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ISC West Conference 2013: Peter Boriskin, ASSA ABLOY
Peter Boriskin, Director of Product Management for ASSA ABLOY'S Commerical Electronic Access Control Products, indicates that he would like to describe the features and benefits of the SARGENT SE...
ISC West Conference 2013: David Murphy, Zebra Technologies
Zebra’s extensive portfolio of barcode, receipt, card, kiosk and UHF RFID printers and supplies, as well as real-time location solutions, are used by 90% of the Fortune 500 and many federal, state...
ISC West Conference 2013: Joe Troiano, EverFocus
Joe Troiano, General Manager and Senior VP of Everfocus Electronics, stresses in his opening remarks that Everfocus is a global supplier of video security surveillance equipment and is proud to...
ISC West Conference 2013: Pan Kamal, AlertEnterprise
Pan Kamal, VP of Marketing for Alert Enterprise, a security software company headquartered in Fremont, CA, explains in his opening remarks that he is going to describe Alert Enterprise’s award-...
Border Security Awards 2013: Tamir Aluma, Vidisco
Vidisco received the Platinum Award in the “Best Explosives/ID/Contraband Detection” category of GSN’s 2013 Border Security Awards. The company has been focusing exclusively on portable X-ray systems...
Border Security Awards 2013: Ali Lebaschi, E-Seek Incorporated
E-Seek Inc, which designs and manufactures bar code readers for verifying drivers’ licenses, was platinum winner in GSN’s 2013 Border Security Awards in the category of “Best Identification Document...
Border Security Awards 2013: Patti Shaffner, Textron Defense Systems
Textron Defense Systems has a wide range of products for the security market, according to Patti Shaffner, including its aerial ISR system, unmanned aerial systems and iCommand, which brings them all...
Border Security Awards 2013: John Procacci, Business Development Manager, Integrated Microwave Technologies
John Procaccio, Business Development Manager of Integrated Microwave Technologies, reveals that the company is a designer and manufacturer of mission critical transmitters and receivers used in...
Border Security Awards 2013: Bobby Brown, VP Marketing, Telephonics Corporation
According to Bobby Brown, VP for Homeland Security, Telephonics business units include a Maritime Surveillance unit, a Communications unit and an Integrated Surveillance Group, which produces a...
Border Security Expo 2013: Paul Macker, President Eagle Eye Expositions
Paul Mackler, President of Eagle Eye Expositions, expresses great satisfaction with exhibitor turn-out and quality of the sessions in the 2013 Expo. He gives a lot of credit for the event’s success...
GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Dubhe Beinhorn, VP Public Sector, AtHoc, Inc
Dubhe Beinhorn describes AtHoc, Inc, winner of GSN’s 2012 award for “Best Mass Notification Solutions,” as a company that operates in one sector only: critical communications for crisis management....
GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: John D. Clark, Sr, President/CEO, The Whitestone Group
John D. Clark, Sr. and the Whitestone Group, which he founded in 2000, returned to the GSN Awards Dinner in 2012 to pick up their second trophy in two years, this time for the “Best Facility Security...
GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Randall Foster, President/CEO, Vumii, Inc
Vumii, the Atlanta, GA manufacturer of thermal imaging and illuminated IR cameras, was awarded a Winner’s trophy for “Best Thermal/Night Vision/Infrared Cameras” at the 2012 awards dinner. Primary...
GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists Sponsors: Chris Runde, VP Transportation and Government Solutions, Alert Enterprise
Alert Enterprise, a multiple award winner in GSN’s 2011 Awards Program, returned in 2012 to win the categories of “Best Platform for Identity Management” and “Best Platform for Physical and Logical...

News

Northcom formally adds new maritime and special ops components
Thu, 2013-02-28 09:42 AM
The U.S. Northern Command has formally added new naval and special operations components to its command structure in the last month, according to the Department of Defense. A Feb. 28 Armed Forces...
Five more airports set to offer Pre Check
Fri, 2013-02-22 10:44 AM

Memphis
International
Five airports in the eastern U.S. are set to roll out TSA’s Pre Check pre-approved security program in the next six weeks. The new additions, said the TSA in a Feb. 21 statement, will bring the total...
Homeland security committee member has eye on the sky
Mon, 2013-02-18 11:21 AM

Chelyabinsk meteor
As the debris from a large meteorite settled into a Russian lake and a major asteroid passed alarmingly close to Earth on Feb. 15, the chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee,...
FAA proposes privacy rules for UAS test sites
Fri, 2013-02-15 11:45 AM
As part of its effort to open six unmanned aircraft test sites, the Federal Aviation Administration also posted online on Feb. 14 a draft plan online aimed at protecting people's privacy from the...
TSA adds seventh airport to its Pre Check service member expedited screening list
Fri, 2013-02-15 09:45 AM

