Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: maritime_port_security Image Caption: Coast Guard exerciseon Potomac River The Coast Guard does not yet know whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will be addressing the throngs who will show up at the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2013, but it does know that in either…
OnSSI’s Ocularis video surveillance watches presidential debate in Boca Raton, FL
Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Lynn University,Boca Raton, FL Allowing rapid deployment at special events and temporary installations, OnSSI’s Ocularis video surveillance software will provide an added layer of security for the final presidential debate on October 22 at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL. Thanks to its open-architecture,…
Presidential commission recommends baseline rules for genetic info
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Rapidly advancing availability and use of genetic data in medicine and security, according to a new presidential commission report, requires a baseline of rules to protect the information from unauthorized use. Homepage position: 10 read more View full post on Government Security News View…
Secret Service may want ‘on-demand darkening’ windows for presidential limo
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Presidential limo mightsoon receive on-demanddarkening windows The Secret Service is looking for a vendor that can supply “enhanced transparent armor” for some of its automobiles — presumably including the presidential limo — which would utilize glass-plastic laminates to provide the vehicles with…
Feds preparing for riots at conventions, presidential inauguration or elsewhere
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Thigh and groinprotector fromHatch Corp. It looks as if the Federal Protective Service is gearing up for the potential of significant riots at some combination of the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention, the 2013 presidential inauguration and other major events…
Presidential candidates court Sheriff Joe
By Jeri Clausing, Jacques Billeaud and Steve Peoples Associated Press PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes inmates wear pink underwear, live in tents during Arizona’s sweltering summers and eat green bologna. The Justice Department is investigating him for potential civil rights violations in his sweeping immigration patrols, his…
Researchers ‘hack’ e-voting system for US presidential elections
Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory this week showed how an electronic voting machine model that’s expected to be widely used to tally votes in the US 2012 elections can be easily hacked using inexpensive, widely-available electronic components. Roger Johnston, head of the Vulnerability Assessment Team at the US Department…