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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...

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 Expo 2013: Paul Macker, President Eagle Eye Expositions

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Dubhe Beinhorn, VP Public Sector, AtHoc, Inc

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

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; Jim Montagnino, CEO/President, NC4

El Segundo, CA based NC4 specializes in situational awareness, emergency response and event planning, according to Jim Montagnino. Its crime fighting solution “Situational Awareness for Enforcement’s...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Detective Robert Shilling, Seattle Police Departmen

Detective Bob Shilling describes the Seattle PD’s winning entry in the category of “Most Notable Municipal/County Security Program” for its “Common Operating Program (COP)” that took five different...

IACP Conference, 2012: Kris Pearson, Director of Sales, VIEVU, Inc

Kris Pearson describes VIEVU as the world leader in body-worn video technology, with 23,000 customers worldwide. One of the reasons that police officers are now wearing surveillance devices, he...

IACP Conference, 2012: Eric Ivers, “The Robot Guy”, RoboteX, Inc

Eric Ivers gives a demonstration of the RoboteX robot and indicates that they are sold mainly to law enforcement agencies, the military, SWAT teams, Army rangers and the company is presently...

IACP Conference, 2012: Dr. Frank Trocki, Aspen University, Denver, CO

Categories: Education/Training, Law Enforcement, Military/Force Protection, State/Local Security, Federal Agencies, CommunicationsAspen University was founded in 1987 and is the oldest virtual...

News

Coast Guard cutter and armed helicopter stop millions in cocaine

Tue, 2013-03-05 09:11 AM

Cutter Legare

Coast Guard crews on cutters, helicopters and C-130 patrol aircraft stopped a “go-fast” boat off the coast of Florida carrying almost 40 bales of cocaine. Coast Guard cutter Legare on March 4 off-...

Three Philippine men convicted for importing military-grade weapons, body armor

Tue, 2013-03-05 08:47 AM

Unmounted M203
grenade launcher

Three Philippine nationals, including s Filipino customs officer, were convicted on March 4 in Los Angeles of illegally importing automatic rifles, grenade launchers and heavy body armor into the U.S...

Dr. Daniel Gerstein talks with GSN about S&T’s latest research projects

Mon, 2013-03-04 04:36 PM

As the deputy under secretary for science and technology at DHS, Dr. Daniel Gerstein is like a kid in a candy store. He is directly involved in more fascinating and vital R&D projects -- there...

DARPA wants UAV systems that can be based on small ships

Mon, 2013-03-04 02:13 PM

DARPA TERN

Government researchers are looking for ways to convert small ships into mobile bases from which long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles could perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

Winners of GSN’s 2013 border security awards to be announced on March 11

Mon, 2013-03-04 09:40 AM

After receiving word from border security awards program chief judge Chuck Brooks that final judging decisions have been completed, Government Security News has announced that the names of the...

Senior AQIM leader killed, Algerian leader’s death unconfirmed

Mon, 2013-03-04 09:06 AM

Belmokhtar

Al Qaeda’s north Africa affiliate confirmed that one of its senior leaders had been killed by French forces in Mali, but contested news that another infamous leader in the region had also been slain.

Urban technology lab in NYC cuts ribbon at new headquarters

Fri, 2013-03-01 01:20 PM

Cutting ribbon at NUSTL
were (l to r) Gerstein
Daddario, Kilduff & Hutter

The organization now known as the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory occupied grim and old-fashioned space on the fifth floor of an office building in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan...

Man arrested for assaulting CBP officer at Dulles Airport

Fri, 2013-03-01 11:43 AM

A CBP detection
team

An Alexandria, VA, man was arrested on Feb. 24 at Dulles International Airport for punching a Customs and Border Protection officer in the face during an inspection for drugs after the officer’s...

FBI looks for partnerships to counter cyber threat

Fri, 2013-03-01 09:50 AM

Mueller at RSA

Federal law enforcement needs private industry help to battle a growing and dire cyber threat to the U.S., the FBI told a gathering of the nation’s leading cyber security experts.

Five convicted in pirate attack on USS Ashland

Thu, 2013-02-28 11:33 AM

Ashland team
recovers pirates

Five men were convicted on Feb. 27 for acts of piracy in a 2010 attack on a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Somalia. The men were found guilty by a federal jury in Norfolk, VA, of engaging in piracy...

Rep. McCaul wants specifics from ICE on detainee releases

Thu, 2013-02-28 09:18 AM

Gary Mead
ICE ERO director

The leader of the House Homeland Security Committee demanded specifics about Immigration and Customs Enforcement's release of hundreds of non-criminal detainees from its 250 detention facilities...

