Old World Rails, New World Lessons
As Americans grapple with their rail system’s vulnerabilities, some European solutions could help make people and commerce safer.
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Homeland Security Report Card 2005: The State View
With a new leader and another year of experience under its belt, how did DHS fare among state directors? The feedback was eye opening.
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The Fix in ‘06
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USCG IT at Sea
The Coast Guard’s Deepwater program isn’t just about iron in the water—it’s also about making smart commanders smarter with the latest technology.
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The homeland security year
The world we survey in this annual report card edition of HSToday is in the throes of two competing revolutions.
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Public affairs in a box: Preparing before disaster strikes
Public Affairs Offices (PAOs) provide the face and the voice of their emergency management agencies. Whether addressing the general public or first responders, public affairs practitioners must use every medium to disseminate effective, timely and accurate information.
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HSPD-8: What you need to know
As congressional appropriators move closer to FY2006 decisions and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adjusts to new leadership, a number of mysteries remain regarding next year’s homeland security grant process. Keep Reading
Infosharing evangelists
“How deep is the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina?”
Air Force Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose abruptly asked an audience of homeland security officials and business executives. None immediately knew the answer.
Smiths Detection seeks technology breadth
London-based Smiths Group is focusing on building up the broadest possible range of de tection technologies through acquisitions and research in an effort to position itself for breakthroughs in next-generation, multi-sensor fusion.
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John Stammreich
Vice President Homeland Security, Phantom Works, Boeing Co.
One day in 1916 when the pilot was late for a flight, Bill Boeing became impatient, sat down at the controls of the experimental airplane he was building and gunned the engine.
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The frontlines everywhere
Clearly, homeland security encompasses much more than just the territory of the United States. America’s homeland is the entire civilized world, and that now includes Iraq and Afghanistan. When civilization is secure, the homeland will be secure. Keep Reading
Seattle: Fortifying the Fourth Corner
Seattle knows it’s under terrorist surveillance—and authorities are taking no chances.
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Going Beyond Guns, Gates and Guards
Providing surveillance and protecting critical infrastructure is no simple task—but a variety of breakthroughs are taking this kind of security into the 21st century.
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The State of America’s First Responders: Cracking the Nut of NIMS
The introduction of the National Incident Management System has created new challenges—and tensions—among local first responders.
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Mexico, The Uneasy Neighbor
Just as the United States is grappling with homeland security, so Mexico is struggling with its own homeland challenges. From Mexico City, our correspondent provides a Mexican perspective on that country’s special dilemmas—and their impact on the United States.
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London bombs reverberate in the US capital
In the immediate wake of the carefully timed detonations of three bombs planted on London’s subway and one on a bus which killed at least 50 and injured roughly 700, lawmakers across the pond in Washington, DC scrambled to criticize one another and the administration for not having done enough to secure America’s own mass transit systems during the nearly four years since Sept. 11, 2001. The London bombings suddenly made politicians and policymakers realize that the cuts they’d made in transit and rail security might not have been such a good idea after all.
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Grants snapshot: Two states adapt to changes
Homeland security grant state administrators and other decisionmakers have been charged with distributing an immense amount of funding in a way that is both adaptable to changing needs and realities and sufficiently clear and efficient to ensure that the grant application and fund distribution process works smoothly.
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Color concepts
Longstanding dissatisfaction with the color-coded alert system is leading many people to suggest new ways to warn the public—and this year it looks like changes may be made.
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From perimeters to pipelines, Magal expands its business
Magal Security Systems, based in Yahud, Israel, is the largest perimeter security company in the world. Today, as the company continues to expand beyond its original business base in Israel, it sees new growth markets in securing oil pipelines and new integrated surveillance systems.
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