The District of Columbia school system wants to help close an “enrichment gap” by paying for students to travel internationally before they graduate. View full post on Education Week: Bullying #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post D.C. District Aims to Send All Students Abroad – Education Week appeared first…
D.C. Federal Court To Hold Hearing On NSA Spy Case
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Almost two years ago, on December 16, 2013, Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction barring the continued unconstitutional collection by the National Security Agency…
Carl Ghattas appointed Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division at the Washington, D.C. Field Office
Ashley Bennett Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Carl Ghattas was appointed Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Washington, D. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
D.C. shootings emphasize role of video surveillance cameras throughout the District
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
Man who threatened Amtrak D.C. facilities sentenced
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection Image Caption: New York Ave. bridge The man who phoned in bomb threats to Amtrak’s communications center last November and January was sentenced to 20 months in prison by a federal judge. Michael Jerome Dennis, 27, received the sentence after pleading guilty in August…
Visualization of the Week: Visualizing D.C. homicides
Residents in Washington D.C., or citizens considering a move to D.C., have a new tool to assess the city’s homicide rate. As part of a 15-month investigative study, The Washington Post has created an interactive map of the homicides in … View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary For…
FBI names special agent in charge of D.C. counterterror division
Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: FBI D.C. Field Office Paul M. Abbate was named special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the Washington Field Office by FBI director Robert Mueller on Oct. 18. Abbate most recently served as chief of International Terrorism Operations Section II at FBI…
TSA, CBP open joint trusted-traveler info center at D.C. area airport
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Dulles International The two U.S. agencies with pre-approved traveler programs have opened a joint information center at Dulles International Airport to encourage participation in the programs. The Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled a temporary joint information center…
D.C. man admits bomb threats against Amtrak
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: New York Ave. bridge A 27-year-old Washington D.C. man admitted to making two bomb threats against a crucial bridge that passes over a main Amtrak rail artery in the city. The bogus threats against the New York Ave. bridge in downtown Washington…
D.C. area airports install SecureTray systems
Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: SecureTray Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C. are the 41st and 42nd airports to join SecurityPoint’s network of secure checkpoint trays. The new system was set to be installed at both airports by July 26, 2012. Alternative advertising firm SecurityPoint…
