ICE hosts Honduran, Guatemalan immigration officials

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  border_security Image Caption:  Karnes County Civil Detention Center Immigration officials from Guatemala and Honduras toured U.S. Immigration facilities on a trip to south Texas in August to learn more about U.S. detention and removal process and policies, said ICE on Sept. 28. During the three-day…

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Officials turn to Sandia National Labs for help on huge sinkhole

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Bayou Corne sinkholein August The 300-foot-wide sinkhole that has threatened to swallow gas pipelines, homes and property in south Louisiana since August has drawn in experts from a national laboratory normally associated with nuclear research to figure out its cause. Homepage position: …

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U.S. health officials search worldwide for more possible hantavirus victims

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…

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US health officials search worldwide for more possible hantavirus victims

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…

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Officials name FedRAMP cloud security assessors

It’s anyone’s guess how the FedRAMP cloud security initiative will pan out, but the pieces are coming together. Last week, the U.S. General Services Administration released an initial list of approved third-party assessment organizations (3PAOs). Launched by the Obama administration in December, the Federal Risk… View full post on National…

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Officials name FedRAMP cloud security assessors

It’s anyone’s guess how the FedRAMP cloud security initiative will pan out, but the pieces are coming together. Last week, the U.S. General Services Administration released an initial list of approved third-party assessment organizations (3PAOs). Launched by the Obama administration in December, the Federal Risk… View full post on National…

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