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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

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

Border Security Awards 2013: Patti Shaffner, Textron Defense Systems

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

CBP seizure notices to be posted online

Wed, 2013-01-30 11:04 AM

CBP inspection

New rules that allow CBP to post seizure and forfeiture notices online went into effect on Jan. 29, according to the agency. CBP published the new rule in the Federal Register, saying the change will...

TSA schedules an ‘industry roundtable’ on Feb. 19

Tue, 2013-01-29 04:50 PM

TSA announced on Jan. 29 that the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable, a non-profit group founded in 2003 that involves individuals in homeland security policies, practices and procedures, will...

U.S. Navy is collecting info about tethered aerostat surveillance systems for first responders

Tue, 2013-01-29 02:10 PM

The makers of tethered aerostat systems, which can carry high-resolution video cameras and communication gear for surveillance purposes, have been invited to send their technical information to the...

Telephonics awarded second contract for search and rescue radars on Kazan helicopters destined for Indian Air Force

Sun, 2013-01-27 01:30 PM

RDR-1600 radar
from Telephonics

Telephonics Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corp., announced on Jan. 24 that it has received a second contract for search and rescue radar from Kazan Helicopters, the Russian manufacturer...

TSA agents help nab five murder suspects at San Jose, CA, airport

Thu, 2013-01-24 10:20 AM

Rodriguez, Chavez

Two transportation security officers (TSOs) at San Jose International Airport helped police capture five people who were suspected of a stabbing murder in the city as they apparently tried to board...

TSA says all backscatter machines will be removed by summer

Mon, 2013-01-21 08:30 AM

TSA checkpoint

All of the controversial backscatter X-ray body scanners will be removed from TSA checkpoints by June said the airport security agency. TSA said the maker of the backscatter systems, Rapiscan, will...

Secret Service’s wants access to a proprietary aviation-related database

Fri, 2013-01-18 04:17 PM

The Secret Service posted on Jan. 14 on the Federal Business Opportunities Website a “presolicitation” notice about a sole source contract it said it is planning to award to Airlines Reporting Corp...

TSA and Rapiscan end contract for full body scanner

Fri, 2013-01-18 03:19 PM

Secure 1000SP

Rapiscan Systems and TSA have ended the contract for the company’s Secure 1000SP Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) systems and Automated Target Recognition (ATR) software.

FAA prohibits use of personal laptops and wireless devices by flight crews during an aircraft’s entire operation

Wed, 2013-01-16 06:17 PM

iPad on flight deck

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed new rules that would extend the time period during which members of an aircraft’s flight crew are prohibited from using a personal laptop or...

Implant Sciences receives TSA approval for its QS-B220 explosives trace detector

Wed, 2013-01-16 04:34 PM

Quantum Sniffer by
Implant Sciences

Implant Sciences Corp., a supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced on Jan. 13 that TSA has notified the company that its Quantum Sniffer QS-B220 explosives...

ICE to brief industry on charter flights for ‘alien nationals’

Fri, 2013-01-11 02:13 PM

The ICE unit of DHS is planning two days of industry briefings and one-on-one discussions in Washington, DC, on Jan. 16 and 17 about its charter flight program, which carries thousands of alien...

GSN toasts homeland award winners at festive dinner in DC

Thu, 2013-01-10 01:51 PM

The White House’s
Richard Reed,
a top honoree

White House’s Reed, a top honoree, says emergency response depends on community Richard Reed, Deputy Assistant to President Obama for Homeland Security, told hundreds of attendees at GSN’s awards...

Company News

SRI International and NRDC team to enhance first responder capabilities

SRI International and the National Disaster Resiliency Center (NDRC) signed a strategic alliance agreement to collaborate on new technologies, systems, and enhanced training capabilities to assist first responders during emergency and disaster situations.

SRI said it will work with the NDRC to create, test, and commercialize solutions that will help federal, state, and local agencies prepare for, train, and manage crisis situations.

AIA names former House Appropriations staffer as legislative vice president

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) named Richard Efford as its new assistant vice president for legislative affairs.

Efford brings decades of experience working for congressional committees and government relations firms to this position, said AIA.

