Mayors, police and fire chiefs lobby for security funding
Nearly 90 mayors, police and fire chiefs have urged the Bush Administration and congress to allot funding for Homeland Security in U.S. Cities. The group...
DOT promotes airport security for small business
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) sponsored sessions for small and disadvantaged businesses interested in procurement opportunities related...
EPA grants security funding for Ohio drinking water systems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given $1,150,000 in grants to 10 Ohio drinking water systems to help improve security planning. Each...
White House issues cyber-security plan
The President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board (PCIPB) has issued a draft plan for upgrading security protections for the nation's cyberspace...
Cities see biological, cyber-terrorism as top threats
Cities put biological, chemical, and cyber-terrorism at the top of their list of concerns about terrorist threats, according to a survey of 725 cities...
Cities see biological, cyber-terrorism as top threats
Cities put biological, chemical, and cyber-terrorism at the top of their list of concerns about terrorist threats, according to a survey of 725 cities...
Daschle: Legislation will be passed to create department
Senate majority leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) told The Associated Press Sunday that Congress will pass legislation before the November elections creating...
Man accused of identity fraud guilty
An illegal immigrant living in a Boston suburb was convicted last week in federal court of making false statements and using a false social security number...
Biometrics companies to participate in scenario testing
International Biometric Group (IBG) will soon begin its fourth round of Comparative Biometric Testing, extensive scenario-based testing of biometric systems....
Viisage director takes Homeland Security post
John Gannon, director of Littleton, Mass.-based Viisage Technology Inc., has resigned to take a position with the Transition Planning Office for the Department...
Viisage director takes Homeland Security post
John Gannon, director of Littleton, Mass.-based Viisage Technology Inc., has resigned to take a position with the Transition Planning Office for the Department...
Viisage director takes Homeland Security post
John Gannon, director of Littleton, Mass.-based Viisage Technology Inc., has resigned to take a position with the Transition Planning Office for the Department...
Airport security since 9/11: How far have we come?
One year after the Sept. 11 tragedies, how far has airport and airline security come? It depends who you ask. The most visible security changes may be...
TSA testing biometric lockers in airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has launched a pilot program using fingerprints to secure public lockers at Minneapolis/St. Paul International...
High-rise security "a knee-jerk reaction," exec says
Chicago real estate executive Paul Beitler contends many of the security measures implemented in high-rise office buildings nationwide in the wake of...
TSA overhauls check-in procedures
Ever think "Did you pack your own bags" is a stupid question? Apparently Transportation Security Administration (TSA) director and Under Secretary of...
Poll: Americans OK with security price increases
Most Americans are willing to pay for better aviation and airport security, according to a poll released by The Opinion Research Group on behalf of the...
Ridge holds strong with Bush on new department
Tom Ridge has remained in agreement with President Bush regarding the Presdient's demand to have broad authority over hiring, firing and paying employees...
New transit ID card could end recent scandals
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is developing a mandatory identification card for every transit worker with access to secure areas. The...
Illinois to install rest stop CCTV
The state of Illinois will spend nearly $4 million to equip highway rest stops with security cameras and emergency call boxes. The system will be operational...
SEC turns to fingerprinting for workers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will now require fingerprinting for all technical and support workers at securities associations registered...
Security increased at U.S. Open
The U.S. Open tennis tournament, which started Monday, will have stricter security measures than ever. Spectators at the two-week event held at Flushing...
Consulting firm nabbed for hacking
The FBI raided the offices of ForensicTec Solutions last week, after a newspaper reported the consulting firm had found security loopholes in U.S. military...
Seminar examines terrorist threats and tactics to stop them
Participants at The Terrorism Research Center's (TRC) "Terrorism: Threats, Tactics, Training and Technology," recently had the chance to get hands-on...
Size, abilities of new department questioned
The General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, estimates it would take five to 10 years before the new Department of Homeland...
