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Microsoft products awarded high security certification
Microsoft wins a major victory as a slew of its products are certified as safe for most government and sensitive business purposes
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DHS a year late on critical infrastructure site list
Robert Stephan, the new DHS point man on preparing the list of U.S. critical terror-target sites, said he had “a sinking feeling” when he realized how thoroughly his predecessor had botched the job; many on the Hill share his feeling
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U.K. launches new standard to bring information security for business
Businesses are more aware than ever of the need to incorporate security measures into their internal practices and relations with other businesses, and the new U.K. standard will help
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Canada installs first port radiation detection devices
Canada begins to beef up radiation detection in the country’s seaports, but the U.S.— and Canadian security experts argue that these are only first steps
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U.K. selects Telindus, SteelBox for ambitious highway traffic monitoring project
U.K. highways will be better monitored by a new nation-wide information collection system, which will also help in evacuations and other emergency procedures
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SANS to offer graduate-level degree program in information security
As demand for qualified homeland security personnel increases, prestigious cybersecurity institute launches graduate degree programs in IT security
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Advanced Warning System offers two new sensor-based security solutions
Innovative company offers innovative information integrating solution
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9/11 Commission: Administrations homeland security shortcomings
Administration receives failing grade, but lesson too costly to be repeated
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CyberKey receives multimillion dollar order from DHS
A nifty solution to storing emergency response information
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BroadWare upgrades media server to enhance surveillance capabilities
Upgraded digital surveillance system will greatly benefit homeland security and law enforcement
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Northrop Grumman, Lockheed vie for postponed FBI computer update project
Two giants compete for an FBI computer upgrade — but project postponed yet again
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Congress fed up, sort of, with recalcitrant chemical industry
Win some, lose some: Congress to impose security reporting requirements on stubborn industry, but chemical plants will still devise their own security standards
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The long view
West Reliant on Russian Nuclear Fuel Amid Decarbonization Push
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
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”
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
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.