Olympics implements ID management system
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has successfully implemented a secure authorization and management system for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens....
Travel group challenges some airport security; Americans growing used to TSA measures
The Travel Industry of America has begun "an aggressive lobbying and communications campaign" to stall a number of new airport security rules concerning...
National Emergency Training Center can help security professionals
As part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with sustaining the preparedness of the U.S., to reduce...
Military launches cyber-security campaign
The military is launching a new research effort at the University of Illinois to improve the security of battlefield computers and communications systems...
Reporter guards the stars at Wimbledon
A tabloid newspaper reporter bluffed his way into a job guarding the world's top tennis stars, including Americans Serena and Venus Williams at the Wimbledon...
Weapons lab security remains inefficient
The nation's nuclear weapons research laboratories are in the middle of another uproar over security, and one congressman says their managers have failed...
Report: Lack of funding leaves first responders unprepared
United States government efforts to prepare for another attack on America are grossly underfunded and will require an additional $98.4 billion over the...
The House Homeland Security vote: What it means
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a $29.4 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The funds would be available...
Homeland Security Procurement: A Guide
From the Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov). Doing Business With The Department of Homeland Security: Rules of the Game This Department is...
Delta chief challenges passenger security fees
Protecting passengers from terrorists is the government's job and airlines should not have to collect up to $10 per passenger for security-related costs,...
Airport Access Control Program launches
Dulles International Airport in Washington and Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., are the first of 20 facilities to be named...
BHMA defines standards for high-security locks
The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) has published a new standard for high-security cylinders which changes how they are defined. The...
Homeland defense securing lobbyists
Nearly 150 lobbying firms have registered to advocate for clients on Homeland security issues, according to PoliticalMoneyLine, a money- and politics-tracking...
Homeland Security Stocks Soaring
Homeland security-related companies have seen a 91 percent first-quarter profit gain and a 4.1 percent profit margin gain since the Sept. 11 attacks,...
Ports to receive major funding package
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge has announced more than $300 million in funding to enhance security at major ports around the country and overseas....
Ashcroft: Technology helping in anti-terrorism effort
Saying it is "more urgent than ever" for the country to continue its aggressive efforts at disabling terrorists, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft reiterated...
Tightening security at office buildings
Property owners are investing substantially more money to increase the security level in their buildings, says John Combs, president of U.S. Property...
Police urge more security to combat rise in robberies
The Boston police department has urged businesses to implement better security measures in response to a sharp increase in commercial robberies involving...
House subcommittee approves DHS funding bill
A House of Representatives subcommittee has approved a $29.4 billion bill to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security next year. The bill would boost...
DHS unveils new cyber security division
The Department of Homeland Security has created the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) under the Department's Information Analysis and Infrastructure...
Study finds gaps in chemical terrorism preparedness
Despite warnings by Homeland security officials that a chemical terrorist attack in the United States is a real possibility, state public health laboratories...
National terror threat level needs makeover, Ridge says
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is concerned about the "sustainability and credibility" of the color-coded national terror threat level. In a press...
State of aviation security improving, Mead says
Aviation security is noticeably and demonstrably much tighter now than before the Sept.11 attacks, says Kenneth M. Mead, inspector general of the U.S....
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Passenger screening program criticized
The federal government's approach to enhancing airline security -- collecting personal and financial information about passengers -- wastes resources...
