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Northrop Grumman wins Navy's critical infrastructure protection contract
The technology giant wins a contract worth potentiually $100 million to protect naval bases around the world
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Airport authorities press for increased facility charges
Airports Council International says airports must invest $87.4 billion over the next five years; FAA has capped passsenger fees at $4.50 since 2000
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Project Hydra aims for a more secure power grid
DHS funds an effort to develop and deploy a high temperature superconductor power grid technology
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Bosch reports strong 2006 earnings
37 percent growth growth comes mainly as a result of the company’s recent purchase of Telex Communications Holdings and TeleAlarm Group; strong Asian market also a factor
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Experts express concern about REAL-ID security
National database could be a prime target for hackers; Smart Card Alliance modestly recommends smart cards as alterantive to bar codes
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IT breaches can prompt loss of trade secret protection
Failing to properly secure data is strong evidence against intellectual property rights; unsecured product user guides a major challenge
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TSA employees sue over data breach
Lost hard drive contained records of 100,000 employees; union files class action to demand stricter privacy policies and other accomodations
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Brazil's electronic security market posts 15 percent annual gains
A $1.1 billion market exists for those in the biometrics and CCTV game; Priel Metal Detector earns special attention
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Debate over 700 MHz intensifies
Communication problems during 9/11 and Katrina have prompted calls for dedicating a portion of the 700 MHz spectrum for public-sfatey use; commercial interest have other ideas, and the FCC is caught in the middle
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L-1 buys Maryland's Advanced Concepts
Robert LaPenta moves forward with the second phase of his acquisition strategy; network security and engineering firm expected to widen federal market access
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$100 laptop for developing world poses IT security concerns
Mesh network system could turn a small African village into the largest botnet in the world; program’s enemies aim at the “$100 brick”
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Israel's Ministry of Transport criticized for wartime transport policy
Government’s failure to declare a state of emergency during Lebanon war resulted in widespread operational failures at the ports
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DHS plans back-up cross-agency data center
Worries about the Eastern Interconnect prompt DHS to build a mirror site in the west; contracts to be awarded this summer
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Gonzales ignores critics, focuses on identity theft
Attorney General proposes a national information sharing system; presidential task force suggests national standards
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Radio used to hack computer screens
An updated version of Van Eck Phreaking finds laptops vulnerable to this disturbing hacking technique
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The long view
Water Wars: A Historic Agreement Between Mexico and US Is Ramping Up Border Tension
As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship. Partly due to constant droughts, Mexico has struggled to maintain its water deliveries for much of the last 25 years, deliveries to which it is obligated by a 1944 water-sharing agreement between the two countries.
Trump Is Fast-Tracking New Coal Mines — Even When They Don’t Make Economic Sense
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn’t pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an “energy emergency.”
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.
Keeping the Lights on with Nuclear Waste: Radiochemistry Transforms Nuclear Waste into Strategic Materials
How UNLV radiochemistry is pioneering the future of energy in the Southwest by salvaging strategic materials from nuclear dumps –and making it safe.
Model Predicts Long-Term Effects of Nuclear Waste on Underground Disposal Systems
The simulations matched results from an underground lab experiment in Switzerland, suggesting modeling could be used to validate the safety of nuclear disposal sites.