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  • Cumbersome federal acquisition rules an obstacle to IT flexibility

    Cumbersome acquisition rules designed for building weapons systems and computing platforms are hampering adoption of rapidly evolving information technology networks

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  • Messaging- and storage compliance technologies on the rise

    More and more organizations deploy solutions which govern what employees can or cannot put into e-mails, instant messages, Web postings, and offline documents; trend moving beyond tightly regulated industries such as health care and financial services

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  • Bugs found that can turn security tools against their users

    Researchers find parser flaws that may cause defense-in-depth of corporate computers to backfire

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  • FBI selects NCSA as host of new cybersecurity center

    Bureau provides Fighting Illini cuber security center with $2 million to launch new National Center for Digital Intrusion Response

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  • Corpus Christi's port replaces private security guards

    Texas port had an idea: Save money by hiring contract security guards; trouble is, guards showed up drunk, slept on the job, and more; port now rethinks policy

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  • No mystery about Minneapolis bruidge collapse

    Expert says truss-arch bridges are like a linked chain: If one link fails, the entire chain collapses; Minneapolis’s I-35W bridge was such a bridge, in which “Local damage immediately means total collapse”

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  • APCO: 700 MHz proposal offers voice potential

    The LMR is not dead yet: The FCC has approved dedicationg a portion of the 700 MHz band to public safety, trouble is, many in public-safety communications have been wary of IP-based voice technologies; APCO says the band can accommodate voice

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  • U.S. governments will not fund NYC congestion-fee plan

    The City of New York asked the Department of Transportation for about $180 million to implement a congestion-fee scheme in lower Manhattan; DOT gives only $10 million; system to resemble London’s “ring of steel”

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  • A call for establishing a national transportation infrastructure bank

    We all know that U.S. infrastructure is not in good shape, but there is no agreement as to who should fund the rebuilding of this aging infrastructure; two senators propose the creation of a national transportation infrastructure bank

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  • Lockheed Martin to market FortiusOne technology

    Lockheed Martin to have exclusive marketing rights for FortiusOne’s products to intelligence, defense, and homeland security customers

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  • New container inspection rules to have little impact on DP World

    World’s fourth largest container port operator says new U.S. container inspection mandates would have but little impact on its trade

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  • France is jumpy about threat to rail transportation

    French police increase security on trains in northeast after tip on terror threat

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  • U.S. old infrastructure offers opportunities for investors

    Much of America’s aging infrastructure needs replacing, rebuilding, or rehabilitating; this offers opportunities to infrastructure fund managers, especially in the power-generation sector

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  • Bridge collapse shows post-WWII engineering aproach to be wrong

    Engineers on the Brooklyn Bridge (opened in 1883) did not have sophisticated methods to calculate loads, so they made their best guess — and then multiplied; in the aftermath of WWII engineers believed they could save on materials by accurately predicting traffic pattenrs and loads; Minnesota bridge collapse shows that approach to be wrong

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  • Politics, profit create conditions hospitable to Internet security disaster

    The Internet offers lucrative opportunities for hacking chaos and rampant crime owing to serious computer defense flaws, specialists told cyber security experts from around the world at a major conference in Las Vegas

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More headlines

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  • CISA advisory committee approves four draft reports on critical infrastructure resilience
  • Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids
  • Researchers propose hydrogen storage using existing infrastructure in lakes and reservoirs
  • DHS warns of escalating threats to US critical infrastructure in 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment
  • US wastewater tests show bird flu virus limited to areas with farm animals
  • Potential China Threats to U.S. Port Infrastructure Security: House Homeland Security Committee
  • China has a ‘near monopoly’ on many critical minerals. JPMorgan says it could be the next battleground with the U.S.
  • Is the nation’s water supply safe from attack?
  • Nuclear reactor restarts, but Japan’s energy policy in flux
  • Hawking says he lost $100 bet over Higgs discovery
  • Kansas getting $500K in law enforcement grants
  • Bill widens Sacramento police, sheriff’s contract security opportunities
  • DHS awards $97 million in port security grants
  • DHS awarding $1.3 billion in 2012 preparedness grants
  • Cellphone firms share location data with law enforcement, not users
  • Residents of Murrieta, California, will have to subscribe for emergency services
  • Ohio’s Homeland Security funding drops sharply
  • Ports of L.A., Long Beach get Homeland Security grants
  • Homeland security gets involved with Indiana water conservation
  • LAPD embraces “predictive policing”
  • New GPS rival is hack-proof
  • German internal security service head quits over botched investigation
  • Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll
  • U.S. Coast Guard creates “protest-free zone” in Alaska oil drilling zone
  • Congress passes measure to enhance Israel security ties
  • Wickr enables encrypted, self-destructing iPhone messages
  • NASA explains Why clocks got an extra second on 30 June
  • Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
  • First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster met with protests
  • Israeli security fence architect: Why the barrier had to be built
  • DHS allocates nearly $10 million to Jewish nonprofits
  • Turkey deploys troops, tanks to Syrian border
  • Israel fears terror attacks on Syrian border
  • Ontario’s emergency response protocols under review after Elliot Lake disaster
  • Colorado wildfires to raise insurance rates in future years
  • Colorado fires threaten IT businesses
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  • London 2012 business continuity plans must include protecting information from new risks

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The long view

  • Nuclear Has Changed. Will the U.S. Change with It?

    Fueled by artificial intelligence, cloud service providers, and ambitious new climate regulations, U.S. demand for carbon-free electricity is on the rise. In response, analysts and lawmakers are taking a fresh look at a controversial energy source: nuclear power.

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  • Water Is the Other U.S.-Mexico Border Crisis, and the Supply Crunch Is Getting Worse

    The United States and Mexico are aware of the political and economic importance of the border region. But if water scarcity worsens, it could supplant other border priorities. The two countries should recognize that conditions are deteriorating and update the existing cross-border governance regime so that it reflects today’s new water realities.

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  • Exploring the New Nuclear Energy Landscape

    In the last few years, the U.S. has seen a resurgence of interest in nuclear energy and its potential for helping meet the nation’s growing demands for clean electricity and energy security. Meanwhile, nuclear energy technologies themselves have advanced, opening up new possibilities for their use.

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