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Fluidmesh Networks

Cosimo Malesci, VP Marketing, explains that Fluidmesh produces wireless IT solutions for security applications. Major customers include military networks – particularly in terrorist of hostage situations -- police and fire departments and other public safety deployments, campus security and corporations. The company’s new Fluidmesh 2100 Endo was created for vehicles and transportation applications where the wireless node is embedded.

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News

GAO blows up Sig Sauer’s contract award protest against ATF
Wed, 2010-08-18 11:21 AM
The GAO has thrown out a protest from handgun manufacturer, Sig Sauer, Inc., which has supplied the .40 caliber handguns currently used by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...
Entry deadline for GSN 2010 Awards extended to September 10
Tue, 2010-08-17 01:33 PM
At the request of a number of vendor companies and government agencies, the entry deadline for entries in the GSN 2010 Homeland Security Awards Program has been extended to September 10, 2010,...
Denver MegaCenter to receive a new access control system
Tue, 2010-08-17 10:25 AM
DHS has awarded a contract worth about $40,000 to Secure Network Systems, LLC, of Dacono, CO, to install a new access control system at the “Denver MegaCenter,” one of four alarm and monitoring...
Record shows that Sheriff Joe Arpaio is no stranger to lawsuits against him and MCSO
Sun, 2010-08-15 07:37 PM
A quick Google search of Sheriff Joe Arpaio demonstrates that the imminent lawsuit he is facing after August 17 by the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division -- if he does not agree to...
‘Judgmental shooting’ simulator bought by CBP
Sun, 2010-08-15 12:43 PM
Shooter training simulator
U.S. CBP has awarded a small business set-aside contract worth $57,819 to IES Interactive Training, of Ann Arbor, MI, for training simulators that teach “judgmental shooting” techniques to law...
U.S. Treasury issues final Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations
Sun, 2010-08-15 11:20 AM
Central Bank of Iran
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued final rules designed to tighten the financial sanctions against the Government of Iran, in an effort to get that Middle Eastern nation to halt its program to...
Telecommunications clearinghouse wins a five-year sole source contract from DHS
Fri, 2010-08-13 02:52 PM
The Federal Protective Services unit of DHS has awarded a five-year sole source contract to the National Law Telecommunications System, Inc., based in Phoenix, AZ, which links together federal, state...
Integrating social networks onto GIS maps for emergency planners
Thu, 2010-08-12 11:20 AM
DHS would like to be able to map the “social networks” that exist in a given community, and then overlay those social networks on a geographic map of the same community, so emergency planners could...
ICE has more paperwork for illegal aliens to fill out
Thu, 2010-08-12 09:09 AM
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wants to gather more personal information about the alleged aliens it allows to post a bond before being released from ICE’s custody. The agency, a unit...
“Secure Communities” program deployed to all 25 U.S. Southwest border counties
Wed, 2010-08-11 05:56 PM
ICE's John Morton
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on August 10 that the “Secure Communities” program has been deployed to all 25 U.S. counties along our Southwest border. Secure Communities allows U.S....
Multi-agency federal task force likes GammaTech’s Durabook rugged computers
Mon, 2010-08-09 10:12 AM
GammaTech's Durabook
A high-ranking official of the Drug Enforcement Administration, who is now posted at DEA’s headquarters, recently told GSN about his experience purchasing rugged computers for a multi-agency federal...
Lecturer sought to teach procedures for recovering video evidence
Mon, 2010-08-09 08:42 AM
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA, is looking for a guest lecturer who can help train federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement employees on procedures for...

Commentary and Opinions

CASE STUDY -- Minneapolis/St. Paul implementing Verint’s video intelligence solutions on regional fleet

Verint Systems Inc. has announced that the Metropolitan Council in Minneapolis/St. Paul is implementing its Nextiva Transit video solution from Verint Video Intelligence Solutions.

CASE STUDY -- When the unthinkable happens, Delaware SWAT teams don’t miss a beat

Day to day, most citizens do not think twice about the routine activities that their local law enforcement agencies complete in order to ensure their safety. Things like issuing citations for minor offenses or patrolling the neighborhood to prevent vandalism simply equate to another “day in the life” for law enforcement officers. Ideally, these routine activities keep neighborhoods all over the country relatively safe and quiet.   

But what if the unthinkable happens?

‘Amnesty is not the answer’

By Rep. Ted Poe

[Editor’s note: Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House on March 22, 2010.]

   Once again, there's a new push for an amnesty bill to pass this Congress. Yesterday, tens of thousands of people marched in Washington, D.C., wanting amnesty. And it was interesting. As I looked over this very peaceful crowd and all those people marching, I wondered why there were no American flags.

OPINION / Using good technology to find bad people

By Jonathan McDonald

Many government organizations are charged with combating terrorism, identifying criminals and effectively applying immigration policies. All these activities require that persons of interests (and organizations and networks) be accurately identified. Identification is an extremely complex process that is only compounded by increasing data volumes, complex relationships, and tightly coupled application and data architectures.

Case Study / Letter bomb discovered in local post office in Israel

A resident of the northern Israeli city of Migdal Haemek received two letter bombs by post earlier this month. The woman who received the packages, whose name has not been released, felt the packages were suspicious and called the police.

