State and Local Gov’t
Report: Border security market to reach $14 billion by 2011
May 15th, 2008
Border security is expected to be one of the top growth markets in the homeland security sector in terms of expenditure over the next four years, reaching $13.98 billion by end of 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate of 19.5 percent.
Freeport gets nation’s newest perimeter protection system
May 7th, 2008
The port of Freeport, TX, has installed the nation’s newest port perimeter security system, including port security, port safety, Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), and port management systems, all integrated into a single command and control solution.
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Success Story: Boston Marathon uses instantly deployable video surveillance system
May 5th, 2008
Customer:
Brookline, MA; Boston; and surrounding suburbs
Companies:
Galaxy Internet Services Inc.
Newton, MA
Connectronics
Cedar Rapids, IA
Strix Systems, Inc.
Calabasas, CA
The Problem:
The Boston Marathon, one of the oldest and most prestigious sporting events in the U.S., follows a 26-mile course through the City of Boston and several surrounding suburbs. This year’s race, which took place on April 21, attracted more than 20,000 registered runners and more than one million spectators, an enormous crowd which required a dramatic improvement in the security measures undertaken by the local public safety agencies.
Uncle Sam must provide ongoing support to state and local fusion centers, says GAO
April 18th, 2008
When it studied the recent nationwide trend to establish state and municipal "fusion centers" to share counterterrorism and law enforcement information between federal, state and local intelligence officials, the Government Accountability Office found good and bad news.
National Guard may outsource its aviation surveillance duties
March 27th, 2008
The National Guard Bureau has maintained its own fixed wing aircraft to perform its required domestic homeland defense responsibilities since 1994, but it is now thinking about outsourcing many of its aviation surveillance services to a commercial company.
Aircraft arriving from south must land at San Antonio International Airport
March 12th, 2008
San Antonio International Airport in Texas will soon be added the list of designated airports at which certain small, unscheduled aircraft arriving from the south, across the U.S./Mexican border, must land for Customs and Border Protection processing.
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.
