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Congressional report cites 33 promises DHS failed to keep
Minority staff of House Homeland Security Committee lists 33 specific promises and pledges DHS made since 2003 and failed to meet
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As attention is paid to end-point security, IT security sector grows
As the work force becomes a mobile work force, relying on remote wireless communication and teleworking, end-point security becomes even more of an issue, and the end-point security is the fastest growing IT security sector
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DHS pushes cities to develop regional disaster recovery plans
DHS insists that cities applying for urban security grants coordinate their disaster and recovery programs with neighboring cities so that they can present a regional disaster recovery plans in their application
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Unisys awarded large TSA contract
IT security is big and getting bigger, and big players such as Unisys get the big contracts this time from TSA and DHS
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DHS invites comments on SAFECOM
DHS invites public comments on program to coordinate public safety communications and interoperability
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More U.S. cities buy JMAR's BioSentry water-monitoring system
Safety of water supply does not rank high in cities’ security planning; this is a mistake, and more and more cities are sharing this conclusion
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Georgia buys traffic video detection system from Iteris
Careful monitoring of traffic helps daily commuters, and is essential in the event of disaster
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NetClarity to use RSS for real-time reconfiguration of countermeasures to threats
Machine-readable RSS to be used to detect internet threats, disseminate the information, and instigate countermeasures
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Civil Air Patrol uses instant messaging from IMLogic
Instant Messaging is not for teenagers only anymore. The Civil Air Patrol and other emergency services are beginning to use it to good effect
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Bill regulating chemical plants security to be formally introduced
Long-awaited bill to standardize security measure in chemical facilities to be introduced; government given right to close down non-complying plants
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China overtakes U.S. as worlds largest IT products exporter
China’s steady economic growth is beginning to tell, and the challenge to U.S. ITC supremacy should be especially worrisome
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Administration, yet again, receives failing grades, this time on IT security
Cybersecurity industry organization joins other experts in faulting administration’s homeland security policies
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At the core of U.S. critical infrastructure there is what Thomas Kuhn called an “essential tension”: 85% of this infrastructure is privately owned and managed, and the owners do not want to share proprietary information with the government or competitors, but without such sharing no meaningful defense of the infrastructure can be mounted
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Advanced Nanotech funds controlled-chirality growth of carbon nanotubes
You may not have lost any sleep over the effects of chirality in producing carbon nanotubes, but it is an important issue; now a leading financier of nanotechnology research is funding research into how to solve the problem
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The long view
West Reliant on Russian Nuclear Fuel Amid Decarbonization Push
By Henry Ridgwell
A new report and research from a British defense research group has found that many Western nations are still reliant on Russian nuclear fuel to power their reactors, despite efforts to sever economic ties with the Kremlin following its February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Georgia’s Vogtle Plant Could Herald the Beginning — or End — of a New Nuclear Era
By Gautama Mehta
Few issues are as divisive among American environmentalists as nuclear energy. Concerns about nuclear waste storage and safety, particularly in the wake of the 1979 Three Mile Island reactor meltdown in Pennsylvania, helped spur the retirement of nuclear power plants across the country. Nuclear energy’s proponents, however, counter that nuclear power has historically been among the safest forms of power generation, and that the consistent carbon-free energy it generates makes it an essential tool in the fight against global warming. The $35 billion Vogtle nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask.
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
By Abrahm Lustgarten
Another great American migration is now underway, this time forced by the warming that is altering how and where people can live. For now, it’s just a trickle. But in the corners of the country’s most vulnerable landscapes —on the shores of its sinking bayous and on the eroding bluffs of its coastal defenses —populations are already in disarray. The complex, contradictory, and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
Plan B: Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Cool in a Warmer, Drier Climate
By Kristen Mally Dean
Waterways — tried and true cooling sources for nuclear power plants — could get warmer due to global climate change. Climate scientists and nuclear science and engineering experts are joining forces to develop a plan B for nuclear power.