BHMA defines standards for high-security locks
The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) has published a new standard for high-security cylinders which changes how they are defined. The...
Homeland defense securing lobbyists
Nearly 150 lobbying firms have registered to advocate for clients on Homeland security issues, according to PoliticalMoneyLine, a money- and politics-tracking...
Homeland Security Stocks Soaring
Homeland security-related companies have seen a 91 percent first-quarter profit gain and a 4.1 percent profit margin gain since the Sept. 11 attacks,...
Ports to receive major funding package
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge has announced more than $300 million in funding to enhance security at major ports around the country and overseas....
Ashcroft: Technology helping in anti-terrorism effort
Saying it is "more urgent than ever" for the country to continue its aggressive efforts at disabling terrorists, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft reiterated...
Tightening security at office buildings
Property owners are investing substantially more money to increase the security level in their buildings, says John Combs, president of U.S. Property...
Police urge more security to combat rise in robberies
The Boston police department has urged businesses to implement better security measures in response to a sharp increase in commercial robberies involving...
House subcommittee approves DHS funding bill
A House of Representatives subcommittee has approved a $29.4 billion bill to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security next year. The bill would boost...
DHS unveils new cyber security division
The Department of Homeland Security has created the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) under the Department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure...
Study finds gaps in chemical terrorism preparedness
Despite warnings by Homeland security officials that a chemical terrorist attack in the United States is a real possibility, state public health laboratories...
National terror threat level needs makeover, Ridge says
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is concerned about the "sustainability and credibility" of the color-coded national terror threat level. In a press...
State of aviation security improving, Mead says
Aviation security is noticeably and demonstrably much tighter now than before the Sept.11 attacks, says Kenneth M. Mead, inspector general of the U.S....
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Passenger screening program criticized
The federal government's approach to enhancing airline security -- collecting personal and financial information about passengers -- wastes resources...
Survey: Financial losses from computer attacks falling
Cyber-attacks on corporations' computer systems have stayed consistent, but their financial losses from such attacks have gone down, according to a recent...
Seaport security funding may be redirected
A $58 million program approved almost a year ago to strengthen security at the nation's three largest seaports has been delayed as officials consider...
Air cargo security still weak, Ridge says
The next priority in improving U.S. air safety is the screening of air cargo, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said last week. "We are aware of that...
Freedonia predicts rise in contractual security services
The world market for private contractual security services is projected to expand 8.3 percent annually through 2006, approaching $120 billion. Heightened...
Sept. 11 panel questions federal airport security
A two-day public hearing last week by the independent commission studying the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks focused on vulnerabilities and security failures...
ASIS Intl. joins new financial council
ASIS International, along with 22 financial services trade associations, and financial institution utilities and exchanges, have formed the Financial...
Proposed ship security worries maritime industry
The Coast Guard has proposed new security rules for passenger ships carrying more than 150 people, including the screening of all passengers, cargo and...
Air carriers awarded $2.3 billion for security efforts
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will distribute $2.3 billion to 66 U.S. air carriers for expenses and lost revenue related to aviation...
IOC happy with choice of American-led consortium
An American-led consortium headed by Siemens, General Dynamics and Honeywell has finalized an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
Smart Card Alliance adds 26 members
Twenty-six organizations have joined the Smart Card Alliance, a multi-industry organization working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology....
SIA endorses security spending legislation
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has called on Congress to pass the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003 to help strengthen America's...
