U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ( ICE ) Homeland Security Investigations ( HSI ), U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ), the U.S. Coast Guard ( USCG ), Virginia Port Authority, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies announced the launch of the Hampton Roads Border Enforcement Security Task Force ( BEST ), which is dedicated to security at the Port of Virginia.
A bulletin the Department of Homeland Security sent to local law enforcement officials this week warns of possible threats to private utility facilities in the United States.
A spokesperson for Duke Energy says the energy provider is "taking measures to strengthen security" at its power substations in the Carolinas following another outage caused by a suspected copper thief.
Britain's Olympic minister said security planning for next summer's Games would not be disrupted by this week's resignations by London's two top policeman over the phone-hacking scandal engulfing the now defunct News of the World.
The United States and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote closer cooperation and the timely exchange of information between the organizations of their respective governments responsible for cybersecurity.
A minority student advocacy group says zero-tolerance disciplinary policies at Chicago Public Schools don't work. Armed with a cost analysis report, Voices of Youth in Chicago Education said that CPS spent $51.4 million on school-based security guards last year, about 15 times the $3.5 million it spent on college and career coaches.
Starting Sept. 1, most Texas concealed handgun license holders will be able to keep their guns in their vehicles at work, no matter what their employers’ rules are now.
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