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Standard-issue security

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 The Committee on National Security Systems is preparing a unified certification and accreditation process for national security systems, that, with the help of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will be extended to all of government.

Networked prints

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 In a merger of physical security and cybersecurity, the Army has installed a centralized system to control access to buildings and networks at Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart in Georgia.

2008 Rising Star Christopher Traver

08/18/08; Vol. 27, No. 20 Christopher Traver is a leader in the development of the National Information Exchange Model, an XML-based information exchange framework that represents a collaborative partnership among agencies and organizations across all levels of government.

Chipmaker licenses portfolio of security patents to protect smart cards

08/15/08 -- 11:21 AM Deal could make it easier to improve security on U.S. passports.

Cloning e-passports: An old trick that can still work

08/08/08 -- 12:20 PM Optional security features are the problem with the international electronic passport scheme.

Beckstrom on cybersecurity

08/08/08 -- 11:10 AM Cybersecurity is hampered by a lack of understanding about the physics and economics of the networks we are trying to defend, according to the director of DHS' National Cyber Security Center.

iRobot Negotiator

08/07/08 -- 11:32 AM The iRobot Negotiator performs reconnaissance for first responders.

FDNY adopts MIR3 notification system

08/06/08 -- 12:43 PM New York City Fire Department adopts inEnterprise two-way emergency notification system for 15,000 firefighters and support employees.

Ken Cochrane | Identity's the key to a better Web

08/04/08; Vol. 27, No. 19 GCN Interview: As CIO of an organization with more than 470,000 employees, 1,600 points of service, and a mission to serve a far-flung population, Cochrane has seen his role take on new dimensions as Canada attempts to harness Web 2.0 technologies.

DHS' emergency communications plan

08/01/08 -- 03:44 PM Plan lays groundwork for interoperable communications among federal, state and local agencies.

Homeland security measures pass House

07/31/08 -- 04:58 PM Bills strengthen cybersecurity, privacy, information sharing.

VA secures veterans’ records, identities

07/31/08 -- 03:17 PM U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to install identity and access management solutions.

TSA to expand Registered Traveler

07/25/08 -- 04:02 PM The Transportation Security Administration is opening the Registered Traveler program to any airport that wants to use it, but also said the agency is backing away from the program.

ITU introduces emergency contact code

07/25/08 -- 10:18 AM New standard calls for individuals to prefix Arabic numerals to an emergency contact in a mobile phone's directory to help first responders notify contacts in order of priority.

911 service comes into Internet age

07/24/08 -- 09:47 AM The president signed into law a bill that requires IP telephony service providers to provide 911 services and to create plans for a national IP emergency response network.

TSA designates MicroStrategy PIMS as aviation ops standard

07/23/08 -- 12:10 PM The Transportation Security Administration designated the MicroStrategy-based Performance Information Management System as its aviation operations standards.

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