Charter airplance security rule postponed
Security aboard charter planes has come into question recently, however, lobbying by the charter industry has curbed efforts to require all charter passengers...
Airport coalition pleads to extend baggage check deadline
A coalition of 133 airports representing more than 463 million enplaned passengers across the U.S. have signed a letter to the U.S. Senate urging lawmakers...
Terrorist attack scenarios played out for training purposes
The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP), a collaboration between professional associations and federal agencies, met recently at George Mason University...
TSA awards funding to Orlando Airport
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta has announced that $8.4 million in federal grants have been awarded to Orlando International Airport...
Food security a hot topic in Washington
Tim Hammonds, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute, believes agricultural economists have much to add to the current discussions of food...
Bosch to buy Philips Security and Imaging
Royal Philips Electronics' Communication, Security and Imaging (CSI) division, the Netherlands, has been purchased by The Bosch Group, Stuttgart, Germany....
Honeywell to buy Ultrak CCTV
Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) division, Minneapolis, has agreed to purchase Lewisville, Texas-based Ultrak Inc.'s CCTV business for...
CCTV can solve alarm verification problems
The following is an excerpt from Steve Filippini's Security Handbook, from our sister publication, Sound & Video Contractor: One of the problems that...
Protecting meetings in post-Sept. 11 world
The following excerpt examining meeting and trade event security is from our sister publication, Association Meetings: "One of the first things you have...
IT market growing faster than actual spending, IDC reports
The worldwide market for IT security and business continuity products and services is growing twice as fast as IT spending in general. By 2006, Framingham,...
Investigation uncovers holes in Detroit water department
Serious security gaps in Metro Detroit's drinking water system need immediate fixes, city and suburban leaders told The Detroit News. The newspaper's...
Biometrics considered for airline boarding passes
Real-time biometrics may be embedded into airline boarding passes, according to Safe-Travel LLC, Farmington Hills, Mich., which has patented its Secure...
States receiving more funds, equipment for terrorism preparedness
The state of Tennessee has received more than $6 million to enhance its ability to respond to acts of terrorism involving biological and chemical threats,...
Inside the national Homeland Security strategy
President Bush has unveiled the first National Strategy for Homeland Security, a 90-page guide to mobilizing and organizing the nation to secure the U.S....
House passes Homeland Security Act
More than 100 different government organizations will unify their security functions to form the Department of Homeland Security, according to a bill...
Senate considers arming retired cops
The Senate Judiciary heard testimony last week regarding the Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act of 2002, which would allow off-duty and retired law...
Airport technology deployment hitting snag, WSJ reports
Bureaucratic delays and disagreements among agencies have made it hard to get decisions to deploy new technologies or to speed the flow of funds for new...
Inside the National Strategy for Homeland Security
President Bush last week unveiled the first National Strategy for Homeland Security, a 90-page guide to mobilizing and organizing the nation to secure...
President seeks Cabinet-level department by year-end
PAUL ROTHMAN
In creating a Department of Homeland Security, President Bush advocates a cohesive, Cabinet-level conglomerate that would be answerable to Congress. As...
On duty in Lakewood, Colo.: A public-private policing partnership
MICHAEL FICKES
The Lakewood, Colo., Police Department uses private security officers to protect the integrity of crime scenes and to guard prisoners during hospital...
Infrastructure on alert: Assessing security needs of dams and transmission systems
MICHAEL FICKES
In August of 2001, just weeks before Sept. 11, Sandia National Laboratories of Albuquerque, N.M., announced the completion of two risk assessment methodologies...
A computer system to warn U.S. cities of atmospheric releases
MICHAEL FICKES
This fall, Ronda Mosley-Rovi plans to detonate a simulated chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon in Seattle. As director for environmental programs...
Biometric standards pave the way for greater implementation
JENNIFER PERO
As interest in biometrics grows, industry standards and related activities are emerging from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST)...
Congress pioneers audio search technology
JACQUELINE EMIGH
The U.S. House of Representatives is one of the earliest adopters of emerging technology aimed at searching through reams of audio and video with instantaneous...
Security checks are in the mail
JACQUELINE EMIGH
In the war against terrorism, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is working with industry partners on initiatives for both anthrax detection and trackable...
