Homeland watch | In brief
Instead of hardening all critical infrastructure, focus should be on ensuring continuity of essential systems, advises a recent report by former White House cyber czar Richard Clarke and the Century Foundation.
Hard Lessons
A year after the London terrorist bombings of July 7 and 21, 2005, the lessons learned have not all followed a straight track to security implementation.
Skinner: US Visit program RFID needs better security controls
The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has uncovered problems implementing radio frequency identification tags for the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program.
DHS issues grants to shield infrastructure
Nearly $400 million in infrastructure protection grants will be awarded to seaports, mass transit systems, chemical plants, rail systems and other critical facilities by September, the Department of Homeland Security announced today.
Additional testing recommended for worker ID card
Technologies to be used in the Transportation Workers Identification Credential card program need more real-life testing, according to the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).
Policy group urges RFID use to thwart terrorists
Use of radio frequency identification tracking technologies and 24-hour remote sensor systems on shipping containers not only would boost port security but also would have significant commercial benefits, according to a new study.
Report: U.S. must bolster national infrastructure protection policy
The White House's approach to private-sector critical infrastructure protection needs to be more authoritative, according to the Century Foundation think tank for homeland security.
Senate panel votes to delay Pass card
The Homeland Security Department's controversial Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative would be postponed for 17 months to June 1, 2009, under an amendment adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
DHS taps 25 for Eagle procurement
The Homeland Security Department today released a list of the 25 winners of its $6 billion-a-year Eagle procurement</a> program.
Skinner: DHS info network falls short of vision
The federally run Homeland Security Information Network is ineffective in supporting information-sharing among federal, state and local officials as it was intended, according to a new report from DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Study: U.S. not ready for 'cyber-Katrina'
The federal government and private sector have not developed a coordinated plan for restoring the Internet and maintaining confidence in financial markets following a major breach in functioning, according to the Business Roundtable.
Ericsson SBI-Net vision stresses analytics
Wireless equipment provider Ericsson Inc.'s proposal for the massive Secure Border Initiative Network includes video analytics, which are algorithms to help identify unusual events occurring in real time.
Maryanne Lavan | Survival Guide: Perspectives from the field
"Ethics takes a lot of different skills," said Maryanne Lavan, vice president for ethics and business conduct at Lockheed Martin Corp. since December 2003.
Homeland Watch
In their Secure Border Initiative proposal, Ericsson Inc. officials are touting their experience operating a wireless sensor and camera surveillance system they built along the 200-kilometer border of Norway and Russia.
Cyberprotection takes center stage
A year ago, an IT critical infrastructure list circulating in Washington included the headquarters of Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Today, the list is more likely to include virtual assets such as networks that carry data to and from major power plants, government offices and Wall Street.
Special Report | Channel leaders: Keep a sense of humor
Jerold Clark Jr. holds a tough job overseeing recruitment of military personnel with some of the most difficult-to-find skills in the nation's intelligence community: interrogation and counterintelligence.
DHS indifferent to special acquisition rules: GAO
The Homeland Security Department has never used the streamlined acquisition authorities granted by Congress when the department was created 2002, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Feds to deploy field offices in future disasters
Federally operated joint field offices will play a significant role in managing response following future natural disasters and other major incidents or attacks, according to several new documents released by the Homeland Security Department.
Democratic lawmakers allege abuse in federal contracting
The Bush administration is on a federal procurement binge, fueled by increasing mismanagement and corruption in such contracts, Democrats on the House Committee on Government Reform allege in a new report.
New border funds include surveillance, intelligence
A portion of the $1.9 billion in new border security funding approved by Congress this week will pay for IT systems for surveillance and intelligence analysis to be used by National Guardsmen at U.S. borders.
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