Articles Tagged with ''Government Security''

Diverse Biometrics in Federal Government Use

October 1, 2012

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has incorporated fingerprint biometrics and facial images into its common access cards (CAC), which control entry to DoD facilities and information systems including data centers, according to a background briefing by Security and SDM magazines with HID Global experts.

Enterprise Services -- Background Checks

D.C. Mayor Criticizes CFO's Background Check Policies

September 26, 2012

Current background screening pushes criminal, educational, credit and federal tax reports back until after an applicant is actually hired, instead of before.

Security News -- Identity Fraud

GAO: Fake Drivers Licenses Still a Threat

September 26, 2012

Investigators from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) were able to obtain drivers licenses and state IDs using counterfeit materials in three different states.

Enterprise Services -- Background Checks

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Security Officers Unarmed

September 11, 2012

After it was discovered that one armed guard had a criminal past, the 16 uniformed officers in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have been unarmed.

Bill Zalud

September 4, 2012

Jim Frankild sought out technology to improve his situational awareness. Timothy Phelps wanted security video for judge-pleasing evidence. Wes Hill created a unique metropolitan area network. J.B. Van Hollen rolled out a crime alerting system. In Chicago, at the NATO Summit earlier this year, one of the world’s most sophisticated integrated security systems bridged myriad transportation, school, street and even home cameras to safety contain protesters. And Bryant Garrett finally turned in his VCRs for state-of-art technology. Then there is Ken Deck, who had to concentrate on protecting a vulnerable perimeter.

Security News -- Data Breach

March EPA Data Breach Impacts 8,000 People

August 6, 2012

A data breach originating in an email with a malicious attachment has affected 8,000 people through the EPA.

Security News -- ID Management

GAO: Security Clearance Confusion for Civilian Federal Workers Too Costly

July 16, 2012

The current tool used by the Director of National Intelligence for determining clearance levels produces wildly different results than government standards.

Project Impacts 2 Million Households

Postal Workers Participate in Bioterrorism Response Drill

Bottles of Medicine Hand Delivered

July 13, 2012

As reported previously by the Security Magazine Blog, an exercise including USPS workers delivering medicine to 2 million households impacted by a bioterror attack will continue this summer.

Safety Also Questioned

Bioterror Security Lapses at CDC Lab, Doors Left Unlocked

Emails Indicate Ongoing Problems

June 29, 2012

Think that a top U.S. bioterror lab would know to lock its doors...but internal emails describe repeated, potentially dangerous security lapses.

Security News -- SIA Summit

SIA Government Relations Committee Chair Named

June 19, 2012

Kathleen Carroll, Director of Government Relations for HID Global, was announced this morning as the new chair of the SIA Government Relations Committee.

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