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Not a Joke

DHS Contractor Allegedly Fixed an Airplane with Paper Clips

Pleads Guilty

November 8, 2012

A former executive at an airplane repair company with government contracts pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering the safety of aircraft, according to the Justice Department.

Authorities Team Up for Dirty Bomb Responses

Bill Zalud

November 1, 2012

There is a dirty bomb music video. There are at least three dirty bomb movies. But, when it comes to reality, such weapons are fairly easy to assemble and activate.

International Students Should be Tracked Closer, Sen. Schumer Says

October 19, 2012

Sen. Charles Schumer has called on his colleagues in Congress to immediately pass his bipartisan proposal to tighten oversight of student visas.

Medicine Delivered Right to Homes

In Anthrax Attack Test, USPS Letter Carriers Delivered the Doses

Experiment Evaluated with It Works Outcome

August 15, 2012

In a test to get medication to local citizens in the case of a bioterror attack, USPS personnel seemed to have scored high in an experiment started in Minneapolis and elsewhere this summer.

Security News -- Aspen Security Forum

2012 Aspen Security Forum Schedule Released

July 18, 2012

Highlights of the upcoming forum include conversations with the TSA's John Pistole, Admiral William McRaven and General Keith Alexander.

7 Ways Automated Identity Management Solves CFATS, RBPS Standards

Ajay Jain

July 10, 2012

It has been five years since the Department of Homeland Security introduced the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), a program designed to secure the nation's chemical infrastructure by identifying high risk chemical facilities and requiring them to implement risk-based performance standards.

Security News -- Airport Security

House Wants More Armed Airline Pilots

June 15, 2012

Congress is refusing to down-scale the one program the TSA has offered to minimize: pilots with guns.

Security News -- Government Spending

Homeland Security Budget Bill Passed in the House

June 8, 2012

While spending for border and immigration enforcement increases, the TSA faces a slight drop in funding.

Securing Cities: Can We Do It Better?

What U.S. city governments can learn from Canada

Marleah Blades

May 1, 2012

Municipal governments present a challenging atmosphere for security. There’s the potential for leadership turnover at each election, and there are “politics,” which may manifest in strained relationships and difficulty accomplishing goals. Procurement rules and bureaucratic red tape can slow down even simple processes in some city governments, and then there are the challenges of zero-balance budgets.

Medicine to Homes in Sunday Text

USPS Letter Carriers in Bioterror Attack First Responder Experiment

Supplements Sending People to Central Locations

April 28, 2012

About 40,000 Minnesota residents will go to their mailboxes Sunday, May 6, for a rare delivery: an empty pill bottle representing a powerful antibiotic that would be delivered in the event of a bioterrorism attack. More than 300 mail carriers will participate in the test, fanning out across four neighborhoods