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Report: Thousands of Tax Delinquents Have Security Clearances

November 13, 2013

Thousands of tax delinquents, including one who owes the IRS $2 million, have sensitive security clearances, posing a risk that has gone undetected by federal agencies, congressional investigators will report this Thursday.

FAA Releases Initial Roadmap for Drone Use

November 7, 2013

The Federal Aviation Administration released a “road map” for letting drones share the skies with civilian aircraft by 2014.

Bijan Karimi: Bringing Order to Chaos

“We discuss risk as a concept beyond just the financial exposure… From supporting the community’s planned events to planning for the unknown, our job is to both be ready today and to look ahead.”

November 5, 2013

No one better defines the adage “Find what you love to do and then figure out how to make a living at it” better than Bijan. While he held a successful career in financial services, he also volunteered as a member of the Marin (California) County search and rescue team. Following the events of 9/11, more government funding became available to help local jurisdictions prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.

British Man Charged with Hacking NASA, U.S. Military Computers

October 29, 2013

Braggarts never prosper: A British man has been charged with hacking into U.S. government computers and stealing data about thousands of employees, then boasting about it on Twitter.

FBI Names New National Security Chief

October 24, 2013

The FBI named Andrew McCabe, a long time terrorism investigator, to its top national security post.

U.S. Agencies Moving Slowly to Tighten Data Security, Despite Leaks

October 23, 2013

U.S. government agencies have fallen behind in installing computer software to stop data leaks.

Oakland to Create a Surveillance Supercenter

October 15, 2013

Oakland, Calif will spend millions of dollars to create a surveillance supercenter.

Oswego County, N.Y. Uses Axis Network Surveillance to Promote Public Safety and Secure County Property

September 19, 2013

Following a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report on workplace violence, Oswego County (N.Y.) legis¬lators were compelled to examine safety and security in their own municipal buildings.

Orange County Florida Government Security Support from G4S Secure Solutions

September 19, 2013

G4S continues to be a successful security partner with Orange County, Fla., providing quality and value with Custom Protection Officers® (CPO) and Upscale Security Officers (USO) at government administration buildings, courthouses, water treatment plants and the corrections complex.

Leading Federal Department Achieves FICAM Goals with Quantum Secure’s SAFE

September 19, 2013

SAFE for FICAM is designed to help federal agencies and departments in aligning with the FICAM guidelines without disrupting their existing operations and infrastructure and at the same time by avoiding any additional costs. One such customer is a leading federal department, which has pioneered its physical ICAM governance program with SAFE.