Government recruiting airport screeners
The federal government is recruiting passenger screeners for six airports......
Fighting terrorism: What governors and mayors should do
JENNIFER PERO
Governors and mayors should be placing terrorism on the higher end of the disaster management and overall state planning spectrum, suggests the Executive...
Can Tom Ridge make a difference?
By KATE HENRY
No sooner had Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge returned to his office following his appointment as the first head of the newly established Homeland Security...
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Siemens' Security Division outlook
Mark Landis, president of Siemens' North American Security Division, and senior vice president Steve E. Walin discuss the growing security market in the post-Sept. 11 world, and Siemens' role in it....
Setting priorities to protect the nation's infrastructure
PAUL ROTHMAN
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Passport security increasing for Americans overseas
Americans living abroad will be furnished with a new passport incorporating a digitized image of the holder and other security features. Overseas passport...
Photo ID and Beyond: Washington State’s Department of Social and Human Services is taking steps to avert attack
By JACQUELINE EMIGH
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Government recruiting airport screeners
The federal government is recruiting passenger screeners for six airports: Anchorage, Alaska; Baltimore-Washington; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Louisville, Ky.;...
Boston Marathon to see increased measures
Organizers and law enforcement officials have promised a safe day for runners and spectators at the April 15 Boston Marathon. Along with 1,500 police...
Survey: Corporations, government still vulnerable to cyber-attack
Sixty-four percent of large corporations and government agencies have acknowledged financial losses stemming from computer security breaches, according...
FBI releases report on internal security problems
A report issued by the Commission for the Review of FBI Security Programs reveals significant deficiencies stemming from what the report calls "a pervasive...
Airport security costs skyrocket
Congressional and aviation industry officials say the money spent on airport security upgrades in 2002 could cost more than triple the budgeted amount....
Survey: Security costs mounting for water agencies
A recent survey by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) found that water agencies serving the biggest state populations have spent well...
Airports wait to make room for machines
With a year-end deadline for the installation of explosives detection machines at all airports looming, some airports are waiting for a go-ahead on renovation...
SIA creates Homeland Security Advisory Council
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has formed the SIA Homeland Security Advisory Council, chaired by Peter Michel, former CEO of Brinks Home Security....
InVision gets another large order from TSA
The Transportation Security Adminstration (TSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered an additional $148.6 million in explosives detection...
Zebra's acquisition of Fargo Electronics falls through
Zebra Technologies Corp., Vernon Hills, Ill., and Fargo Electronics Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn., have agreed to back out of a proposed $86 million merger...
FBI to alter its cyber security unit
FBI Director Robert Mueller is expected to make a formal decision on the future of the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) as early as this...
American Water Works Association asks for security
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is asking Congress and the Bush Administration for $2 billion in emergency funding to assist water utilities...
Camera network earmarked for National Mall
CCTV cameras are to be installed and constantly monitored at all major monuments on the Washington D.C. National Mall in response to fear of terrorist...
Florida Senate may put CCTV cameras in nursing homes
The Florida Senate has passed a bill to begin a pilot program to place CCTV cameras in two nursing homes for a year. The bill now goes to the Florida...
Bill proposed to establish Texas A&M as homeland security hub
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to establish a national center for homeland security at Texas A&M University, including...
Six months later, some security stocks leveling off
The opening of stock trading on Monday marked the six-month anniversary of the re-opening of the stock exchange following the Sept. 11 attacks. The original...
Prototype security system unveiled at Orlando International Airport
Six prototype security systems began operation at Orlando (Fla.) International Airport, which was chosen in December as a testing ground for new security...
