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GSN Awards Dinner Winners and Sponsors Interviews: Scott Paul, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Sarix Line, Pelco by Schneider Electric:

Scott Paul describes Pelco by Schneider Electric – 2011 winner in “Best Network IP Cameras” -- as a leading provider of video surveillance equipment sold around the world. Products range from analog...

GSN Awards Dinner 2011 - Winners and Sponsors Interviews: Howard Ryan, Founder, CEO Total Alert Systems

According to Howard Ryan, Total Alert Systems is a one-stop shopping mass notification portal used by government agencies, DOD, industrial and health care users. It is capable of sending alerts to...

GSN 2011 Awards Dinner and Sponsor Interviews: John Clark, President and CEO, The Whitestone Group

It's been a banner year for the Whitestone Group, according to John Clark, CEO of the facility security, asset/force protection and investigations firm. On July 1, the FAA signed a national...

GSN 2011 Award Winners and Sponsor Interviews: James Norton, Director of Homeland Security and Federal Strategy, General Dynamics C4

James Norton, who served as a DHS official before joining GSN Awards Sponsor General Dynamics C4, describes the 8-year collaboration that took place between GDC4 and DHS in developing GDC4’s Rescue...

News

CBP designates first native American tribe’s Enhanced Tribal Card as acceptable travel document

Thu, 2012-02-02 08:36 AM

Kootenai lands

On Jan. 31, the Idaho Kootenai tribe’s identification document officially became a valid form of identification to enter the U.S. The tribe, whose lands straddle the U.S./Canadian border in Idaho,...

Homegrown extremist pleads guilty to attack plot on armed forces recruiting center

Thu, 2012-01-26 04:06 PM

Antonio Martinez

A Baltimore man pleaded guilty to charges of trying to bomb a military recruiting center in a failed plot aimed at killing U.S. service members in late 2010. Antonio Martinez, who also goes by the...

Accused Pentagon and Marine Museum shooter pleads guilty

Thu, 2012-01-26 02:44 PM

Jonathan Melaku

The former Marine reservist who was accused of conducting a shooting spree of government and military buildings in the Washington, DC, area in the autumn of 2010 pleaded guilty to property damage and...

General Dynamics’ TACLANE-C100 encryptor certified by NSA

Wed, 2012-01-25 05:20 PM

GDC4's new
Taclane-C100

General Dynamics C4 Systems’ TACLANE-C100 encryptor has been certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Suite B device to secure network communications at the Secret level and below. The...

Rep. King calls for DoJ to identify journalists, lawyers in Kiriakou CIA leak case

Tue, 2012-01-24 10:17 AM

John Kiriakou

As the Department of Justice moves to prosecute an ex-Central Intelligence Agency officer for leaking the identities of fellow CIA operatives to the press and to terror detainees’ lawyers, the leader...

Quintron delivers VoIP system to White Sands Missile Range

Mon, 2012-01-23 02:13 PM

Quintron's new VoIP
main console

Quintron Systems, Inc., a supplier of advanced interoperable voice, physical access control and intrusion detection systems, announced on Jan. 20 that it has completed the initial delivery of a major...

Ft. Sill officer gets a year in prison for bomb threat in commander’s office

Fri, 2012-01-20 09:12 AM

Ft. Sill

A 28-year-old Army officer will serve a year in federal prison and pay almost $20,000 in restitution for threatening his commander with a backpack bomb on an Oklahoma base last April. James Dabrowski...

State Dept. needs advisor to oversee aviation operations along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Thu, 2012-01-19 01:05 PM

The U.S. State Department is looking for a highly-qualified aviator to sign a “Personal Services Contract” and serve as the aviation operations, training and safety advisor in Islamabad, Pakistan,...

Weapons-for-drugs conspirator guilty on narco-terror charges

Wed, 2012-01-18 08:10 AM

FARC rebels

A 43-year-old Swedish man who tried to negotiate a weapons-for-drugs deal with a group he believed to be a Columbian narco-terror group pleaded guilty on Jan. 17 to charges of providing support for...

Soldiers parachute into Arizona desert to build roads for CBP, DHS operations

Fri, 2012-01-13 08:09 AM

Army engineer at Ft. Huachuca

Alaska-based U.S. Army engineers parachuted into the remote Arizona desert to begin construction of a border road and lookout roadways near the Ft. Huachuca military base near the Mexican border. The...

Privacy group pushes Transportation Department for U.S. drone information

Thu, 2012-01-12 09:03 AM

A privacy group filed suit against the Department of Transportation on Jan. 10 demanding Federal Aviation Administration data on certifications and authorizations the agency has provided for...

David Berteau, national security expert, joins the SI's strategic advisory council

Mon, 2012-01-09 03:20 PM

David Berteau

The SI Organization, Inc. (the SI) has named David Berteau as the newest member of its Strategic Advisory Council.

Company News

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.

Herrera selected as acting deputy manager at Y-12 Site Office

Robert “Dino” Herrera was named acting deputy manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Y-12 Site Office.

He replaces Dan Hoag who was named acting YSO manager. His assignment to YSO was effective Jan. 4, 2012.

The Y-12 site, in Oak Ridge, TN, primarily supports national defense needs by watching over the nuclear weapon stockpile, assists in nuclear non-proliferation efforts, and provides expertise to other federal agencies. The facility also provides secure storage for nuclear material from the U.S. and other governments.

Coy joins Command Security

Security service provider Command Security Corporation said Craig Coy has joined the company as its chief executive officer.

