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Coverity centralizes code defect checkers
Coverity’s new Integrity Center was created while the company was analyzing 250 open source code projects on a DHS contract
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DHS seeks nuclear detection research
DHS is looking to award $3 million this summer for nuclear detection technology exploratory research that could lead to a dramatic improvement in the U.S. nuclear detection capabilities
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Global network security market to reach $9.5 billion by 2015
The global network security market continues to witness increasing growth driven by expansion of enterprise networks, growing security threats, increasing adoption of advanced products, and expansion of lesser-developed markets; spurred by favorable trends, the network security market is expected to reach $9.5 billion by 2015
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AT&T increases reward in cable vandalism to $250,000
Late last eek vandals cut fiber optic cables in three California counties, disrupting communication and commerce; AT&T increases reward for information which will lead to capturing the vandals
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What to do about high-seas piracy?
The debate intensifies over what to do about the growing problem of piracy on the high seas; here is a sample of the points being discussed
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Russia's parliament approves purchase of Israel-made UAVs
The $50 million deal is seen in Israel to be of major significance strategically and commercially; Israel hopes growing defense cooperation with Russia will persuade the latter not to sell sophisticated S-300 defensive systems to Iran and Syria
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Combating a silent attacker: Using information assurance to protect federal agencies // by Stan Tyliszczak
To defeat the next generation of cyber threats, government agencies will need to not only deploy the latest cyber security tools, but also cultivate and maintain an information security-savvy workforce through concerted, longstanding training initiatives
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Three U.S. companies sued over Saddam's 1980s chemical attacks
In the 1980s, during the Iran-Iraq war, the United States provided intelligence, weapons, and economic aid to Iraq; materials provided by American companies were used in the making of chemicals which Saddam used in 1988 in his chemical attacks on the Kurds; five Kurdish families, now living in the United States, sue three U.S. companies over these chemical attacks
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U.S. saw record number of visitors in 2008
Dire predictions about how enhanced security at U.S. port of entry notwithstanding, 2008 saw a record 50.5 million foreign visitors come to the United States
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High-seas piracy triggers higher insurance rates for shippers
Here is a problem ideally suited for contemporary courses at business schools: Shippers face a a choice: if they send their ships to sail through the piracy-infested Gulf of Aden, they now have to pay much higher insurance; they can instead choose to take long trips around the Africa’s southern tip; both choices add millions to the cost of each journey; which one is preferable?
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Cisco acquires Tidal Software for $105 million
Cisco buys Palo Alto-based Tidal Software to enhance the next-generation data centers it is building; Cisco is also planning on challenging IBM and Hewlett-Packard by building servers
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Technology companies to enjoy stimulus package funds
The emphasis of the Obama administration on directing a large portion of the stimulus package toward improving the U.S. infrastructure means the technology companies with the right solutons stand to benefit
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£8.5 million in grants for innovative businesses in east England
U.K. regional development agency has £8.5 million in grants for research and development of hi-tech products and proof of concept; businesses may also benefit from funds available from the European Regional Development Fund
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Cobham acquires Argotek for $36.25 million
U.K. global defense group Cobham, eager to exploit the growing business opportunities in IT security, acquires U.S. IT security specialist Argotek; acquisition requires approval by CFIUS
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Russia places orders for more than 50 Israeli UAVs
As was the case with the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, Russia has been slow to warm up to UAVs; the August 2008 Russia-Georgia war changed minds in Russia
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The long view
If Trump Wants More Deportations, He’ll Need to Target the Construction Industry
As President Donald Trump sends mixed messages about immigration enforcement, ordering new raids on farms and hotels just days after saying he wouldn’t target those industries, he has hardly mentioned the industry that employs the most immigrant laborers: construction. Almost a quarter of all immigrants without a college degree work in construction.
Federal R&D Funding Boosts Productivity for the Whole Economy − Making Big Cuts to Such Government Spending Unwise
Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the vital productivity gains it supports. If the government were to abandon its long-standing practice of investing in R&D, it would significantly slow the pace of U.S. innovation and economic growth.
Smaller Nuclear Reactors Spark Renewed Interest in a Once-Shunned Energy Source
In the past two years, half the states have taken action to promote nuclear power, from creating nuclear task forces to integrating nuclear into long-term energy plans.