Public Safety

Biometrics At The Border

• 1st July 2002

Our nation’s borders could be its most visible security risk. The United States has more than 7,500 miles of borders. Each year, more than 500 million

U.S. Congress Pioneers Audio Search Technology

• 1st July 2002

The U.S. House of Representatives is one of the earliest adopters of emerging technology aimed at searching through reams of audio and video with instantaneous

Bush Raises The Ante

• 1st July 2002

We’ve got to focus our priorities. We’ve got to set clear goals. If cultures need to be changed within agencies, we’ll change the cultures, because this

Biometric Standards Pave The Way For Greater Implementation

• 1st July 2002

As interest in biometrics grows, industry standards and related activities are emerging from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST)

Government, Industry Leaders Favor Partnering

• 1st July 2002

Speakers at a three-day conference in Reston, Va., were almost unanimous in urging sharing of information about security technologies, either through

A Computer System To Warn U.S. Cities Of Atmospheric Releases

• 1st July 2002

This fall, Ronda Mosley-Rovi plans to detonate a simulated chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon in Seattle. As director for environmental programs

INSIDE WASHINGTON/Plan addresses wildland fire prevention

• 1st July 2002

County governments are hoping a new strategic partnership with the federal government will help reduce the risks of wildland fires. Working with the Denver-based

SECURITY/Coast Guard offers guidelines for port security

• 1st June 2002

The events of Sept. 11 have shifted the focus of seaport security. Whereas port officials once were mainly concerned with curtailing thefts, drug trafficking

Can Tom Ridge make a difference?

• 9th April 2002

No sooner had Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge returned to his office following his appointment as the first head of the newly established Homeland Security Office than the phone started ringing.

An outpouring of offers of help and support to a designated hero was a natural response from public and private sector leaders still haunted by images of hijacked American jetliners searing a blue September sky with smoke and flame and ultimately causing the deaths of more than 3,000 innocent people.

HOT TOPIC

• 1st April 2002

What real benefits have come/will come from increased security since Sept.11? The attacks acted as a catalyst for actions that would not have occurred