Coy was formerly president and chief operating officer of L-3’s Homeland Security Group.

Command Security provides uniformed security officers, aviation security services and support security services to commercial, financial, industrial, aviation and governmental customers throughout the United States.

360-degree camera designer, RemoteReality Corp., lands investment and relocates to Connecticut

Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology-based economic development, announced on Dec. 22 that it has made an investment of $1 million in RemoteReality Corp. through its Eli Whitney Fund.

Telephonics Corp. and Remote Sensing Solutions team to develop advanced millimeter-wave systems

Telephonics Corp., of Farmingdale, NY, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corp., and Remote Sensing Solutions, of Barnstable, MA, announced on Dec. 12 that they have teamed to develop and produce advanced millimeter-wave radar imaging and processing systems to address a wide-range of commercial and military applications.

ICS offers mobile broadband global area network antenna kit

Incident Communications Solutions unveiled a “Go-Kit” for the Hughes 9450-C11 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) antenna that allows users more flexible satellite communications links.

ICS’ “BGAN on the move” capability makes BGAN antennas more transportable. Until now, said the company, auto-tracking BGAN antennas were far too big to package into a portable solution.

TiaLinx, Inc. releases Phoenix50-A, a small unmanned aerial system

TiaLinx, Inc., a developer of remotely controlled small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) integrated with milimeter-wave miniaturized radars, announced on Nov. 21 the release of its software-defined multi-function radar sensor implemented in its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform.

Iowa Army National Guard opts for mass notification system by Acoustic Technology

Acoustic Technology Inc. (ATI Systems) of East Boston, MA, was awarded the contract for the design and installation of a state of the art mass notification system for the Iowa Army National Guard located at Camp Dodge in Johnston, IA.

The new system features six of ATI’s High Powered Speaker Stations (HPSS16), one Indoor Speaker Unit (ISU) and two control stations for activating, controlling and monitoring the entire system.

Commentary and Opinions

Lockheed Martin debuts a wireless intrusion detection network of 'rocks’

A wireless sensor network system developed by Lockheed Martin can revolutionize the way users obtain discreet persistent situational awareness and characterization of their surroundings, says the company in an Oct. 12 news release.

The Self-Powered Ad-hoc Network (SPAN) system, a network of "Field-and Forget" ground sensors, provides unobtrusive, continuous surveillance supporting multiple missions and applications.

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 Later -- The importance of Special Operation Forces (SOF)

By Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)

The importance of SOF in today’s fight, while so often in the shadows, was brought into the spotlight during the daring raid into Abbottabad Pakistan back in May. All of us in this room and, in fact, the nation, owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women who serve with you in SOCOM.

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 -- Securing our homeland: Much progress in 10 years, but more to do

As expected, the media and others are paying closer attention to this anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 than they have in recent years. For whatever reason, 10-year, 25-year, or similarly numbered anniversaries of tragedies garner increased interest and coverage.

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GSN 2011 Award Winners and Sponsor Interviews: Dave Natelson, President, Nasatka Security

GSN caught up with Dave Natelson for a quick interview at the Cocktail Reception at the 2011 Awards Dinner, before he learned that Nasatka had earned a Winner’s Trophy in the Best Perimeter Protection System in Awards Program. Mr. Natelson indicated the company had been named a Finalist for its steel plate barrier that uses an electric, as opposed to a hydraulic system, that had recently completed a 1.5 million cycle without any human interference – which he pointed out translates into a great return on investment for users.

GSN 2011 Award Winners and Sponsor Interviews: Ann Pickren, VP Solutions, MIR3,Inc

Ann Pickren discusses MIR3’s Mass Notification System that was awarded a Winner’s Trophy in GSN’s 2011 Homeland Security Awards Program. She explains that the company is focused totally on its robust mass notification platform which can reach people no matter what device they are using or where they are located. MIR3 focuses heavily on federal, state and local government agencies, counting NASA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Air Force and Army among its clients.

ASIS 2011: Jim Viscardi, VP Trace Detection and Millimeter Wave Sales, Smiths Detection

Jim Viscardi reports that Smiths Detection is a world leader in the manufacturing of detection and imaging products that detect chemical weapons, toxic industrial materials, biological warfare agents, narcotics, radiation, nuclear materials and explosives. The company provides multiple technologies to multiple markets, he claims, segmenting by application and customer rather than by technology, a practice which gives Smiths Detection a competitive advantage because of its depth and breadth of products.

ASIS 2011: Al Shipp, President and CEO, 3VR Video

The 3VR Video Platform, says Al Shipp, takes standard video surveillance and extracts video information that is useful and actionable. In managing incoming video streams, 3VR can build metatags and put the useful information on a database that is searchable. This reduces the time to find what you are looking for down to minutes, rather than hours or days. “Anything you can search you can put an alert on,” says Shipp. Traditionally, if something bad happens, you used video surveillance to figure out what it was.

ASIS 2011: Brad Conway, Chairman and CEO, and Guy Couture, Technical Manager, Autoclear

Chairman and CEO Brad Conway explains that Autoclear is basically an anti-terrorist, anti-perpetrator company which is in the business of detecting contraband, explosives, weapons, metal, narcotics, chemical and nuclear substances through its broad lines of X-ray scanners, metal detectors and trace detection products. Key markets for the company are military/force protection, embassies and government buildings, airports and seaports, nuclear and oil facilities, customs, police bomb squads and other law enforcement applications. Mr.

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