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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
Meeting security needs of leased public buildings
PAUL ROTHMAN
Securing a government building can become more complicated if someone else owns the building, and a government agency is leasing the space. “Our biggest...
