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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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PB Ventures said something stinks, but the GAO didn’t buy it
Fri, 2010-06-18 05:21 PM
Canine follows human scent
PB Ventures, Inc., a North Hollywood, CA company that supplies devices that can collect human scent evidence at crime scenes argued that the FBI’s procurement procedures smelled rather badly when the...
A rare look inside the Transportation Security Laboratory
Fri, 2010-06-18 01:19 PM
TSL's Richard Lareau
Gamblers flock to the glittering casinos in Atlantic City, NJ, but a few miles away, on a 12-acre secure campus adjacent to the Atlantic City International Airport, the researchers, engineers and...
Border patrol deploys new weapon along U.S.-Canada border: texting
Thu, 2010-06-17 05:47 PM
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking residents, campers, hunters and hikers alike to send anonymous text messages to the agency reporting any suspicious people they come...
Is DHS a criminal enterprise?
Thu, 2010-06-17 03:48 PM
Child abuse, human and drug smuggling, bribery, money laundering… These are just some of the crimes committed by employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as highlighted in a report...
U.S. Army licenses its patent for chemical warfare skin protection
Tue, 2010-06-15 02:53 PM
The U.S. Army intends to grant a “partially exclusive” license to use one of its patents, entitled Topical Skin Protectants, which can protect human beings from exposure to chemical warfare agents,...
Dramatic bus shooting debuts GSN’s “Featured Video of the Month” series
Mon, 2010-06-14 12:35 PM
Video of bus shooter
GSN: Government Security News has added a prominently positioned “Featured Video of the Month” to its Home Page and all 18 Channel Pages of its state-of-the-art Web site at www.gsnmagazine.com. In...
FDNY equipped with better radiological protection
Fri, 2010-06-11 02:42 PM
In light of the permanent threat of a terrorist attack in Manhattan, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) is trying to adapt to what could be one of the worst case scenarios: a radiological attack...
Lawmakers cross the aisle to fight threat from WMDs
Fri, 2010-06-11 02:32 PM
In a bipartisan effort to secure the homeland, Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey and Republican Rep. Peter King of New York, the ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, announced...
Law allowing firearms on Amtrak trains is permanent, declares GAO
Fri, 2010-06-11 01:16 PM
Sen. Roger Wicker
At the request of its original sponsor, Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that a legislative provision allowing firearms and...
ICE wants to gather info from employers for its IMAGE workforce compliance program
Fri, 2010-06-11 01:10 PM
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unit of DHS is seeking permission to gather information from approximately 100 employers across the country that want to participate in an ICE program,...
DOE asks for help with oil spill from private sector
Wed, 2010-06-09 04:24 PM
Gulf oil spill
After reaching out to big budget film director James Cameron of Titanic fame -- who traveled to Washington, DC, on June 2 to speak with a group of scientists working with the Obama administration --...
Two men arrested in New Jersey on terrorism charges
Tue, 2010-06-08 04:46 PM
Suspects in court
“Sophistication is not a measure of danger,” noted U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman at a press conference following the court appearance of two New Jersey men accused of attempting to join a terrorist...

Commentary and Opinions

Leveraging social networks to sound the alarm

The proliferation of social networks has revolutionized how people communicate. Today, people are connecting with voice, data and video across the world in seconds. Because millions of people currently use social networking sites, bulletin boards, video-sharing sites, podcasts and blogs, a great opportunity exists to leverage these channels for mass alerting during an emergency.

Chemical weapons pose a grave threat

By Jerome Hauer

President Obama should be commended for making nuclear nonproliferation a priority of his administration. At the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, in April, the president was right to urge global cooperation on isolating non-secure nuclear materials that could be used to make a weapon.

Rep. Ted Poe concerned with Mexican military choppers over Texas

[Editor’s note: Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) made these remarks on the House floor on May 18, 2010.]

