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ISC West Conference 2013: Peter Boriskin, ASSA ABLOY

Peter Boriskin, Director of Product Management for Assay Abloy’s Commecial/Electronic/Access Control Products, indicates that he would like to describe the features and benefits of the Sargent...

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: 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

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Covia Labs, David Kahn, CEO

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: RedSeal Networks, Allan Thompson, Executive VP Global Sales and Business Development

RedSeal Networks is both a Sponsor of the 2012 Awards Program and recipient of a Winner’s trophy in the IT Security Category of “Best Continuous Monitoring Solution”. According to Allan Thompson,...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Steven Ringelberg, COO, Vanguard Integrity Professionals

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Drew Morin, Chief Technology Officer, TeleCommunication Systems

TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), which entered its “Commercial Mobile Alerts System” in the 2012 Awards Program, was named a Finalist in the “Best Mass Notification Systems” category. Drew Morin, who...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Brivo, Inc, John Szczygiel, Executive VP Sales and Marketing

John Szczygiel describes Brivo, Winner of the 2012 Award for “Best Integrated System for HSPD-12/FIPS 201 Compliance” for the second year in a row, as a cloud company that provides hosted subscriber...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Jody Mack, Director Business Development, Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Jody Mack provides a thumbnail description of Vanguard Integrity Professionals, a Sponsor of the 2012 GSN Awards Program as well as a Winner in the 2012 IT security category of “Best Intrusion...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Ken Ammon, Chief Strategist, Xceedium Corporation

Xceedium Corporation garnered its second GSN awards trophy for the entry of its Xsuite solution in the “Best Privileged Access Management” category of the 2012 Awards Program. Ken Ammon, Chief...

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...

News

Secret Service wants software vendor for its wiretaps, ‘pen registers’ and ‘trap & trace’ devices

Fri, 2013-05-17 01:00 PM

Screen shots from
Pen-Link Ltd

In an effort to manage its wire taps, “pen registers,” “trap & trace devices” and other forms of electronic communications intercepts, the U.S. Secret Service is seeking a contractor that can...

Telecommunications advisory panel to confer in DC on May 22

Thu, 2013-05-16 11:35 AM

The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee will meet in both closed and open sessions in Washington, DC, on May 22 to discuss nation-state capabilities and strategic...

House panels to markup two important homeland security bills this week

Mon, 2013-05-13 01:24 PM

Rep. Michael McCaul

The next few days will be important ones for homeland security, as two different panels on the House side of Capitol Hill wrestle with appropriations for homeland security in the fiscal year 2014...

Automated Passport Control debuts at Vancouver International Airport

Fri, 2013-05-10 06:09 PM

Automated Passport Control

CBP and Vancouver Airport Authority announced on May 8 a new program, Automated Passport Control, an expedited customs entry process that will allow eligible passengers traveling from Vancouver...

Expanded availability of federal data could spur new entrepreneurial ventures

Fri, 2013-05-10 05:16 PM

Recognizing that the free availability of various chunks of federal government data can spur the development of new, job-producing entrepreneurial ventures -- just as the availability of government...

Praise and condemnation for Coast Guard’s proposed rule on TWIC electronic readers

Fri, 2013-05-10 04:20 PM

The Coast Guard has decided to extend by 30 days the comment period for individuals and organizations who want to offer their opinion on the proposed new Coast Guard rule that would require certain...

State Dept. will be printing many thousands of new Passport and Border Crossing Cards

Fri, 2013-05-10 02:25 PM

U.S. Border Crossing Card

The U.S. State Department wants to gather technical and capabilities information from prospective vendors that can provide the hardware, equipment, maintenance and, possibly, the printing of many...

Witnesses debate role of Muslim-American community before a key House panel

Fri, 2013-05-10 09:52 AM

Erroll Southers

As policy makers, scholars and law enforcement officials begin to sort out the facts behind the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks, a common theme has begun to emerge: the greatest current threat to...

Internet Complaint Center warns of phishing attacks posing as telecom carriers

Wed, 2013-05-08 03:48 PM

The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, announced on May 8 that it has received numerous reports of phishing attacks targeting...

DNDO to host first ‘National Radiological and Nuclear Detection Challenge’ in August

Wed, 2013-05-08 02:25 PM

In an effort to spur competition and spread best practices among state and local law enforcement officers, first responders and public safety officials, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office is...

DHS witnesses describe border security efforts to Senate panel

Tue, 2013-05-07 04:58 PM

David Heyman

A handful of senior DHS officials testified on May 7 in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to describe what they see as the significant strides their department...

HP will continue to maintain Janet Napolitano’s 24/7 conference calling capability

Tue, 2013-05-07 03:22 PM

Napolitano at the
National Operations
Center

DHS is planning to extend a current operations and maintenance contract held by HP Enterprise Services, LLC, of Herndon, VA, in order to ensure the continued, smooth performance, on a 24/7/365 basis...

Company News

InfoZen will continue to handle vetting for TSA’s office of intelligence and analysis

TSA is planning to extend a contract by three to six months that it currently has with InfoZen, Inc., of Rockville, MD, to continue providing operations and maintenance support for the agency’s office of intelligence and analysis.

Forest Service prepares NASA-developed imaging technology for wildfire season

The U.S. Forest Service is testing airborne imaging technology it got from NASA in 2012 that can be mounted to unmanned and manned aircraft to prepare for this year's wildfire season in the western U.S.

