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Let's start with some simple facts: the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is a great big agency – the third largest, in fact. It has upwards of 20 components, directorates,
There is activity globally and locally. The number of animal rights attacks is rising internationally as extremist "terror tourists" travel across Europe, according to data released by the national policing
Pressure from a lawsuit, limited resources and insistent on a fine focus from the Obama Administration all have come together as Transportation Security Administration officials have once again revised their
The aim is solutions that can help provide early threat detection, protection, and multi-layer autonomic self-healing capabilities to solve customers’ hard problems and meet future challenges. So military contractor Lockheed
Threats of brand and reputation can come from a diversity of sources. Which is why security executives need to make continuity a part of their program, For example, just this
Just this week, at least 600 individuals were potential victims of an ATM card skimming scheme in the Nashville area. About a tenth of those had fraudulent withdraws from their
The Global Trade and Commerce Association, Inc. (GTCA), a non-profit organization providing educational programs on global trade, hosted the first Air Cargo Security Summit. More than 100 in attendance left
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano this week unveiled a new website to provide a one-stop location for veterans and veterans organizations to learn about DHS' many veteran
The Senate late last Wednesday confirmed by voice vote Tara O'Toole as undersecretary of the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate. Her nomination had been held up by Sen.
Last Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2868, the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, by a vote of 230-193. This bill reauthorizes the Department of