Mr. Speaker, U.S. Border Patrol agents have spotted yet another Mexican military helicopter incursion into Texas. That makes three times these helicopters have crossed the border into America this year, that we know of. On Saturday [May 15, 2010], another Mexican military helicopter was in Texas, hovering near the Roma-Miguel Aleman International Bridge. Two other times this year, Mexican helicopters were photographed in Starr and Zapata Counties in Texas.

The NYC terrorist threat and how video analytics could have prompted a faster response

By Mark Gally

The recent bomb scare in New York City served as a wake-up call, highlighting that the U.S. is still vulnerable to an attack within our country. Though investigators say the bomb they found inside a parked car was not very sophisticated, it’s clear that terrorists with the determination and deadly materials could cause serious harm.

New flexible and affordable options for emergency communications via satellite

By Jon Douglas

Emergency response planning and Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) initiatives consistently show up at the top of government chief information officers’ priority lists. However, recognizing the need and allocating the resources have proven to be very different for many agencies. This is certainly understandable. No one wants to buy a solution that they desperately hope to never use.

Company News

Lockheed Martin begins development of second phase of FBI’s Next Generation Identification program

The Lockheed Martin-led Next Generation Identification (NGI) team is beginning to fully develop and deploy a new NGI system capability that transforms how law enforcement officials search an FBI wanted persons database.

Development efforts began after a successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the system’s second phase, also known as Increment 2.

NYC Fire Commissioner approves AES Corp. products

AES Corporation, of Peabody, MA, announced on May 12 that the company’s AES-IntelliNet MultiNet long-range mesh alarm communications products have been approved by order of the New York City Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano. 

The products receiving this new certificate of approval include the 7705i MultiNet Receiver, the AES-7170 IP Link, the 7788 Fire Subscriber and the 7770 FireTap, pursuant to Section FC 112 and 901 of the New Fire Code for New York.

Clean water is essential in times of crisis

PureSafe Water Systems, Inc., of Plainview, NY, announced on May 11 the introduction of its new First Response Water System (FRWS). The FRWS is designed to meet the on-site clean drinking water needs of both first responders and citizens who will require water during future possible natural or man-made disasters.

TSA procures a cutting-edge multi-media presentation system called Orator Plus

TSA has announced that it has awarded a sole source contract worth $242,330, if all options are exercised, to Orator Plus, Inc., a six-year-old company based in Monterey, CA, that has developed a multi-media presentation system that TSA intends to use to display panoramic photos and videos of buildings, transportation systems and venues it wants to secure.

Global Emergency Management deploys security teams to protect critical infrastructure in Nashville, TN

With local residents scrambling to save their cherished belongings, and the threat of the Cumberland River continuing to swell and fill the streets of Nashville, TN with muddy water, the elite security teams of Global Emergency Management were mobilized and deployed to provide security services to critical infrastructure and healthcare.

ActivIdentity introduces PKI secure mobile solution for smart phones

ActivIdentity Corp., a supplier of strong authentication and credential management, has introduced a new solution to provision public key infrastructure (PKI) and Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201-compliant credentials onto BlackBerry smart phones.

Using a secure microSD card, ActivIdentity enables BlackBerry users to sign secure e-mails digitally or provide two-factor authentication when remotely accessing protected network (Web) portals.

Ridge Global and Prism eSolutions form strategic alliance

Ridge Global and Prism eSolutions have created a strategic alliance to offer enterprise risk management services to the private and public sector markets. Ridge Global, an international security firm led by Tom Ridge, the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and former governor of Pennsylvania, and Prism, a market leader in quality management software solutions, will offer a broad suite of services including training, consulting and software for loss prevention and risk mitigation.

CBP to buy high-powered ‘binoculars’

Customs and Border Protection is planning to procure 68 multi-sensor target acquisition and geo-location devices manufactured by FLIR Systems, Inc. which include internal global positioning sensors, digital magnetic compasses and laser rangefinders.

The device, which looks like a pair of binoculars on steroids, is known as the MilCAM Recon III LocatIR.

FLIR notes on its Web site that the device offers a fast three-field-of-view system with 15, 10 and 2.5-degree fields of view as well as digital zoom capability.

 

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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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