Union sues TSA for fired screeners
The Transportation Security Administration is ignoring veterans' preference in its reduction-in-force (RIF) decisions, laying off older employees and...
Bus tour to help small businesses deal with government
SWIFT IV (SBIR/STTR - Where Innovation Focuses Technology) -- an eight-day multi-State bus tour that aims to fuel technology growth and development across...
Coast Guard: Passenger ferries a prime target
Large passenger ferries, such as the ones that carry citizens between Manhattan and Staten Island, New York, pose the greatest risk of terrorism in maritime...
Representative sees vulnerability in some air cargo
U.S. Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.) says the policy of not screening jet cargo weighing less than a pound is a gaping loophole in airport security,...
School superintendent turns to Secret Service for help
With school starting next week, Orleans Parish School Superintendent Anthony Amato and the area's chief of police have asked local Secret Service agents...
Houston audit reveals problems with City Hall guards
Just 12 of the 59 guards assigned to handle security at Houston's City Hall and Public Works building met the city's background check requirements. Most...
NSA cyber-chief ready to de-bug government infrastructure
The National Security Agency's (NSA) cyber-security chief has proposed a National Software Assurance Center dedicated to detection of backdoors and logic...
New Internet worm poses security risk
A mass-mailing Internet worm discovered Friday is circulating worldwide. According to anti-virus provider Central Command, Worm/MiMail.A attempts to use...
Security, real estate firms team to make security a group effort
Risk consultants Kroll Inc. and real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield have allied to help corporations ensure the safety and integrity of their facilities,...
New research agency unveiled for Homeland security
In an effort to examine and research the possible technologies that will bolster its defenses, the Department of Homeland Security has formed the Homeland...
Terrorists again targeting airlines
The Department of Homeland Security has advised airlines and law enforcement officials about possible terror attacks occurring this summer in the U.S....
Coast Guard, maritime officials discuss new security rules
Representatives from the maritime industry attended a Coast Guard hearing Wednesday that offered the parties involved a chance to discuss new security...
U.S. Customs releases new shipping regulations
Starting in the fall, every rail car, cargo plane and truck will have to inform the government what they are transporting up to four hours before they...
Survey: Corporate crime increasing
Corporate crime is on the rise, but many companies lack the defenses to fight it, discover fraud by accident, and cannot measure the cost of it, according...
Think tank gives Bush "D" on Homeland security report card
The Bush Administration has been slow to improve and tighten domestic security and failed to spend enough on essential programs, a center-left think tank...
Senate approves $28.5 billion in Homeland Security funding
The Senate has cleared a $28.5 billion bill by a 93-1 vote to fund the new Department of Homeland Security next year, rejecting attempts to add more money...
Authentication Systems Spending to Double in Five Years
The authentication market will nearly double in the next five years, according to a recent report by the Yankee Group, Boston. Spending levels for authentication...
Additional Funds for Seaport Cargo Security Released
The nation's three largest seaports received a funding boost last week, when the Bush Administration released $28 million for a program to strengthen...
Homeland Security Contracts Vendors to Secure Borders
The federal government has granted two companies contracts to help protect border security as part of a new program aimed at preventing terrorists from...
CCTV Helps Catch Offenders in the Act
A registered sex offender was captured on surveillance tape as he assaulted a 12-year old girl in a department store. The 40-year old man was arrested...
DHS encourages investment in technologies with Safety Act
The Department of Homeland Security has moved to implement an act granting many companies protection from lawsuits if they invest in developing and deploying...
Economy, not security, responsible for fall in business travel
Security concerns and inconveniences seem to be decreasing among business travelers. According to a recent National Business Travel Association (NBTA)...
Shooting spree first in 30 years at Lockheed plant
There was no security guard on duty at the Meridian, Miss., Lockheed Martin plant, where employee Doug Williams went on a shooting spree last week, killing...
Corporations increasing security spending only slightly
Major U.S. corporations have raised security spending only slightly since the Sept. 11 attacks -- raising questions about their vulnerability to terrorists,...
Port security regulations include technology upgrades
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has publicized maritime security regulations that include the installation of technology such as passenger,...
