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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
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: 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/...
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
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...
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

NIST panel to explore cyber-security issues in public meetings in DC on June 12-14
Tue, 2013-04-30 10:42 AM

Meeting space at
U.S. Access Board
NIST’s information security and privacy advisory board, which advises the secretary of commerce and NIST director about security and privacy issues related to federal computer systems, will hold a...
Boarding pass scanners to be procured by TSA
Mon, 2013-04-29 03:19 PM
TSA has announced its intention to purchase an unspecified quantity of boarding pass scanners and associated support services, under “full and open competition,” in a presolicitation notice it...
Connecticut teen guilty in mass shooting/bomb threat
Fri, 2013-04-26 08:38 AM

Gateway Community
College
A 19-year-old woman from East Haven, CT, pleaded guilty on April 25 to threatening a violent attack at a nearby community college that was possibly inspired by the mass shooting at Newtown Elementary...
TSA Pre Check eligibility now noted on boarding passes
Fri, 2013-04-26 07:42 AM

Boarding pass
notification
Airline passengers can now get notification directly on their boarding passes of their eligibility for TSA’s Pre Check security pre-approval program. The TSA said on its blog page on April 25 that...
President honors dead in West, Texas blast, damages could top $100 million
Fri, 2013-04-26 07:30 AM

West, Texas
As President Obama traveled to West, TX, on April 25 to eulogize those killed in the massive fertilizer plant explosion there, insurance providers estmated damages from the blast could total $100...
2013 Homeland Security Awards program opens for entries on May 1
Thu, 2013-04-25 04:59 PM
Following up on a record number of entries and a rousing awards dinner at the Washington, DC Convention Center in 2012, Government Security News has announced that its 2013 Homeland Security Awards...
Nordic countries meet with NNSA on aerial testing
Thu, 2013-04-25 08:29 AM

NNSA helicopter
Security officials from five Nordic countries attended an aerial measuring system technical exchange meeting with the U.S. nuclear security agency in mid-April. The National Nuclear Security...
New York City to conduct groundbreaking air flow dispersion study
Thu, 2013-04-25 08:11 AM

Manhattan
The New York City Police Department  (NYPD) and the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory plan landmark tests this summer in the city’s streets and subway system to determine how...
CBP air ops help stop huge cocaine shipment near Panama
Thu, 2013-04-25 07:30 AM

CBP P-3
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine crew patrolling the open waters near Panama City, Panama helped stop a boat loaded with a ton and a half of pure cocaine, worth almost a...
U.S., Nigeria sign cooperative customs agreement
Wed, 2013-04-24 10:07 AM

CBP's Thomas Winkowski
U.S. and Nigerian border agents will be better able to investigate customs violations under an agreement signed by the two countries on April 23.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) acting...
Pilot imposter in Philadelphia incident charged with fraud
Wed, 2013-04-24 09:01 AM

Philadelphia International
A French man who used a bogus identification card to gain access to a commercial airliner sitting at a gate at Philadelphia International Airport in March has been charged with fraud. Federal...
New flu strain kills 22, but WHO says no human-to-human transmission
Wed, 2013-04-24 08:07 AM

Flu virus
The death toll in China from a previously-unknown flu strain has risen to 22, but world health officials said although avian influenza A(H7N9) is dangerous, there is currently little evidence the...

Company News

Houston opens Global Entry enrollment center in city hall

Because of the city’s strong ties to international trade and commerce, the City of Houston opened a satellite enrollment center for Customs and Border Protection’s Global Entry program in its city hall building.

Tousley returns to lead DARPA’s tactical technology office

Bradford Tousley, a former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program manager, has returned to the agency to assume leadership of its Tactical Technology Office (TTO).

From 1997 to 2006, DAPRA said Tousley served as a senior scientist and program manager, creating and managing efforts in unmanned systems, tactical missiles, radar systems, and advanced electro-optical and infrared sensor systems.

DMI wins ICE operations and maintenance contract

Bethesda, MD-based IT solutions and business strategy consulting firm DMI won a two-year task order to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) Support for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) legacy Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIMe) System.

American Military University signs MOA with Coast Guard

American Military University signed a memorandum of agreement on Jan. 24 with the U.S. Coast Guard to support research projects involving maritime homeland security issues.

American Military University is part of the American Public University System, a private for-profit, online learning institution of higher education. American Public University is the other APUS constituent school. APUS maintains corporate and academic offices in Charles Town, WV, and administrative offices in Manassas, VA,

National Strategic Protective Services to supply Oak Ridge security force

National Strategic Protective Services (NSPS) said on Jan. 22 that it had been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to deliver protective force services at DOE’s Oak Ridge nuclear facilities complex in Tennessee.

NSPS, a joint venture between Triple Canopy, Inc. and Securiguard, Inc., said it will be responsible for providing protective force services to the East Tennessee Technology Park, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Joe L. Evins Federal Building, and the balance of the Oak Ridge Reservation.

Coroware signs on to NSF/UNC robotics research program

CoroWare Technologies has signed a membership agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Safety, Security, and Rescue Research Center (SSR-RC) along with the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte to participate in cooperative research on advanced robotics for homeland security, health care, and search and rescue.

Lieberman joins JINSA board

The former independent chairman of the Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee Joe Lieberman has joined the advisory board of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA).

“Senator Lieberman embodied JINSA's mission for almost three decades in the Senate,” said a Jan. 10 statement from the independent, non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian educational organization.

CACI acquires IT firm, IDL Solutions, Inc.

CACI International Inc. announced on Jan. 2 that it has acquired IDL Solutions, Inc., a provider of information technology solutions, applications and mission-critical systems support to healthcare IT clients and other civilian agencies.

This acquisition expands CACI’s presence in the $33.5 billion addressable healthcare market and the federal health insurance area, in particular, and complements its November 2012 acquisition of healthcare IT provider Emergint Technologies, Inc.

Commentary and Opinions

Proposed EU privacy rules could limit innovation and cost businesses

In January, the European Commission proposed a comprehensive reform of the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive to strengthen consumer privacy laws and harmonize privacy regulations and enforcement across EU member states. While the EU proposal has many useful recommendations, it falls short in a number of areas. Specifically, it adds new regulations that will negatively impact the Internet economy, limits the potential for future innovation and imposes excessive burdens on organizations.

HHS readiness to respond to a biological or other emergency

By Nicole Lurie, MD

[Editor’s note: Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), delivered on Oct. 18, 2011 the following testimony to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, entitled, “Safeguarding our Nation: HHS Readiness to Respond to a Biological or Other Emergency.”]

 

The state of intelligence reform 10 years after 9/11

By Robert Mueller, III

[Editor’s note: Robert Mueller, III, the Directopr of the FBI, delivered the following congressional testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2011.]

Good morning, Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Ruppersberger, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee today to discuss the threats facing our nation and the efforts of the FBI to protect the United States over the past 10 years.

Streamlining emergency management

By Craig Fugate

[Editor’s note: Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, delivered the following testimony on Oct. 13, 2011 before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, entitled "Streamlining Emergency Management: Improving Preparedness, Response, and Cutting Costs."]

Introduction

Immigration and customs enforcement

By John Morton

[Editor’s note: John Morton, the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, delivered the following statement on Oct. 12, 2011 before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, at a hearing entitled, "Oversight Hearing on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Priorities and the Rule of Law."]

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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.

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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

Full 2012 Calendar

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