Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Electronic attacks on critical infrastructure are becoming more damaging and perilous, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who described a recent, Cyber attack on Saudi oil company ARAMCO possibly backed by Iranian hackers. In an Oct. 11 speech at the Business Executives for [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Unmanned aircraft Although the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making progress to integrate unmanned aerial systems into U.S airspace, a government watchdog group said major obstacles remain. In a report updated on Sept. 18, the Government Accountability Office said “additional work is needed to overcome many of [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Citing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of revenue at stake, a U.S. senator is pushing DHS to work closely with a popular U.S. sporting apparel maker to combat counterfeiting. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter on Sept. 21 to DHS secretary Janet Napolitano and director for the [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Unmanned aircraft Although the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making progress to integrate unmanned aerial systems into U.S airspace, a government watchdog group said major obstacles remain. In a report updated on Sept. 18, the Government Accountability Office said “additional work is needed to overcome many of [...]
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Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: DHS SecretaryJanet Napolitano When DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano received the 2012 CSO Roundtable’s “Leadership and Security Award” and addressed a luncheon crowd at the ASIS show in Philadelphia on September 10, the not-so-subtle message she seemed to deliver was this: I’m telling you the cyber-threat is real, [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Napolitano at ASIS 2012 While thanking the private security industry for their important contributions to the overall security of the U.S., Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano called for more work to protect critical infrastructure under increasing electronic assault. In a luncheon speech the first day [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Rt. 82 bridge Three the five men arrested in May for planning to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, OH, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and weapons of mass destruction charges in a federal courtroom on Sept. 5. Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis; Brandon L. Baxter, 20, [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Curry Village, Yosemite After two visitors to Yosemite national park died from a dangerous infectious disease they contracted at the park in mid-summer, the National Park Service’s (NPS) office of public health launched an “extensive national and international outreach” for other potential victims. The NPS and the [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Curry Village, Yosemite After two visitors to Yosemite died from a dangerous infectious disease they contracted at the park in mid-summer, the National Park Service’s (NPS) Office of Public Health launched an “extensive national and international outreach” for other potential victims. The NPS and the World Health [...]
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Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Fifteen Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector in Arizona graduated from a medical technician certification program on Aug. 24. The Border Patrol agents graduated from a National Registry EMT course, said Customs and Border Protection on Aug. 27. There are now 97 emergency medical technicians now serving the [...]
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