Although she said she was not under threat and could not understand who could have sent her the bombs, she was vigilant enough to alert the professionals.

The officers who arrived on the scene, called in the police IED unit to examine the letters and bomb techs determined that they were, indeed, letter bombs.

Company News

Investigation Discovery premieres controversial new documentary about hunt for Osama bin Laden

As the U.S. embarks on its 10th year since the September 11 attacks, the Investigation Discovery network takes an in-depth look at how it is possible that no one has been able to capture -- or kill -- Osama bin Laden.

Despite the world's biggest and most expensive manhunt, the figure at the heart of the war against terror is still at large and seems to have vanished from the face of the earth. 

ICE to purchase two more AFIX fingerprint and palm print systems

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unit of DHS plans a sole source purchase of two additional automated fingerprint and palm print identification systems for remote workstations to supplement the two it already uses.

The remote workstation versions, which are known as AFIX Tracker RWs, are supplied by AFIX Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburg, KS.

Clarkston PD catches criminals with Trapeze Networks and Digital Ally wireless application

Trapeze Networks, a supplier of enterprise wireless LAN equipment and management software, has announced that the Clarkston, GA, Police Department (CPD) has deployed a new wireless infrastructure and in-car digital video system from Trapeze Networks and Digital Ally, Inc. 

The system's videos capture evidence, train officers and provides for superb resident safety, according to a press release issued by the companies on August 12. 

Gamewell-FCI expands fire alarm and mass notification systems’ capacity and capabilities

Gamewell-FCI by Honeywell has  developed an Addressable Node Expander (ANX) to expand the capacity of its E3 Series Expandable Emergency Evacuation systems to support up to 122 nodes (for control panels and other modules) and more than 75,000 addressable device points on one network.

Niscayah receives CSAA Five Diamond central station certification

The Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) has announced that Niscayah, Inc., of Woburn, MA has received the prestigious “CSAA Five Diamond Certification.”

HazMasterG3 new release adds key capabilities

Alluviam, LLC, of Castro Valley, CA,  has announced the commercial release of HazMasterG3, version 14, incorporating advanced tools and calculators for Home Made Explosives (HME), chemical warfare agent modeling, crater estimation and other tool and data updates. 

With new advanced breaching tools and calculators, HazMasterG3 has become the defacto tactical decision aid of choice for tactical entry teams and bomb squads who rely on breaching and explosive disposal operations. 

TSA begins pilot test of portable explosive detection technologies in New Orleans

The Transportation Security Administration has begun a three-week pilot test of specialized portable explosive detection technology at transportation locations across New Orleans.

The test will include a portable device supplied by Smiths Detection, known as the Multi-Mode Threat Detector, and another device supplied by Morpho Detection. 

Brite-Strike Active Illumination traffic safety gloves

From 2000 through 2009, 154 officers were killed by a motorist while the officer was standing on the side of the road or directing traffic. This accounts for one quarter of all deaths in the line of duty.
The basic problem is that drivers today are inattentive due to texting, blaring their vehicle’s 12 speaker audio systems or talking on a cell phone.

 

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ISC Solutions

Ed Nichols, VP of ISC Expos, announces that Reed Exhibitions is rebranding the 2010 ISC East Show as “ISC Solutions”. The mission of ISC Solutions, scheduled for November 3-4 at the Javits Center in New York, is to apply the products and technologies shown at ISC West to four selected verticals – healthcare, government, education and retail -- enabling manufacturers, dealers and integrators to meet their customers annually in selected growth markets.

MorphoTrak

Gary Jones, Sr. Manager, Biometric Security, points out that MorphoTrak systems manage a combined 2.5 billion fingerprints in customer databases, not to mention a 60% worldwide market share of the biometric market and 50% of USA state and local biometrics. Jones demonstrates the Morpho Access 500+ series, the Morpho J Series, and the Morpho Outdoor Access Device, all of which are waterproof and dustproof. Another great year of customer feedback, he claims.

Xtralis Americas

Ian Ehrenberg, VP and General Manager, indicates that Xtralis has a 25-year history of providing advanced detection technologies for intrusion detection, perimeter protection and CCTV. Applications include the Department of State and Consulates around the world, plus the Vancouver Olympics, where Xtralis provided the primary infrared protection device. The company is introducing its Vesda Echo Detector at the ISC West show.

AMAG Technologies

Matt Barnette, VP Sales and Marketing, points out that AMAG started out as an access control provider, but is now a full-service security products provider. New technologies being introduced include a new generation video enclosure which is IT sensory, the Hawkeye mobile, handheld device, which checks ID cards out in the field and can allow guards to look at videos while walking, and the new IDS product with 4-line keyboard display.

Lenel Systems International, Inc.

Josh Phillips, Director of Marketing, describes the business of Lenel as providing integrated security technologies, bringing the best of breed software applications and multiple technologies into a single platform. Government markets include military and civilian buyers and the DoD, which use the OnGuard system, whose 2010 integrated access control, ID management and video surveillance system offers enhanced video surveillance.

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