News / Analysis
America’s quest for homeland security includes the development of federal programs to protect our aviation, maritime and ground transportation sectors, efforts to detect a “dirty bomb” before it can emit deadly radiation, the search by the FBI for Muslim terrorists and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, his Al Qaeda followers and Islamic extremists pursuing jihad.
Letter to the Editor: Clear’s Steve Brill on paying for Registered Traveler memberships
July 21st, 2008
Here’s an e-mail message from Steven Brill, CEO of Verified Identity Pass, Inc., about the lead article in today’s Homeland Security Insider regarding GSA’s decision to not allow federal government employees to seek reimbursement for their Registered Traveler membership fees.
Uncle Sam won’t reimburse government employees for Registered Traveler fees
July 21st, 2008
The General Services Administration has handed a setback to the companies running "Trusted Traveler" programs at U.S. airports by declaring that federal government employees are not allowed to seek reimbursements for their individual membership fees, about $100 per year, paid to these companies.
Louisiana Governor takes a shine to ArcMail for e-mail security
July 17th, 2008
The Governor of Louisiana has tapped a local company, Shreveport-based ArcMail Technology, to ensure that the state’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP)is prepared for the increase in e-mail traffic during and after disasters, and can better respond to legal discovery orders and requests for information during emergencies.
Congress asks: when will air cargo be safe?
July 17th, 2008
When it comes to the security of commercial aircraft cargo, is DHS implementing the requirements of the 9/11 Act effectively?
That was the overarching question posed at the July 16 session of House Homeland Security Committee’s Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee. Not surprisingly, a senior DHS official testifying said yes, while some committee members, and the head of an airline pilots’ association, voiced skepticism.
Missile defense system on board an American Airlines trans-Atlantic flight
July 17th, 2008
Farnborough, UK-based BAE Systems’ Jeteye infrared missile-defense system has completed its first flight on a scheduled American Airlines aircraft flying from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport.
Network administrator "hijacks" City of San Francisco’s IT System
July 17th, 2008
You might have heard by now of the network administrator for the City of San Francisco who allegedly has effectively "hijacked" that city’s FiberWAN network by changing the passwords of all of his colleagues in city government, such that he is the only person who can gain access to a vital portion of the city’s computer network.
Industry Day on preparedness training requirements slated for July 31
July 15th, 2008
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), a unit of FEMA that is based at the former Fort McClellan in Anniston, AL, wants to identify commercial contractors who can help it develop and manage a broad range of training courses it offers to the nation’s first responders.
ICE wants to identify criminal aliens in local jails
July 15th, 2008
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving ahead with its Secure Communities initiative, under which it hopes to "revolutionize" the way in which it shares information with state and local correctional facilities to identify high-risk criminal aliens who can be deported.
