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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
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In the News
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DHS IT Budget
Focused On Border Control
Roughly half of the Homeland Security Department's
$5.4 billion information technology budget will go to ongoing system
development and modernization programs for border control and
protection.
Cybersecurity funds largely will come from alternative sources, says DHS
Secretary Michael Chertoff, who describes the budget as a whole as
"strong and fiscally sound."
DHS divided spending in its IT budget into four parts: IT investments by
mission, IT infrastructure and office automation, enterprise
architecture and planning and grants management. The bulk of IT funds
($3.7 billion) were allocated to investments by mission.
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National
Security Residing Since Terrorist Attacks, Chertoff
Says
Weak border controls, the risk of chemical bombs and
more security issues that have been raised since the Sept. 11 attacks
have made Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff say that the United
States could be backsliding on national security.
"A couple of years after 9/11, it would not have seemed conceivable that
a 'business as usual' mentality could creep back into our public
mind-set. It has begun to return," Chertoff told a forum at Harvard
University.
"I'm concerned that we are beginning to backslide," he said, citing
several areas where the United States has faced trouble while seeking to
get tougher on security after the 2001 attacks.
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ASIS, Others,
Merge To Establish Voluntary Preparedness Framework
A new federal law calling for the creation of a
voluntary private sector preparedness standards program has resulted in
the collaboration between ASIS International, Disaster Recovery
Institute International (DRII), the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) and Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS), to prepare
a report in response to the Homeland security legislation.
The interdisciplinary team from ASIS, DRII, NFPA and RIMS combined their
expertise and perspectives to develop a mechanism to address verifiable
private sector preparedness called for in the new Homeland security law:
"Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007." The
interdisciplinary team's conclusions and recommendation have been
released in a report titled "Framework for Voluntary Preparedness."
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NYC Subway
Becomes Home To Improved Security
In what officials describe as a first for a U.S. mass
transit system, teams of police officers armed with submachine guns and
bomb-sniffing dogs will soon begin daily patrols of the busiest sections
of New York City subways.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has said that a major boost in funding
from the Department of Homeland Security made the extra protection
possible for the city's vast subway system, long considered a potential
target for terrorists.
"Whether conventional crime or terrorist threat, we will not let our
guard down," Kelly said at a news conference at Grand Central Terminal,
where officials announced the increase in security dollars.
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Procurement Watch
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- ObjectVideo Inc., Reston, Va., a
developer of video surveillance systems, has received a contract from
the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide the
ground station component for a new class of aircraft-based surveillance
systems being developed under DARPA's Autonomous Real-Time Ground
Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) program.
- The Department of Homeland Security has awarded American
Superconductor Corp., Devens, Mass., an energy technologies company,
a contract for Project HYDRA, allowing for the development and
deployment of AMSC's Secure Super Grids technology in the power delivery
network in Manhattan.
- ICx Technologies, Scottsdale, Ariz., a developer of advanced
technology solutions for Homeland and military security, has won a radar
contract with the U.S. Navy valued at $777,000.
- SRA International Inc., Fairfax, Va., a provider of
technology and strategic consulting services to government
organizations, has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide law
enforcement analysis and IT support services to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
Office of Investigations.
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Events
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Feb. 6-8
Industrial Fire, Safety & Security Conference and Exhibition
Reliant Center; Houston, TX
Organizer: TradeFair Group
Information: Contact Laura Liptak at (832) 242-1969 x310 or e-mail laural@tradefairgroup.com
www.ifssexpo.com/
Feb. 7-8
9th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Theme: Digital Dilemmas, Digital Dreams: Privacy, Security and Society
in New World Networks
Victoria Conference Centre; Victoria, British Columbia
Information: Call (866) 388-6060 or e-mail info@rebootconference.com
www.rebootconference.com/privacy2008/
Feb. 7-9
Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Review
Hyatt Regency Boston -- Financial District; Boston, MA
Sponsor: ASIS International
Information: Call (703) 519-6200
www.asisonline.org
Feb. 10-13
American Probation and Parole Association 2008 Winter Training
Institute
Hyatt Regency Phoenix; Phoenix, AZ
Organizer: APPA
Information: Call Kris Chappell at 859-244-8204 or kchappell@csg.org
www.appa-net.org
Feb. 28
Video Analytics Webinar
Organizer: Vicon
The Webinar, beginning at 1 pm Eastern, allows you to earn one
continuing education learning unit from the AIA by passing a short
follow-up quiz. (You must be an AIA member to receive credit.)
-Providing Added Value Through Video Analytics
-Introduction to Basic Technology
-Examples of Practical Applications and Installations
-Best Practices
Register online at: www.trtconf.com/vicon/vicon.htm
If you are unable to attend the live event, visit the Vicon Web site in
early March to find a streaming version of the class. You can still earn
credit by watching the streaming version and passing the follow-up quiz.
Visit Vicon online at www.vicon-cctv.com.
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