Denver
International
Denver International Airport is the seventh airport where active service members can participate in TSA’s Pre Check expedited screening program. Active duty service members in the U.S. armed forces...
FAA wants proposals on UAS test sites
Fri, 2013-02-15 08:44 AM
In a hotly-anticipated move, federal aviation regulators released a request for proposals asking the universities, and the state and local governments vying to host one of the six planned sites...
FAA to begin UAS test site competition by March
Thu, 2013-02-14 08:38 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration will launch its competition for test sites for unmanned aircraft systems by the beginning of March, said the agency’s head of unmanned systems integration. Jim...
Coast Guard helicopter lased in three separate incidents near Super Bowl
Mon, 2013-02-11 02:34 PM

Laser glare
in cockpit
The Coast Guard is investigating three separate incidents in which one of its helicopters was targeted with a laser pointer as it supported security operations for the Super Bowl in late January in...
Assn. of Airport Executives to continue fingerprinting future TSA employees
Mon, 2013-02-11 12:49 PM
TSA is planning to award a non-competitive firm fixed-price “bridge” contract to the American Association of Airport Executives to continue providing fingerprint and photo processing services for an...
L.A. police dept. offers $1 million reward in domestic terror attacks
Mon, 2013-02-11 08:48 AM

Christopher Dorner
The ex-Los Angeles policeman who has allegedly shot and killed three people, including a police officer, and vowed to hunt down other officers now has million dollar bounty on his head for what the...
FAA releases updated list of drone authorization applicants
Fri, 2013-02-08 09:51 AM
The Federal Aviation Administration released its latest list of organizations in the U.S. that have applied for the agency’s authorization to operate unmanned aerial vehicles. The FAA released the...
SAAB chooses maritime surveillance radar from Telephonics
Wed, 2013-02-06 01:02 PM

RDR-1700B radar
from Telephonics
Telephonics Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corp., announced on Feb. 6 that its RDR-1700B radar was chosen for Piaggio Aero’s extended-wing Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). 

Company News

Tyco International completes Visonic acquisition

Tyco International Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Visonic Ltd.  a global developer and manufacturer of electronic security systems and components, for approximately $100 million in cash. The acquisition was first announced on September 15, 2011.

Tyco said Visonic is a leader in advanced wireless technology for the security industry. The company’s portfolio includes wireless communications technologies that offer increased range and secure communications, said Tyco and its technologies are used in more than one million wireless installations around the world.

CNL Software and AJAR-tec to offer integrated PSIM solutions

CNL Software, a supplier of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, announced on Nov. 23 its partnership with AJAR-tec, which will offer IPSecurityCenter, CNL Software’s Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, as part of its digital security and IPCCTV solutions.

New dual-view and large tunnel X-ray systems for air cargo screening from L-3

L-3 Security & Detection Systems (SDS) announced on Nov. 17 that it has added three new dual-view X-ray platforms to its air cargo screening portfolio for inspecting break-bulk freight and skids, as well as larger pallet and “unit load device” (ULD) containers.

“We are pleased to expand our air cargo offerings to include larger tunnels, higher power options and a flexible architecture that enables customers to upgrade their systems as new requirements emerge,” said Thomas Ripp, president of L-3 Security & Detection Systems.

Telephonics and Mahindra & Mahindra to form surveillance and security joint venture in India

Telephonics Corp., a subsidiary of Griffon Corp., and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a $12.5 billion multi-national group based in Mumbai, India, announced on Nov. 17 the signing of a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture (JV) to provide the Indian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Indian civil sector with radar and surveillance systems, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) devices and communication systems.

Future Fibre Technologies wins security contract for Middle East airport

Future Fibre Technologies (FFT) announced on Nov. 15 that the company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to supply its fiber optic perimeter intrusion detection systems for a major new civilian airport in the Middle East.   

L.A. airport authority to upgrade access control and monitoring

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the agency that oversees airport operations for the city of Los Angeles, including Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) awarded a contract modification to Unisys to upgrade its access control and alarm monitoring system, used to identify the 45,000 airport employees, contractors, police and others who work at the organization's three airports.

LAWA awarded a contract to Unisys to operate and maintain the access control and alarm monitoring system in 2009.

DeTect debuts its HARRIER Visual Warning System (VWS) to safeguard windfarms

In response to the dark skies initiative and wind industry demand, DeTect has developed its HARRIER VWS.

The system provides continuous 360-degree surveillance of the airspace around a windfarm from the ground level to above aircraft flight altitudes, automatically activating obstruction lighting when aircraft are detected at a defined outer perimeter.

