Law Enforcement

Security agencies oppose congressional move to ease banking reporting requirements
Some federal agencies are in opposition to possible new bank reporting requirements because they feel relaxing regulations may compromise homeland security
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U.K. creates SOCA -- an FBI-like organization
SOCA (Serious Organized Crime Agency) has been created to tackle organized crime in the U.K. at the tune of 400million
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SecureInfo, Telos to collaborate after ending legal skirmishes
What do you know: These two companies were battling in court only days ago, accusing each other of intellectual property infringement; they have settled, and now are strategic partners
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Lords accept U.K. national ID compromise: No compulsory biometric ID before 2010
A compromise is reached in the U.K. over a mandatory biometric national ID; for a while the stalemate between the House of Commons and the House of Lords threatened a constitutional crisis, but now all agree for 2010 as target date for the new ID
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Some chemical plants get it, many others do not; plant safety legislation will change that
Ronald Reagan used to say: “If you cannot make them see the light, make them feel the heat”; some chemical plants have taken plant security seriously, and Geismar, Louisiana-based Honeywell is one of them; trouble is, most of the 15,000 U.S. plants have not followed Honeywell’s example; the threat of federal legislation may concentrate their minds
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NYPD to deploy a
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2002 Bioterrirism Act imposes mandates on business, and a compliance industry emerges
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AirGATE to provide RFID-enabled wristbands to monitor inmates phone calls
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Chicago sniffers not up to snuff
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Trend: U.S. domestic spying offers opportunities for niche players
While the debate over the NSA domestic spying rages on, niche companies emerge to offer compliance services to small telecoms and ISPs
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