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Part 2. Professor says government should stop pandering to special interests and start regulating

Carl Safina, conservationist, author and professor at Stony Brook University, argues that we’re drilling for oil a mile down in the ocean because we’ve depleted the easy oil. But if we trust our future to fossil fuels, we will create a security disaster for the country. We need to catch up to other countries that are investing in renewable energy sources such as sun, wind, tides and algae – or we will lose our leadership role and find ourselves dependent on those countries.

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News

Integrated Biometrics adds global sales SVP
Tue, 2010-03-23 11:26 AM
Greenville, SC-based Integrated Biometrics has named Paul Frasca, a veteran of the biometric industry, senior vice president of global sales.He joins the company with more than 10 years of biometric...
Valley Forge Composite Technologies reports first pending sale of the THOR-LVX
Tue, 2010-03-23 11:21 AM
Covington, KY-based Valley Forge Composite Technologies, Inc. and New York City-based Caravan International Corp., an export management company representing high technology companies in the aerospace...
J&S Franklin launches Defencell Profile300
Tue, 2010-03-23 11:15 AM
London, England-based J&S Franklin Limited has launched the DefenCell Profile300 protection system. The company describes it as a textile, cellular containment system which, when filled with...
TSA and CATSA purchase L-3 eXaminer 3DX explosives detection systems
Mon, 2010-03-22 03:31 PM
Woburn, MA-based L-3 Security & Detection Systems reports that it has received orders valued at more than $45 million from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and a $2.8 million...
SecuGen launches the iD-SERIAL fingerprint reader
Tue, 2010-03-16 02:56 PM
Santa Clara, CA-based SecuGen, an optical fingerprint device vendor, has unveiled its new iD-SERIAL fingerprint reader.The company describes iD-SERIAL as a complete biometric system that captures,...
HTS integrates license plate recognition software with Simac’s Sphynxx
Mon, 2010-03-15 02:30 PM
Rishon LeZion, Israel-based Hi-Tech Solutions Ltd. (HTS), a developer and provider of optical character recognition (OCR) computer and vision systems, is integrating its license plate recognition (...
Eutecus unveils Bi-i V401X video analytics module
Fri, 2010-03-12 04:41 PM
Berkeley, CA-based Eutecus, Inc. has unveiled its new Bi-i V401X video analytics module, which implements Eutecus’ multi-core video analytics engine (MVE) on a single Field Programmable Gate Array (...
TSA to randomly survey 25,000 air travelers each year
Fri, 2010-03-12 01:05 PM
TSA is planning to ask about 1,000 random travelers at each of 25 U.S. airports to complete a customer satisfaction survey each year that will ask questions about screening equipment, procedures and...
IG reviews DHS contracts awarded through ‘other than full and open competition’
Wed, 2010-03-10 05:12 PM
DHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released the results of its congressionally mandated review of the department’s contracts awarded during fiscal year 2009 through “other than full and open...
Security zone set around LNG basin in Port of Freeport, TX
Wed, 2010-03-10 01:15 PM
Port of Freeport, TX
Nearly a year after it first proposed it, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a final rule, effective on April 9, that creates a permanent security zone in the Freeport Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Basin...
It takes DHS about 35 seconds to collect fingerprints from all 10 digits
Tue, 2010-03-09 03:30 PM
It takes more than twice as long for the US-VISIT program to collect 10 fingerprints from each non-citizen arriving into the U.S. at an airport or land border as it did prior to 2007, when only two...
Neurotechnology’s MegaMatcher Accelerator 2.0 now available
Tue, 2010-03-09 03:28 PM
Vilnius, Lithuania-based Neurotechnology, a provider of biometric identification technologies, has released MegaMatcher Accelerator 2.0, which the company calls a packaged hardware and software...

Commentary and Opinions

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.

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.

OPINION / Video conferencing technology offers new opportunities for homeland security collaboration

By William Sapp

In an operating environment where threats are imminent and the response must be equally swift, video communication technology can offer DHS and its communities of interest new ways to collaborate to improve homeland security operations.

Whether responding to a natural disaster or sharing intelligence to thwart a terrorist plot, video conferencing technology allows organizations to connect quickly and collaborate meaningfully.