Sirius Integrator launches low-maintenance methanol EFOY fuel cells

Massachusetts-based Sirius Integrator unveiled off-grid mission-critical methanol fuel cells that can power mission-critical covert vehicles and outdoor surveillance configurations.

SAIC gets mission computer, info tech contract with Sandia

SAIC Corporation will provide was mission computing and information technology (IT) services, including Cyber security, in support of the Department of Energy (DoE) under a prime contract awarded by Sandia National Laboratories.

The single award, said SAIC on April 8, is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year base period of performance, one two-year option, and potentially worth approximately $228 million, if the option is exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA, said SAIC.

Inovio gets rapid vaccination technology grant

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will receive a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to advance the development of its next generation DNA vaccine delivery device capable of simultaneously administering multiple synthetic vaccines via skin surface electroporation.

LGS Innovations lands $1 million HHS firewall maintenance and support contract

LGS Innovations, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, announced on March 28 that

Lockheed Martin delivers another upgraded P-3 Orion to CBP

Bethesda, MD-based Lockheed Martin has delivered a P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) modifications to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The company said on March 8 that the aircraft is the seventh CBP P-3 it has delivered ahead of or on schedule from its production facility in Greenville, SC, since July 2010.

Telephonics mobile platform named GSN Platinum winner

Telephonics Corporation’s Mobile Surveillance Capability (MSC) was named the Platinum Winner in the Best Integrated Perimeter Protection System category at Government Security News’ 2013 Border Security Awards program.

The MSC truck, on display March 12-13 at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, AZ, showed successful integration and demonstration of multiple sensors using intuitive, user-friendly mission control and monitoring software, said Telephonics, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation.

Commentary and Opinions

Embassy security: Pro-active solutions in a changing world

The time has come to re-think embassy security. The Department of State recently called for a “more serious and sustained commitment from Congress” to address security deficiencies at high-risk posts around the world, in the wake of last year's attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the death of four people, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.

A patient identity solution that addresses a multi-billion dollar problem in healthcare

The cost of healthcare in the U.S. continues to soar year after year. The problem is not a result of idleness or the lack of technology, but of not addressing the core problem of patient identity.

Inside the FDCCI: Three critical aspects of data center management

The 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management, spearheaded by Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel, has been underway for nearly three years. The goal of this initiative is to increase operational efficiency leading to improved taxpayer value. Reducing the number of federal data centers and shifting to a “Cloud-first” policy are among the major milestones.

IT spending at DHS: High technology meets budget realities

Government agencies are standing on the edge of a financial cliff. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken that to heart, requesting less in the FY2013 budget than in previous years. Despite the dip, DHS will still make inroads in mobility, cloud computing and data center consolidation, across all its sub-agencies.

The human factor of technology acquisition

While travelling through TSA lines at an airport, I often wonder how to make the process more efficient. TSA obviously has thought about this, too. Online pre-screening for frequent travelers and advanced imaging technology have been added to their repertoire to ease the screening process. Both advances are technological and both aim to increase efficiency and decrease human contact. Technology and humans cannot be on divergent paths in the homeland security and law enforcement arenas. They must work together.

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Recent Videos

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.

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 to his Advisory Board, which included Jason P. Ahern and many other former high-ranking officials in CBP, DEA, ICE and other government agencies. Mackler also announces that the first annual U.S.- Canada Cross Border Conference will take place in Detroit, MI on September 12-13, to help advance the Beyond Border agreement signed by U.S.

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Covia Labs, David Kahn, CEO

Covia Labs received the award for “Best Interoperable First Responder Communications” in the 2012 Awards Program for its “Alert & Respond” software platform and application that provides voice/data interoperability across a variety of platforms ranging from smart phones to police and fire department radios, embedded devices and drones. The top two markets for the company, according to CEO David Kahn, are the military and public safety.

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: RedSeal Networks, Allan Thompson, Executive VP Global Sales and Business Development

RedSeal Networks is both a Sponsor of the 2012 Awards Program and recipient of a Winner’s trophy in the IT Security Category of “Best Continuous Monitoring Solution”.

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Steven Ringelberg, COO, Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Vanguard Security Professionals has been a multiple Winner and Finalist in previous GSN Awards Programs and was named Winner in the 2012 category of “Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution” and Finalist in the 2012 categories of “Best Identity Management Platform” and “Best Compliance/Vulnerability Assessment Solution.” Steven Ringelberg argues that new language is being used to describe the threat-scape, but many threats are the same as they have been for years.

Upcoming Events

Event Details	Dates of Event
Critical Security Controls International Summit 2013	Apr 26 - May 2
Secure India @Bangalore 2013	Apr 29 - May 4
Cloud Security Alliance CCSK Certification Training	May 6 - 7
SANS Security West 2013	May 9 - 19
SANS Brisbane 2013	May 13 - 18
GovSec Conference & Expo	May 14 - 15
CPM East Conference & Expo	May 14 - 15
TREXPO - The Law Enforcement Expo	May 14 - 15
SANS Austin 2013	May 19 - 24
DoD VA Healthcare Training Forum	May 20 - 23
ISSA-LA Fifth Annual Information Security Summit	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Perimeter Defense Seminar	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 22 - 22
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

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