DHS cautions NFL on stadium bomb threats
Oct 19, 2006
A threat of radiological bomb attacks at seven professional football stadiums was posted this week on an Internet site, but domestic security officials said this week that they had no reason to place credibility in it....
Securing Those At Risk
Oct 1, 2006
Providing safe and secure housing for 2,000 minors detained at three juvenile halls is of major importance to the employees of the Los Angeles County...
Faux Fido
By Ashley Roe
As 500,000 people shuffled in and out of the National Mall gates in Washington, D.C., on July 4, National Park Police officers were testing a new method of screening for explosives — one that doesn't bark....
Accessing Convenience
Aug 1, 2006
The Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA), which assists local governments, state agencies and non-profit organizations with waste removal...
Barracks Lockdown
Aug 1, 2006
Fort Lewis Army base, near Seattle, has been a busy place in recent years. It is one of the last stopovers for American troops on their way to Iraq, and,...
Embassy Staff Still Vulnerable
By Paul Rothman
U.S. government officials working overseas remain at risk from terrorist threats, according to a recent article by Jim Kouri, CPP, vice-president of the...
Raytheon tests border security system
Apr 20, 2006
A high-tech system to guard the southern U.S. border, known as Project Athena, has been successfully tested by Raytheon Co....
Watching The Gates
Apr 1, 2006
The U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet consists of more than 118,000 Sailors and Marines, 186 ships and 1,300 aircraft. Additionally, there are 18 major shore...
Military
Apr 1, 2006
The U.S. Army has contracted with TKC Integration Services, Alaska, to procure the Tumbleweed Validation Authority (VA) from Tumbleweed Communications...
A New Direction for Biometrics
By Jacqueline Emigh
BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION KEEPS TURNING UP in a bigger assortment of flavors. Although most of today's biometric technology is still based on old-style...
Chertoff wants DHS role in regulating chemical security
Mar 22, 2006
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says his department should play a role in regulating security at Dow Chemical Co. and its rivals, Bloomberg News reports....
DHS allegedly having problems guarding its own HQ
Mar 9, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security is having difficulty safeguarding its own headquarters, private security guards at the complex tell The Associated Press....
DHS needs more authority to secure chemical plants
Mar 9, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security has relied primarily on voluntary efforts to keep U.S. chemical plants secure. The Government Accountability Office says DHS needs more authority to force those plants to increase security in a new report....
When Glass Breaks
By Marty Watts
Conventional window glass was not designed to resist wind-blown debris, earthquakes, explosions and terrorist attacks. When subjected to such stresses,...
Big Game Day
By Erin Semple
THE MICHIGAN NATIONAL Guard tried out a new hazardous detection system at Ford Field in Detroit before the Super Bowl. The technology was used to identify...
Destruction Protection
By Erin Semple
ONE OF THE LARGEST chemical weapons storage and destruction facilities in the United States has incorporated new advances in encryption technology into...
Getting Their Attention
By Erin Semple
The Air Education and Training Command, with headquarters at Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas, was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment...
Courthouse Under Watch
By Erin Semple
The Parker County District Courthouse in Weatherford, Texas, began using the DX-TL5000U digital video recording (DVR) system by Mitsubishi Digital Electronics...
The Feds Step In
By Michael Fickes
Not long ago, hackers broke into the computer system of a chemical plant in a remote region of Idaho. From their computer keyboards, the hackers sneaked...
U.S. Marine Lockdown
Feb 1, 2006
Twentynine Palms, Calif., is home to the world's largest Marine Corps Base. It is the premier training facility in the world for Marine operations and...
Water-Borne Studies
BY ERIN SEMPLE
Stevens Institute and the U.S. Navy have worked together to create a new model for Homeland security technology applications after Sept. 11, 2001. A high-tech...
Monitoring Town Hall
BY ERIN SEMPLE
A year ago, the only security at the town hall of Chatham, N.J. was keyed door locks. Yet as the number of town hall employees continued to grow, and...
Know What Needs Protecting
BY RAY SUMMERELL
A basic lack of information on Federal facilities may stand in the way of complying with a Presidential Directive to safeguard these facilities from terrorists....
U.S. DAMS: IS SECURITY SEEPING THROUGH THE CRACKS
BY KEVIN G. COLEMAN
The complex watershed of North America should be considered a critical component of its infrastructure and is therefore a potential terrorist target....
MONITORING FOR NUCLEAR MATERIALS
Erin Semple
Screening for nuclear materials is a developing arena critical to our nation's protection against weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). For example, the...
