Northgate Mall in Cincinnati, Ohio has installed an IP video CCTV surveillance system from IndigoVision as part of a recent renovation.
More than 900 federal, state and local law enforcement and homeland security officials recently attended the National Fusion Center Conference in Washington, D.C. to further the U.S. government’s plans to create a seamless network of these centers.
The state of Florida is using an integrated identity and credential management solution for all 12 deepwater seaports and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles headquarters as the backbone of its transit worker identity card system.
- By Brent Dirks
- Mar 27, 2008
An agreement between the Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been signed to help further the continued development of data sharing standards for the emergency response community.
Coda Octopus Group Inc. recently announced the first deployment in the United States by a local law enforcement agency since the 9/11 attacks of a new generation of port security technology to respond to underwater threats.
Agent Vi, developer of enterprise video analytics software to improve security, business intelligence and operations, recently announced that it has partnered with national systems engineering firm Abeo Technical Solutions LLC to provide video analytics software for the Potomac Basin Security System project.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced a new canine program to enhance explosives detection capabilities in air cargo facilities nationwide.
If you don’t think the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, continues to have strong repercussions throughout the world, then you haven’t traveled much in the last six years. Security is still the word du jour—perhaps even more so as time goes on. Transportation venues continue to protect themselves from terrorist threats.
- By Jeffrey Lynn
- Mar 18, 2008
This marks my final column as the Homeland Security Insider. Demands on my time have become so great that I need to pass this responsibility on to someone else. Over the past several years, we have witnessed many changes in how we secure our safety, freedoms and rights. Now is a good time to think about where we are and how we move forward.
- By Col. Timothy D. Ringgold
- Mar 18, 2008
Say you’re an emergency response manager for a high-profile transportation facility. Among other responsibilities, you’re charged with overseeing the biodetection system at your facility and knowing how to respond if a detector goes off. What if said detectors do, indeed, sound an alarm, suggesting something may be amiss? What’s your next move?
Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have developed a wide-angle camera that will be able to provide security forces with the ability to monitor large areas through high-resolution images taken from a satellite or an airborne craft.
Officials from the United States and Germany recently initialed a bilateral agreement related to sharing access to biometric data and spontaneous sharing of data about known and suspected terrorists.
Cyber Storm II is the second in a series of congressionally mandated exercises that will examine the nation’s cyber security preparedness and response capabilities. The exercise will simulate a coordinated cyber attack on information technology, communications, chemical, and transportation systems and assets.
BIO-key International recently Inc. announced the award of a contract from the San Diego Harbor Police Department (San Diego Harbor PD) to deploy the company's automated vehicle location (AVL) capability in its patrol vehicles.
A partnership between four San Francisco Bay Area law enforcement agencies and software developer Public Engines is putting near real-time local crime information just a few clicks away on the Internet.
- By Brent Dirks
- Mar 07, 2008
A powerful air sterilization technology developed at the University at Buffalo has killed every biological agent with which it has been challenged, including airborne spores, viruses and bacteria in independent tests conducted for the U.S. Department of Defense.
MDI Inc. recently announced the LearnSafe Initiative would begin providing services immediately to the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), which is one of the largest private institutions in Texas and the largest Catholic university in the state.
The West Palm Beach Police Department in Florida now has “digital eyes” on the streets of the largest and busiest city in Palm Beach County. The police department has set up a wireless video surveillance network powered by Firetide, a developer of wireless mesh and access networks.
One of the first reactionary attempts to bolster security after 9/11 occurred at airports. Immediately after air service was reinstated, the public saw uniformed Marines armed with M-16s at every security checkpoint, concrete barriers at each entry point, security guards ransacking passengers’ luggage and, of course, taller fences going up around airfield perimeters. As with most things in life, an unexpected event usually generates an unexpected— and sometimes irrational— response. Such was the case with the nation’s aviation facilities.
- By Barry Willingham
- Mar 03, 2008
The City and Port of Richmond, Calif. have selected ADT Security Services to design and install two public security camera systems, one for the city to help reduce crime and vandalism, and limit illegal dumping and trespassing, and a second for the Port of Richmond as part of the port’s homeland security initiatives.