Implant Sciences explosive detector gets DHS DT&E designation

Implant Sciences Corporation ‘s Quantum Sniffer QS-B220 bench-top explosives and narcotics trace detector has received a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation from the Department of Homeland Security, said the company on Sept. 13.

The Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act) was enacted as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, aimed at  facilitating development and deployment of effective anti-terrorism technologies by providing product liability protection, said the company.

Commentary and Opinions

Preventing airport security from going to the birds

As I waited for a flight recently at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, I thumbed through a newspaper that had been left behind at a gate. A headline said, “Arizona 18th in U.S. in Aircraft Bird Strikes.” 

9/11, A Decade Later -- Where are we today?

By Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

Today, we meet to discuss this nation’s progress in bringing about safety, security and resiliency against terrorism since the attacks of 9/11. 

But before we look back, I want to acknowledge and remember all the firefighters, police officers, and ordinary people who lost their lives that Tuesday morning. Remembering those who died must inspire us to make this nation better and safer. 

9/11, A Decade After -- We must remain vigilant and courageous

America is immeasurably more secure today at the tenth anniversary of 9/11 because of the enormous energy, resources, leadership, planning, and blood that we have poured into our national military and domestic security efforts. 

On 9/11, we lost nearly 3,000 innocent Americans, murdered while going about their daily lives. It was an attack of great cleverness, great daring, great surprise and simplicity. This was the greatest single loss of American life since the Battle of Antietam.

9/11, A Decade Later -- The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council’s 9-10-11 Project

During the past year, the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council has issued a series of monthly papers encapsulating the major topics that have shaped our nation’s approach to homeland security. Thirteen monographs have highlighted industry and government’s joint effort to confront the challenges, and develop solutions to successfully focus on the historic mission to create a more prepared, responsive, resilient, safer and secure homeland. 

Three reasons not to profile

Earlier this month, responding to a question from the editor of this publication, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano, categorically rejected the use of profiling in homeland security efforts.  Instead of focusing its resources on young, Muslim men, DHS paid the most attention to behavior indicating terrorist activity, such as travel patterns. The Secretary’s rejection of profiling is spot on, both as a matter of efficacy and as a matter of ethics.

 

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Border Security Awards 2013: Tamir Aluma, Vidisco

Vidisco received the Platinum Award in the “Best Explosives/ID/Contraband Detection” category of GSN’s 2013 Border Security Awards. The company has been focusing exclusively on portable X-ray systems since its creation, according to Tamir Aluma, and its products have been developed by military and police end users who know what is needed in the field.  The company’s CCD technology is based on a high-resolution camera that captures an image from an X-ray source, and is described by Mr.

Border Security Awards 2013: Ali Lebaschi, E-Seek Incorporated

E-Seek Inc, which designs and manufactures bar code readers for verifying drivers’ licenses, was platinum winner in GSN’s 2013 Border Security Awards in the category of “Best Identification Document Verification Solution”.  With barcodes now being used in drivers licenses issued by all 50 states, E-Seek produces desktop readers as well as a line of compact, portable and wireless readers that are widely used in law enforcement patrol cars, banks, casinos and hospitals.  In a major announcement at the Border Security Expo, Mr.

Border Security Awards 2013: Patti Shaffner, Textron Defense Systems

Textron Defense Systems has a wide range of products for the security market, according to Patti Shaffner, including its aerial ISR system, unmanned aerial systems and iCommand, which brings them all together. But the system that won the platinum award in GSN’s 2013 Border Security Awards Program for Best Outdoor Ground Sensors was the MicroObserver® Unattended Ground Sensor System, a complete solution containing sensor node, gateway and camera repeater.

Border Security Awards 2013: John Procacci, Business Development Manager, Integrated Microwave Technologies

John Procaccio, Business Development Manager of Integrated Microwave Technologies, reveals that the company is a designer and manufacturer of mission critical transmitters and receivers used in wireless transmission of videos, and was a platinum winner of the platinum award for “Best Covert Surveillance Solution” in GSN’s 2013 Border Security Awards Program for its “DropCam” product. IMT is a prime contractor for the DHS in Tech-Ops and offers a range of products described by Mr.

Border Security Awards 2013: Bobby Brown, VP Marketing, Telephonics Corporation

According to Bobby Brown, VP for Homeland Security, Telephonics business units include a Maritime Surveillance unit, a Communications unit and an Integrated Surveillance Group, which produces a ground-based Advanced Radar System (ARSS), with 1,600 systems deployed globally.  In recent years, Telephonics has collaborated with Customs and Border Protection to develop a package called the Mobile Surveillance System (MSS) that includes ground radar, pan-tilt cameras and a C2 system, with 44 systems presently in CBP’s inventory.

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iFSO International Facility Security Officer Conference Sep 17 - 19
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ASIS Foundation Golf Tournament Sep 23 - 23
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