Top Priority Sector: it_security Image Caption: Scott McIntyre PwC US announced on Nov. 12 that it has acquired Ray Group International, LLC (RGI), a consulting firm specializing in information technology (IT) and program management consulting services for federal government entities. The addition of RGI builds upon PwC’s strengths in technology…
Next TSA focus group on Nov. 6 will look at agency’s contracting and acquisition policies
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative TSA and the Washington Homeland Security Roundtable, a non-profit group founded in 2003, are collaborating on a series of focus groups, the next of which will examine the agency’s contracting and acquisition policies, and will be held at TSA headquarters in Arlington, VA, on…
Lebanese man to serve 12 years for aiding Colombian terror group
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: FARC guerillas A native of Lebanon will spend a dozen years in prison for providing military weapons to the Colombian FARC group. Jamal Yousef, who is also known as “Talal Hassan Ghantou,” was sentenced on Oct. 11 in a Manhattan federal court…
DoJ plans to test a group of through-wall sensors
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders The Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice is inviting manufacturers of “through-wall sensor devices” that are fully certified by the Federal Communications Commission to supply such devices for no less than 60 days, so they can participate in a thorough evaluation. Homepage position: …
ASIS 2012: Dr Bob Banerjee, Senior Director, Consultants and A&E Firms, Security Group, Nice
perimeter_protection Dr. Banerjee points out that the typical command and control center of an airport, seaport, mass transit hub, utility or city center is a place with input from a number of different silos. The silos must be joined together, he says, so that management can first achieve situational awareness,…
EU group developing anti-terror Internet rules
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security A group of European Union countries is developing recommendations for a “non-legislative framework” of general principles and best practices aimed at combating terrorists’ use of the internet that could see law enforcement monitoring social media for terror activities. Homepage position: 10 read more View…
State Dept. could take Iranian group off terror list in coming days
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…
Symantec DeepSight and MSS User Group
Date of Event: Thu, 10/11/2012 – 9:00am – 12:00pm Event Location Event City: Herndon Event State: VA Event Country: USA Contact Information Contact Name: Julie Denworth Contact Phone: 888-662-2724 Contact Website: http://events.carahsoft.com/event-detail/1957/0/ Contact E-mail: julie.denworth@carahsoft.com Sponsor URL: http://www.carahsoft.com/symantec read more View full post on Government Security News View full…
Legal group fields mobile DACA assistance vehicle
Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: NYLAG vehicle In an effort to help more young people understand and apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) parked its new Mobile Legal Help Center outside Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queens, for the first…
Whitestone Group gets $104 million FAA contract
Adrian Courtenay Top Priority Sector: security_services Image Caption: John Clark, Sr. The Whitestone Group of Columbus, OH has been awarded a $104 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide security services at Control Towers and Airport Centers at 34 sites in the agency’s Eastern Security Area, which…