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals
in the United States and abroad.
According to the Washington Post, digital images of faces, fingerprints
and palm patterns are already flowing into FBI systems in a
climate-controlled, secure basement. Soon, the FBI intends to award a
10-year contract that would significantly expand the amount and kinds of
biometric information it receives. And in the coming years, law
enforcement authorities around the world will be able to rely on iris
patterns, face-shape data, scars and perhaps even the unique ways people
walk and talk, to solve crimes and identify criminals and terrorists.
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Border
Violence To Increase, Says Chertoff
Violence along the border with Mexico will likely
increase this year as the administration bolsters Border Patrol staffing
and adds more fencing and technology to catch illegal immigrants,
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said.
Recently, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar, 32, was killed in
California's Imperial Sand Dunes recreation area, run over by suspected
drug smugglers as he was laying down a spike strip to stop their fleeing
Hummer.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Aguilar's death has drawn attention
to escalating violence on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico divide, which
Chertoff and other administration officials attributed partly to
heightened border security measures.
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States Begin
Working On Compliance With Real ID Final Rule
Release
The final rule for REAL ID compliance provides the
necessary guidance for states to begin building systems and linking
networks to fulfill the mandates of the 2005 legislation, according to a
newly released report by INPUT, provider of government procurement and
market information. While states have until May 11 of this year to
declare their intention to comply with REAL ID, INPUT does not expect
widespread resistance to derail the new approach.
"Compared to the proposed rule of last March, DHS has made a credible
effort to reduce or eliminate Constitutional as well as procedural and
technical barriers to REAL ID compliance in many areas of the final
rule," says Chris Dixon, manager, state and local industry analysis for
INPUT. "The final rule should serve as a starting gun for vendors to
begin working with states on compliance.
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Procurement Watch
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- videoNEXT, Chantilly, Va., a developer
of security management solutions, is joining forces with Homeland
Security Group International (HSGI), San Diego, and
IronForge, Houston, to introduce a new mobile wireless IP video
with video analytics solution for the military.
- L-1 Identity Solutions Inc., Stamford, Conn., a provider of
identity solutions and services, has received $6.3 million in new
purchase orders from the Department of State (DoS) for passport
printers.
- The State Department awarded General Dynamics Information
Technology a five-year $99.3 million contract for a radio frequency
identification passport card that travelers can use at U.S. land border
crossings and sea ports of entry.
- Verint Systems Inc., Melville, N.Y., a provider of analytic
software-based solutions for security, has announced that its Nextiva
networked video solution has been certified by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) as an anti-terrorism technology.
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Events
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Jan. 28-29
Information Security Conference
Intercontinental Miramar Panama; Panama City, Panama
Information: Call (847) 660-5585 or e-mail conference@isaca.org
www.isaca.org
Jan. 28-30
ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications
Tampa Marriott Waterside; Tampa, FL
Organizer: ASTM International
Information: Call (610) 832-9500
www.astm.org
Jan. 28-30
SecurePort Western Hemispheric Port Security Conference and Trade
Exhibition
Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel; Houston, TX
Organizer: SecurePort
Information: Call (561) 333-3767 or e-mail secureport@mtscorporation.com
secureportusa.com
Jan. 28-30
APCO International's Fifth Annual Winter Summit
Orlando Airport Marriot; Orlando, FL
Organizer: The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials
International (APCO)
Information: Call (888)-APCO-911
www.apcointl.org/wintersummit2008/
Jan. 28-31
12th Financial Cryptography and Data Security Conference 2008
El Cozumeleno Beach Resort; Cozumel, Mexico
Organizer: International Financial Cryptography Association (IFCA)
www.ifca.ai
Jan. 29-30
6th Annual Global RFID-ROI Summit 2008
Munich, Germany
Organizer: World Trade Group
Information: Contact Oliver Sloane at 44 (0) 207 202 7558 or e-mail oliver.sloane@wtgevents.com
www.rfid-roi.com
Jan. 29-31
IIPSEC 2008 Exhibition
Stoneleigh Park, Nr Coventry, Warks, UK
Sponsor: International Security Industry Organization
Information: +44 (0) 1293 786 822 or
info@iipsec.com
www.iipsec2006.workzsites.com
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