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Lets Get Critical

IN the spring of 1942, a small team of British and American engineers and scientists were asked to assess the critical nodes in the German industrial complex.

  • By Col. Timothy D. Ringgold
  • Aug 02, 2007

That’s the TWIC

FACED with the prospect of security threats and ever-changing federal regulations, many airports have been stymied in the quest to enhance the safety of air travel. Fortunately, the evolution of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program provides a useful guide that airports can confidently follow without fear of technology obsolescence.

  • By Roger Roehr
  • Jul 16, 2007

The Turning Point

CRITICAL infrastructure organizations, including airports, seaports, energy manufacturing facilities and telecommunications networks, are essential to functioning of societies and economies.

  • By Mariann McDonagh
  • Jul 06, 2007

ID'ed Indeed

NATIONAL identification cards were being promoted long before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as a means to identify potential terrorists, curb illegal immigration and thwart criminal activity. Countries around the world are already using national ID cards. Singapore recently implemented Singapore Personal Access, or “SingPass,” an ID used for e-government services. Germany uses an encrypted biometric national ID. Malaysia established “Mykad,” a universal-purpose ID card, and no less than a dozen other countries have issued contracts to develop the infrastructure to support a national ID card.

  • By Col. Timothy D. Ringgold
  • Jul 02, 2007

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