Government, academia, and industry are working to separate the wheat from the chaff with respect to what will make the food supply safer in the United States.
William C. “Bill” Burke has served as director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency since 2003, coordinating incident response while building terrorism preparedness alongside Illinois Homeland Security and the state’s Terrorism Task Force.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Vying for Liftoff
By Michael A. Gips
Though exciting developments are on the horizon, technological and regulatory hurdles remain.
Industry News
By Ann Longmore-Etheridge
The cost of falls in the workplace, CCTV at one of Canada's booming oil sand mines, and a new security degree program at Minnesota's Concordia University; plus, a profile of Murray D. Mills, CPP.
Tips on Termination
By Eric G. Harne
How to handle termination of a problem employee who has a history of violent behavior or outbursts.
Legal Report
By Teresa Anderson
Hotel owners' liability for third-party assaults on guests, a religious discrimination case stemming from office cubicle decorations, and proposed federal rules for port and rail security.
Time to Give Data Mining the Shaft?
By Michael A. Gips
Data mining and privacy. Some say the concepts are in irretrievable conflict.
Two Studies Examine Fingerprinting
By Michael A. Gips
In turns out that left and right differ even in the mundane world of fingerprint analysis.
Towering Technology in Dubai
By Robert Elliott
Everything about the edifice that is soon to be the world's tallest skyscraper is superlative, including the security.
The number of terrorist plots actively under investigation by the British Security Service (BSS). These plots, according to the BSS, involve 1,600 individuals and at least 200 terrorist networks.
Offers specific, practical lessons that can be taught to security officers, as well as employees in high-risk countries, to give them the tools to identify and report suspicious behavior upon which the security department can act.