News
From the latest issue of Government Security Reports
- View this newsletter as a Web page
- Subscribe to GS Reports Newsletter
- View GS Reports Newsletter archives
Study Alludes To Government Mishandling Social Security Numbers
Sep 3, 2008
An investigation slated for the September issue of Consumer Reports and announced in early August has suggested that government leaks of information resulted in the loss or exposure of about 44 million consumer records from 2005 to mid-2008. ...
Chicago Airport Gives Surprise Cargo X-ray Inspection Tests
Sep 3, 2008
A mobile X-ray machine capable of screening the contents of large cargo containers was recently used for the first time to check trucks entering O'Hare International Airport, authorities said....
New DHS Counterintelligence Unit Fights Foreign Threats
Sep 3, 2008
Concerns about foreign spies and terrorists have prompted the Homeland Security Department (DHS) to set up its own counterintelligence division and require strict reporting from employees about foreign travel, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press....
Report Says U.S. Dams Require Better Security
Sep 3, 2008
Since the terrorist attacks of 2001, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), which operates and manages dams that provide water and power to millions of people, has invested significant resources in security and is better able to protect its facilities and personnel, says a new report from the National Research Council....
More Data To Be Collected From Foreign Travelers
Aug 21, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is studying how best to implement a little-noticed congressional mandate to gather, search and store biometric data from all foreign visitors leaving the country....
DHS, Against Recommendation, Puts State On Facility Shortlist
Aug 21, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) swept aside evaluations by government experts and named Mississippi as a potential location for a $451 million national laboratory to study some of the world's most virulent biological threats, according to the Associated Press....
TSA To Start Regulating Private Planes
Aug 21, 2008
The Transportation Security Administration is planning a massive expansion of aviation security that for the first time will regulate thousands of private planes now flying with no security rules....
Virtual Fence Construction In Arizona Faces Delay
Aug 21, 2008
Construction on "virtual fence" projects scheduled along Arizona's border with Mexico is on hold indefinitely because the Interior Department hasn't signed off on use of its lands, federal officials have said....
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Visits NASA Ames
Aug 7, 2008
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited NASA's Ames Research Center to see first-hand how NASA technology helps the nation deal with disasters....
Threat Of Bioterrorism A Frustrating And Persistent Security Risk
Aug 7, 2008
The bioterror threat of anthrax is one considered cheap to do, easy to pull off and tough to respond to, making it one of the top concerns of security officials across the country, and one of their greatest frustrations....
Denver Prepares For Upcoming Democratic Convention
Aug 7, 2008
Federal and local authorities are girding for huge protests, mammoth traffic tie-ups and civil disturbances at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this month, fearing that the convention will become a magnet for militant protest groups....
Terrorism and Transportation Conference Concludes In New York
Aug 7, 2008
More than 700 law enforcement personnel, intelligence professionals and private sector officials attended the Terrorism and Transportation Conference in New York, hosted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)....
DHS Releases National Emergency Communications Plan
Aug 7, 2008
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) to address gaps and determine solutions so that emergency response personnel at all levels of government and across all disciplines can communicate as needed, on demand, and as authorized....
TSA Deploys More X-Ray, Imaging And Explosives Detection
Jul 24, 2008
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding deployment that will bring Advanced Technology X-ray (AT) and Passenger Imaging to 21 of the nation's busiest airports by the end of 2008....
Security Sweeps Increase For National Rail Company
Jul 24, 2008
Beginning this fall, Amtrak rail passengers across the nation will be subject to random security checks and may have their luggage scanned for explosives....