Codebench integrates IDenticard’s PremiSys software

Codebench, Inc. has integrated its PIVCheck Plus software with the PremiSys access control system from IDenticard offering federal agencies and other government entities a fully compliant HSPD-12 solution.

Lockheed Martin gets two TSA AIT contracts

Lockheed Martin will help the Transportation Security Administration integrate and deploy advanced imagining technology (AIT) scanning equipment in airports in the eastern and central portions of the U.S.

The two task awards from TSA, said Lockheed Martin, total $72 million. The task orders, said the company, were awarded under TSA’s Security Equipment Systems Integration (SESI) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) vehicle and include one base-year plus one option-year.

Suspect Detection Systems signs agreement with U.S. distributor

Suspect Detection Systems Inc., a developer of counter terror and crime prevention technology, signed an agreement with Gans & Pugh Associates to market and distribute its products in the U.S.

L-3’s platform meets European requirements for liquid explosive detection systems

L-3 Security & Detection Systems announced on June 1 that its ACX 6.4-MV, a next-generation Advanced Technology (AT) X-ray system, meets European requirements for liquid explosive detection systems (LEDS), which qualifies the system to screen for liquid explosives at airport checkpoints.

Stratech’s iFerret patent in Singapore approved

Stratech Systems Limited, of Singapore, announced on May 19 that its Singapore patent application for the iFerret Intelligent Airfield/Runway Surveillance and Foreign Object and Debris (FOD) detection system has been approved by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.

Beyond Singapore, Stratech is seeking to protect its IP in iFerret with similar patent applications filed in countries worldwide.

“MyTSA” wins best government mobile app award

The Transportation Security Administration’s traveler information mobile app won an award for Best Government Mobile App from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC).

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 18^th 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.

White Papers

Are Megapixel Security Cameras Ready for Prime Time?

Due to the limited amount of area that standard video cameras can cover while providing a sufficient level of detail, the current model for security system design relies on the use of large numbers of cameras.

Upcoming Events

Event Details	Dates of Event
SANS Austin 2013	May 19 - 24
DoD VA Healthcare Training Forum	May 20 - 23
Transport and Logistics of Hazardous Material	May 27 - 28
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 28 - 28
Border Management Southwest Summit	May 29 - 31
Cyber Security Conference & Expo	May 30 - 30
Mobile Device Security Summit 2013	May 30 - Jun 6
Security Analytics Summit 2013	May 30 - Jun 6
Cyber Security Conference & Expo	May 30 - 30
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 30 - 30
SANS Malaysia @ MCMC 2013	Jun 3 - 8
2013 SIA Government Summit	Jun 4 - 5
Southwest Microwave Seminar	Jun 4 - 4
NCT: CBRNe Israel, 4 - 6 June 2013, Tel Aviv	Jun 4 - 6
SEL Modern Solutions Power Systems Conference	Jun 5 - 7
Mission Command	Jun 10 - 12
Cyber Securty Brainstorm	Jun 11 - 11
EDGE Summit 2013	Jun 11 - 11
IPv6 Summit 2013	Jun 14 - 16
SANSFIRE 2013	Jun 15 - 22
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's 2nd Biosurveillance Symposium	Jun 17
Biodetection Technologies 2013	Jun 18 - 19
Southwest Microwave Seminar	Jun 18 - 18
Cyber Defense and Network Security Summit	Jun 24 - 26
Vanguard Security & Compliance 2013	Jun 24 - 27
SANS Canberra 2013	Jul 1 - 13
Border Management & Technologies Summit	Jul 2 - 5
SANS Rocky Mountain 2013	Jul 15 - 20
SANS Mumbai 2013	Jul 22 - 27
SANS San Francisco 2013	Jul 29 - Aug 3
SANS Boston 2013	Aug 5 - 10
Cyber Security for Government	Aug 12 - 14
SANS Thailand 2013	Aug 19 - 31
SANS Virginia Beach 2013	Aug 19 - 30
Maritime Security 2013 West	Aug 19 - 21
930gov: Strategic Buying at Year-End Showcase	Aug 21 - 21

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Laser line security metal detector from Wizard

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Brijot debuts hand-held device that can ‘detect security risks without invading privacy’

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