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.
DNDO to test portable maritime radiation detection devices
March 12th, 2008
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office within DHS is planning a major test program for portable gamma-ray and neutron detection systems which can be mounted on small boats at the Savannah River National Laboratory test site in Aiken, SC, this May.
Coast Guard prohibits nearby vessels during papal Mass in DC
March 11th, 2008
Hoping to avoid the "catastrophic impact" that a terrorist attack could have on the papal Mass scheduled by Pope Benedict XVI at the Nationals Park baseball stadium in Southeast Washington, DC, on April 17, the U.S. Coast Guard plans to prohibit all vessels from the adjacent Anacostia River during a six-hour period that day.
Cyber Storm II kicks off: Prepping for disaster, practice makes perfect
March 10th, 2008
Sometime this evening, in the still of the night, an incident will occur in Australia. It will cause government and private security officials on three continents to scramble. A potential terrorist cyber attack will be underway.
U.S. prison population continues to surge
February 29th, 2008
Newly released statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice reveal that a record number of Americans are in jail, giving the U.S. the ironic distinction of having the world’s largest prison population.
Electrical upgrade planned for DHS headquarters
February 27th, 2008
The primary electrical distribution system at DHS headquarters at 3801 Nebraska Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, is about to be replaced with an upgraded 13.8 kV system that could cost as much as $30 million to install.
National Academy might "second-guess" the DNDO
February 26th, 2008
In accordance with instructions in the FY2008 omnibus appropriations bill, DHS is ready to hire the National Academy of Sciences to assist the department’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) in reviewing the use of Advanced Spectroscopic Portals at U.S. ports, the Nevada Test Site and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Atlanta prepares security for ASIS conference
February 25th, 2008
When members of the American Society for Industrial Security, popularly known as ASIS International, gather in Atlanta for the organization’s annual conference, September 15-18, they will enjoy first-hand two of the nation’s most spectacular examples of coordinated homeland security in practice.
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Embassies worldwide still need reinforcement
February 25th, 2008
The U.S. State Department has made some progress in reinforcing security at some embassies throughout the world since the terrorist attacks at its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, but the Government Accountability Office has concluded that a great deal remains to be accomplished.
