Critical Infrastructure
The protection of the nation's critical infrastructure -- which might include an electricity plant, a nuclear power plant, the nation's power grid, a water treatment facility and other vital elements of the economy -- often entails video surveillance using CCTV, perimeter protection as well as high-tech steps to safeguard a facility's SCADA control system.
Senate may add another $3.5 billion in security spending into stimulus package
February 2nd, 2009
The Senate version of the Obama Administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is beginning to resemble a glittering Christmas tree, as billions in new security expenditures are being added, like ornaments, to the legislation's branches.
President Bush issues executive order to beef up security at bio labs
January 15th, 2009
In one of his last homeland security-related actions before leaving the White House, President Bush issued an executive order designed to strengthen security at the nation's federal and non-governmental laboratories that work with – and transport – biological agents and toxins.
Safeguards Technology awarded PIDS security contract for international airport in India
January 12th, 2009
Safeguards Technology, LLC, headquartered in Hackensack, NJ, has received a contract to install a perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS), CCTV and command and control center for an unnamed international airport in India. The contract contains several of Safeguards’ perimeter intrusion detection products as well as the installation and integration of the system.
Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace warn about Obama's inaugural train ride
January 6th, 2009
Two leading environmental groups, the Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, have written a letter to the Secret Service warning about the potential danger of a catastrophic terrorist attack on a hazardous chemical facility along the East Coast rail corridor while Barack Obama and Joe Biden make a highly-publicized pre-inaugural whistle-stop train trip to Washington, DC, on Jan. 17.
First responders need more training and equipment, says Intelagard exec
December 22nd, 2008
The nation’s firefighters and all first responders should have full spectrum radiological detectors, according to Lorraine Cope, an executive with Intelagard, Inc., a company that supplies chemical and biological personal protection gear and decontamination products.
DHS accomplishments…by the numbers
December 18th, 2008
DHS has issued an end-of-the-year roster of its many accomplishments, and the numbers tell it all:
Radio manufacturers will attest to their compliance with P25 standards
December 17th, 2008
Manufacturers of emergency response radio systems that ostensibly comply with Project 25 technical standards laid out by DHS and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will be asked to submit a "Supplier's Declaration of Compliance" and a summary test report to support their claims.
National Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet in DC on Jan. 6
December 15th, 2008
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council will hold a meeting in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2009, at which it will receive a report from its working group on “Frameworks for Dealing with Disasters and Related Interdependencies.”
