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.
TSA to assess different air cargo screening technologies
August 18th, 2008
In an effort to identify mature explosives detection technologies that can be used effectively to screen cargo being loaded onto passenger aircraft, TSA is planning a 5-year program to test in laboratories and the field different categories of detection equipment.
Four different approaches to thwarting a terrorist attack
August 18th, 2008
Because a terrorist attack in the U.S. using explosives could come from a variety of directions -- and take a variety of shapes and sizes – the U.S. Government is moving forward in a variety of ways to thwart such attacks.
Different technical concepts and different business models are being pursued by different agencies to address these dire scenarios.
NAM says go slow on 10+2
August 15th, 2008
The influential National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) trade group has called on the Department of Homeland Security to back off on the so-called 10+2 rule proposed earlier this year by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Identity-based networking: The digital frontier in government IT
August 15th, 2008
Security compliance is nothing new for IT managers working in government agencies. Consider the 2002 introduction of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), which insists that federal agencies adopt best practices around the security of their IT systems, applications and databases.
Samsung Techwin terminates relationship with Advanced Digital Security Solutions, Inc.
August 15th, 2008
Samsung Techwin announced last month that beginning immediately all North American sales and marketing of Samsung Techwin products will be handled through Samsung Opto-Electronics America, Inc. (SOA), rather than through its existing distributor, Advanced Digital Security Solutions, Inc., which had been marketing its CCTV products under the name Samsung 360.
"Eco-terrorist" sentenced to 78 months in federal prison
August 15th, 2008
A 34-year-old man was sentenced by a U.S. district judge on Aug. 12 to six-and-a-half years in federal prison for his role in two eco-terrorism-related arsons that occurred in Oregon in 2001.
Tre Arrow, formerly known as Michael Scarpitti, has acknowledged setting fire to cement-mixing trucks at Ross Island Sand and Gravel Company in Portland in April 2001, and to logging trucks at Schoppert Logging Company in Eagle Creek two months later, to protest what he considered to be excessive logging in the area.
Success Story: Mexapixel cameras lead to quick arrests
August 15th, 2008
Customer:
Jewelry store in Pennsylvania
Restaurant in Florida
Company:
IQinVision
San Juan Capistrano, CA
The Problem:
The cameras used in legacy CCTV systems in many government offices and retail establishments do not provide sufficient resolution of subjects, even just 50 feet away, to enable law enforcement agencies to make positive identifications of suspected burglars, intruders or other perpetrators.
GSN proposes an illuminating format for one presidential debate
August 13th, 2008
With both vice presidential candidates nominated and both political conventions completed, it soon will be time to turn our collective attention to the presidential debates.
