Security Services
Department of State tightens its HSPD-12 contracts
November 20th, 2007
The U.S. State Department seems to be getting more serious about HSPD-12 and the way it requires outside contractors who perform work at federal offices and facilities to identify themselves.
Man and his best friend linked by a communications vest
November 2nd, 2007
It used to be that technologists would throw up their hands and admit that virtually nothing can beat the sensitivity and accuracy of an explosive-sniffing dog’s nose.
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Air Force One mockup needs a face-lifting
October 25th, 2007
The U.S. Secret Service teaches its agents to protect the president while he is using Air Force One – or its helicopter counterpart, Marine One -- by training on life-size mockups at its training center in Laurel, MD, but the exterior of those mockups are in urgent need of a face-lifting.
Miss America "models" cyber security
October 24th, 2007
When Tallahassee Mayor John Marks declared October 23 National Cyber Security Awareness Day, he shared the stage with an unlikely booster: Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson, was on hand to help educate the public and provide Internet users with cyber safety and security tips.
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Say "Ahhh"… or is that "Arfff"?
October 11th, 2007
One hundred narcotic detection dogs used by the Border Patrol in Arizona are getting the type of annual medical checkups that millions of uninsured U.S. citizens might envy.
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GAO backs guard contract despite romantic complication
October 5th, 2007
A protest by one security guard company, Paragon Systems, Inc., challenging a recent contract award by the Federal Protective Service to one of its competitors, NCLN20, Inc., has been tossed out by the general counsel of the Government Accountability Office.
Dam good opportunities for guard services
October 3rd, 2007
The John Day Dam and the Dalles Dam, both spanning the Columbia River in Oregon, are in need of armed and unarmed security guards to inspect vehicles, verify identities, operate security gates, watch video surveillance monitors and conduct foot patrols, according to the Army Corps of Engineers district in Portland, OR.
State & local gov'ts boost homeland security spending
September 25th, 2007
States and local governments have reacted with surprising coolness to the recent outpouring of federal largesse contained in the Department of Homeland Security’s allocations for local public safety agencies.