Admiral Thad Allen’s final State of the Coast Guard Address

Editor’s note: The following speech was delivered at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2010 by Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Thad W. Allen, who is completing his four-year term as the Coast Guard’s 23rd Commandant.

 

OPINION / Two years later, where are we?

By Jim Giermanski

    In 2007, I wrote two articles on why 100 percent scanning was not doable. I laid out four fundamental reasons why 100 percent scanning would not work: its foreign acceptance, its limitation to seaports only, the non-existence of required technology, and the non-inclusion of land ports within the concept of critical infrastructure.

Two years later, where are we?

Company News

Varian Medical Systems develops new X-Ray tube for use in security scanners

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. has developed a new X-ray tube designed to operate in security systems capable of generating high resolution detailed images needed to detect threats in airports, military bases, prisons and other secured facilities.

The new Varian MCS-80 tube facilitates the detection of non-metallic items such as ceramic weapons, plastic explosives, narcotics, liquids and other concealed substances.

Infinova’s pressurized dome cameras watch Panama Canal

Infinova, a supplier of megapixel, IP and analog surveillance cameras, has announced that its V1750A pressurized dome cameras have been placed on both sides of the Panama Canal to view ships and vessels waiting their turn to go through the locks.

Pictometry appoints Kevin Reilley as President of Pictometry Business Solutions

Pictometry International Corp., announced on August 24 the appointment of Kevin Reilley as President of Pictometry Business Solutions (PBS), a role in which Reilley will he expected to drive sales and product development across multiple business segments.

“We are delighted to have Kevin join us,” said Richard Hurwitz, Pictometry’s chief executive officer. “Under his direction and support, we expect to provide the same clear and compelling solutions to businesses that Pictometry has been offering to government enterprises.”

Navitar awarded contract for Buhl lens assembly for use on aircraft carrier

Navitar Inc., a manufacturer of precision optical and electro-optic systems, was recently awarded a contract with the Defense Supply Center (DSSC) in Columbus, OH, for a multi-element lens assembly to be used by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAVAIR) in Lakehurst, NJ. 

The lens assembly requested by the DSCC has been approved for use in the Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, specifically within the Optical Landing System (OLS).   

Raytheon to install chemical sensors in the Port of Providence, RI

Raytheon Company has received a contract from the city of Providence, RI, to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors into the existing security system.

Advanced airborne video solution successfully demonstrated, says Hughes

Hughes Network Systems, LLC, of Germantown, MD, a provider of broadband satellite networks and services, announced on July 26 it has completed a successful demonstration of its advanced airborne video solution to a key government agency, confirming full D-1 video resolution at air-to-ground user data rates of over 2 Mbps. 

Syagen Technology to develop next generation, explosive trace detection

Syagen Technology, Inc., of Tustin, CA, has been awarded a development contract from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate to address the needs of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in effectively implementing its Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP).

 TSA developed the CCSP as a solution to help reach its mandate for conducting 100 percent screening of all air cargo on commercial airline flights after August 1, 2010.

‘Virtual perimeter’ from FLIR at Port of Portland

In a two-year project, the Port of Portland, OR, recently completed a security upgrade that implemented the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) standard for smart cards and improved access control for pedestrian, vehicle and rail routes leading to two multi-purpose, multi-modal terminals.

The program was funded, in part, by a grant from the Department of Homeland Security.

 

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Part 1. Professor Calls BP Oil Spill “Big Oil’s Chernobyl”

In part one of this GSN exclusive interview with Carl Safina, prominent author, marine conservationist, university professor and founder of the Blue Ocean Institute at Stony Brook University, Dr.

Sony Electronics

Miguel Lazatan, Senior Marketing Manager, explains that Sony’s Security Systems Group provides Video Surveillance products ranging from cameras, IP network cameras and recorders to video management software. With high-definition video, video analytics is increasingly important in government installations. The company’s View-DR wide dynamic technology includes dynamic frame integration, X4 sensor and visibility enhancement.

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.

Morpho Detection, Inc

Garrick Bell, Eastern Regional Sales Director, explains that with the company’s ITMCS technology, Morpho’s products can identify small amounts of explosives and narcotics. New products at ISC West include the handheld Hard Mobile Trace Unit and the Itemiser DX desktop detector, which can get an accurate analysis of substances within 5 seconds. Customers include government, law enforcement, first responders and a growing commercial business.

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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