FBI releases video of San Diego courthouse bombing

Wed, 2013-02-27 11:16 AM

Courthouse bomb
fragment

The FBI released security camera video of the bombing of a federal courthouse in San Diego in 2008 that was supposed to be the catalyst in a strange plot to collect reward money.

Company News

Implant Sciences sells explosives detection equipment to Chinese airport

Implant Sciences Corporation sold seven Quantum Sniffer(TM) QS-H150 portable explosives trace detectors to an airport in China.

Implant Sciences said on Feb. 28, it continues to penetrate the China security market, having sold several million dollars worth of its QS-H150 there since 2008, to a large number of customers, including the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

C4ISR provider Cornet signs with secure mobile app designer

Springfield, VA-based Cornet Technology, Inc. a provider of video, voice and data communications subsystems signed an agreement with a privately-held secure mobile communications company resell their entire product line to U.S. Defense and Intelligence agencies.

FBI taps Turner as special agent in charge at Louisville

Perrye Turner has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Louisville Division by FBI Director Robert Mueller, said the agency on Feb. 27.

Turner had most recently served as deputy assistant director of the Information Technology Engineering Division at FBI Headquarters (FBI HQ), but he also has national security branch program experience from a stint at the Memphis, TN division.

Boles named special agent in charge of the FBI's Norfolk division

The FBI has named a former special assistant in its anti-terror branch to head up the agency’s Norfolk, VA division.

On Feb. 17, FBI Director Robert Mueller named John Boles special agent in charge of the division. Boles most recently served as a special assistant to the National Security Branch (NSB) executive assistant director, and as section chief of the NSB Executive Staff Section, said the FBI.

Essex Council in UK reduces crime with IndigoVision video surveillance

Thurrock Council, a unitary authority in Essex, UK, has upgraded its aging CCTV network with state-of-the-art IndigoVision IP technology, which has reduced the amount of time the council staff and local police need to spend reviewing footage. As a result, a number of crimes -- from theft to anti-social behaviour -- have been detected and arrests made, says IndigoVision in a press release it issued on Feb. 15.

Physical Optics gets HECAD emergency responder contract from HSARPA

Homeland security systems integrator Physical Optics Corp. received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award for Phase II of the Helmet Embedded Conformal Augmented Display (HECAD) system.

In collaboration with the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), said the company, the HECAD Phase II award will provide two-year funding for continued work on an embedded "heads-up" display to increase personal situation awareness for emergency responder, said the company.

LRAD debuts its new LRAD 2000X acoustic hailing system

LRAD Corp. has announced that its new LRAD 2000X acoustic hailing system broadcasts highly intelligible voice communication that can be clearly heard and understood over five miles away.

Walden University offers online masters in emergency management

Minneapolis-based Walden University is offering an online emergency management degree program aimed at developing skills to handle situations from natural disasters to man-made catastrophes to terrorist acts.

Walden University said its new online M.S. in Emergency Management program helps prepare professionals with the advanced skills they need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy and protect communities from natural disasters and other hazardous events.

Commentary and Opinions

9/11, A Decade Later -- Improvements in guard booths

What has the country done in the decade since 9/11 to strengthen its homeland defense and security, and better protect our people, property and way of life?

A great question that can and will create a lot of debate, but in my opinion, a fantastic job, so far. Homeland security is an enduring concept in both peace and war. The global war on terrorism is a long war and it may take 25 to 30 years because of the nature of the threat.

Threat visualization

As security directors, corporate executives and security companies, we have had the visualization of threats to our facilities described to us by the media during the past 10 years, primarily in the form of a terrorist from overseas.

Intelligence agencies can boost information-sharing security, expediency, productivity and cost-efficiency

Consider the statistics: There were 20 government system breaches by May 3, 2011, according to idtheftcenter.org. 80 percent of experience is never captured or reused, said clarabridge.com. 42 percent of professionals use inaccurate information, according to Accenture. And an IDC study in kmworld.com observed that 25 percent of our work already exists.

A step in the right direction: Reviewing the U.S. Government’s counter-radicalization strategy

Summary

In no other country has the political debate about violent radicalization been more contentious than the United States. The latest installment of the so-called “King hearings” -- named after Peter King, the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee, who initiated them -- has yet again shown why.

Using technology to manage lower-risk offenders

Our nation's continued budget woes are taking a toll at all levels of government, including local cities and counties that are struggling with higher costs, lower tax revenue collections and sometimes dwindling state and federal aid. The result is a need to look for lower-cost and less-labor-intensive ways to address a range of government security and law enforcement needs. When governments downsize, technology is a tool to help fill the gap.

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Recent Videos

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 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: 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. But it is in this business in a big way, with 50% of the U.S. federal government using the AtHoc System, including U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, both on an enterprise level, the U.S. Patent Office and TSA.

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: 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.

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Upcoming Events

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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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