Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: MeK The U.S. State Department could take the Mujahedin-e Khalq, a group that has opposed the leadership in Iran, off of its list of designated terror groups the week of Sept. 23, according to agency spokespeople. A formal decision on the delisting…
Sequestration could cost a million small business jobs
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Small businesses government contractors in California, Texas and Virginia could be the hardest hit if mandatory government budget cuts hit early next year, with almost one million small business government contractor and non-contractor jobs lost nationwide, according to a study released on Sept. 20….
AS&E’s advanced imaging technology contract from TSA could reach $245 million
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Another vendor’sAIT system in use TSA has awarded an indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to American Science and Engineering Inc., of Billerica, MA, to deliver an unspecified number of “second generation” Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) screening systems for use at…
Undocumented immigrants could add billions in state tax revenues, says study
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Undocumented immigrants could generate billions of dollars for state tax coffers, a new study from an immigrants’ rights group claims, bolstering arguments to provide them with a path to U.S. citizenship instead of deportation. Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Virginia, it…
Brewing hurricane could upend convention plans, security preparations
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: Isaac path Aug. 22 The winds in a brewing hurricane that could the batter the Tampa Bay, FL area in the coming days, could also pummel the Republican national convention there along with its carefully laid security plans. Homepage position: 10 read…
Wisconsin Sikh temple attack could be domestic terror
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Sikh Temple of Wisconsin Federal authorities are initially treating the mass shooting at a Sikh temple in a suburb of Milwaukee, WI on Aug. 5 as a possible case of domestic terror, but are still looking for motives in the attack. Homepage…
University of Colorado could be target of civil suits in mass shooting, says legal expert
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: University of Colorado The University of Colorado’s failure to act after a school psychiatrist informed it of her concerns about suspected movie theater massacre shooter James Holmes, could make it a target of civil lawsuits, said one legal expert. Holmes is in…
University of Colorado could be open to civil suits in mass shooting, says legal expert
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption: CU-Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder’s failure to act after a school psychiatrist informed it of her concerns about suspected movie theater massacre shooter James Holmes, could make it a target of civil lawsuits, said one legal expert. Holmes is in…
2012 Preparation Report – Power Grid could be taken out via cyber warfare
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