Intelligence
GSN's reporting on intelligence matters includes espionage techniques used by the CIA and its overseas adversaries, identity theft in the U.S., GPS and mapping technologies promoted by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and other government organizations and privacy issues surrounding innovative forms of surveillance.
DHS seeks better bioforensic tools
March 17th, 2008
The federal government’s forensic specialists, who would be called to the scene of a suspected bio-agent attack, want better tools to identify the agents they find and to compare those agents with other bio-agents they might collect at a suspected terrorist’s home laboratory.
U.S., Germany agree to share fingerprint databases
March 13th, 2008
Officials from the U.S. and Germany have initialed a bilateral agreement to share access to biometric data. The agreement also provides for the spontaneous sharing of data and DNA samples of known and suspected terrorists, and marks a high point in U.S.-German cooperation in the war on terror.
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.
Secret Service agents can spot threats at great distances
February 15th, 2008
The U.S. Secret Service likes to keep a close eye on those who might harm the VIPs it protects, so it’s procuring pocket laser range finders -- with digital magnetic compasses -- that will allow its agents to scrutinize activities more than a mile away.
DHS border survey to interview foreign tourists
February 13th, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security wants foreign visitors to the U.S. to know that legitimate tourists and business travelers are welcome.
The newest hospitality effort comes following enactment of much stricter security measures which drew protests from many European and Japanese travelers.
DHS launches ICEPIC program to identify "non-obvious" relationships
January 30th, 2008
DHS plans to establish an immigration enforcement database that will gather personal information on hundreds of thousands of individuals and then use "link analysis tools" to look for what it calls "non-obvious relationship patterns" that could help the department identify illegal aliens, criminals or terrorists.
GSA green lights Segway devices in federal buildings
January 8th, 2008
The General Services Administration has issued an interim policy that would for the first time allow handicapped individuals with "mobility impairments" to use Segway two-wheeled vehicles inside federal buildings.
Coast Guard proposes security zone in Hawaii around "giant egg" radar system
January 8th, 2008
In order to safeguard the humongous sea-based missile defense radar system known as "SBX-1," the Coast Guard plans to establish a 500-foot security zone surrounding the extraordinary vessel when it moves through the port of Honolulu, HI, approximately once a year.
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