Homeland Security
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Congress
DHS Continues To Struggle With Acquisition Management, GAO Says
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made some progress in how it organizes and manages acquisition activities, but still lacks accountability for how it spends and […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Launches Information Security Practice
By Calvin Biesecker Building off its legacy capabilities combined with its purchase last October of the cyber security firm Oakley Networks, Raytheon [RTN] said yesterday it has launched an Information […]
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Homeland Security
Most Denial of Service Attacks Targeted U.S. In Late 2007, Symantec Report Say
More than 50 percent of denial of service attacks were targeted against computers in the United States in the second half of 2007, according to a new report by the […]
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Business/Financial
Coast Guard Takes Delivery of First of 180 New Response Boat Mediums
By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard yesterday unveiled its new 45-foot Response Boat Medium (RB-M), the eventual replacement for the service’s 25-year-old Utility Boat (UT-B). The Coast Guard has 30 […]
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Business/Financial
Honeywell To Acquire Maker Of Safety, Personal Protective Gear
Honeywell [HON] on Friday said it has agreed to acquire Norcross Safety Products, LLC, a provider personal protective equipment for the fire service, utility and general industrial markets, for $1.2 […]
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Bush Scores Dual Home Runs For European Missile Defense, But Fails To Win Putin Backing For System During Meetings
Czech Republic Agrees To Host U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Radar; NATO Endorses Planned GMD System Installation On Czech, Polish Sites NATO Sees GMD System As Substantial Contribution To Counter […]
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Congress
Terrorist Intent To Develop Nuclear Weapons Remains But Capabilities Unclear, DHS’ Allen Says
By Calvin Biesecker Terrorists are still intent on acquiring nuclear weapons but the intelligence community is "uncertain" regarding the capabilities of terrorists to either acquire or develop such devices, the […]
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Homeland Security
AAAE, Airports Form Consortium To Help Ease Biometrics Into Employee Security Solution
By Calvin Biesecker The trade group representing the nation’s airports and operators from a dozen airports have established a new working group aimed at building on the expertise of the […]
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Homeland Security
High Costs, Operational Challenges Among Lessons Learned In Secure Freight Initiative
By Calvin Biesecker Initial lessons from a nearly six-month old pilot program at several overseas seaports to test the feasibility of scanning 100 percent of all cargo bound for the […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Seeks Info Sharing Help for Intel Office
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Information Sharing and Knowledge Management Division seeks subject matter experts, policy analysts, business process expertise and more to help […]