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Grant available for correctional executive training curriculum development
Thu, 2010-03-25 01:32 PM
The academy division of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) expects to award a single grant for the development of a “competency based, blended modality training curriculum” for correctional...
Mississippi researchers study evacuations from virtual sports stadiums
Mon, 2010-03-22 12:23 PM
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How would 70,000 spectators crowded into a major sports stadium react if a bomb exploded in the stands or a noxious plume was released overhead? In which directions would the throng surge? Where...
Vets to receive career and financial guidance Gradient Gives Back program
Thu, 2010-03-18 03:35 PM
The Minneapolis, MN-based Gradient Financial Group, a financial services firm, and Afterburner, a specialist in team building events and corporate training workshops, are seeking up to 50...
DHS tells Congress about its outreach to ethnic and religious communities
Thu, 2010-03-18 02:05 PM
Margo Schlanger
The DHS official in charge of the department’s civil rights and civil liberties activities testified before a House subcommittee on March 17 about her office’s ongoing outreach to Arab American,...
Fed decision makers liken agency tech adoption to vintage cars, survey finds
Wed, 2010-03-17 04:17 PM
Federal decision makers are “perpetually behind the curve in technology adoption compared to the private sector, and hampered in technology adoption as a result of old legislation.”
Sonasoft joins the Intel ESAA program
Wed, 2010-03-17 03:47 PM
San Jose, CA-based Sonasoft Inc., an emerging provider of archiving, disaster recovery, and data backup / recovery solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, reports that its business...
Grants available to study computing in the cloud
Tue, 2010-03-16 03:07 PM
The National Science Foundation is offering grants to “science and engineering communities” to conduct “research and education activities in cloud computing and data-intensive computing, and their...
Lionbridge awarded DHS contract for over-the-phone interpretation services
Fri, 2010-03-12 04:51 PM
Waltham, MA-based Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. has won a DHS / USCIS contract for over-the-phone interpretation services.  The contract, which the company expects to be worth approximately $7...
Guident wins SEC contract
Thu, 2010-03-11 04:32 PM
Herndon, VA-based Guident, an integrator of business intelligence, management consulting and systems engineering services, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (...
Vanguard Integrity Professionals offers scholarships for unemployed cyber-security professionals
Thu, 2010-03-11 03:43 PM
Ronn Bailey
Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the Las Vegas-based provider of IBM mainframe security training, has announced that the company will offer up to 50 three-day training scholarships for unemployed...
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...
‘Cyber Challenge’ hopes to gather ideas to promote cyber-security
Thu, 2010-03-04 12:26 PM
DHS has launched what it calls a “Cyber Challenge” competition to elicit ideas from the public about ways to raise public awareness about the need for enhanced cyber-security. Proposals, which are...

Commentary and Opinions

Afghanistan, Islam and the origins of a global jihad

The invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union in 1979 opened the door that had been closed since 1258, when the Mongols destroyed Baghdad, the political and cultural center of the Muslim Abbasid dynasty. It gave the Muslim fundamentalists an opportunity to finally make their cause a global call for justice and unite the Muslims throughout the world into one unified group, the “Umma.”

The case for “all hazards” education

By Jonathan M. Walsh

Far too often, the concept of “homeland security” is understood through a filter designed to capture only the meaning imparted to it by 9/11. That is, “homeland security” is looked upon as a way to secure the homeland from terrorist attacks.

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?

Company News

ArcSight’s 6th cybersecurity user conference, Protect ’10, to offer many new attractions

ArcSight, Inc., a producer of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, has previewed a wide array of new and existing features that will highlight its 6th annual users’ conference, called Protect ’10, scheduled for September 19-22 in Washington, DC.

Leading the expanded program will be presentations by ArcSight executives Tom Reilly, President and CEO; Dr. Prescott Winter, CTO Public Sector; and Hugh Njemanze, Executive VP of Research and Development, as well as major customers and experts, including:

ASTM’s homeland security panel to meet in Texas Oct. 11-13

ASTM International’s Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications will hold a public meeting on “Building and Infrastructure Protection” in San Antonio, TX, on October 11-13.

The meeting will take place at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel.

Formed in 2003, ASTM’s Committee E54 meets at least twice each year, in January and June, with about 60 members attending three days of technical meetings, explains ASTM on its Web site.

CBP licenses testing and assessment software from QuestionMark Corp.

Customs and Border Protection has awarded a small business set-aside contract worth almost $250,000 to QuestionMark Corp., of Norwalk, CT, for an enterprise license allowing up to 100,000 CBP personnel to use QuestionMark’s Perception assessment software.

The Perception assessment management system enables trainers, educators and testing professionals to author, schedule, deliver, and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams, according to the company’s Web site.

Safe and Secure TV channel announces ticker symbol and name change

Safe and Secure TV Channel, LLC, an Internet broadband television network devoted exclusively to homeland security and emergency preparedness, has announced that FINRA has approved the name change for Safe and Secure TV Channel, LLC and the issuance of a new symbol.

The company's symbol will change from CGRP to SSTC. The change in the company's name and ticker symbol was effected in connection with the previously announced merger of Safe and Secure TV Channel, Inc. with and into China Entertainment Group, Inc.

Dramatic improvements in training simulations

When the U. S. Government needs help from the military, the armed forces must be fully trained and prepared for anything that might happen. One way to accomplish this is for the military to use lifelike simulations in its training. 

The training technologies that have been used in the past have made this process very time consuming, almost to the point of not being worth the time and trouble to use the simulations, experts say. 

Hawk Network Defense to present at Black Hat USA 2010

Hawk Network Defense, of Dallas, TX, announced in June that Tim Shelton - Hawk Network Defense’s vice president of research and development - has been selected to speak at the Black Hat USA 2010 Briefings that will take place at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV, on July 28-29.

SightLogix launches outdoor video security blog

A newly launched blog from SightLogix provides a forum to help users, designers and integrators learn more about how intelligent video can best be used to secure large outdoor areas and facility perimeters.

AppTek announces enhanced PlainSpeech automated speech recognition engine for Farsi and Urdu

AppTek, a leader in human language technology (HLT), has announced the addition of Farsi and Urdu automated speech recognition (ASR) engines to its PlainSpeech platform. The enhanced ASR engine also processes several other key languages such as Arabic and English, and is compatible for use with machine translation, providing a complete solution for customers without integration costs or complex development.

 
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