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Daily Headline : International

Morning Security Brief: Japan's Nuclear Plant Problems, WikiLeaks Fallout, Malware, and More

04/06/2011 - Progress and remaining concerns at Japan's Fukishima Daiichi nuclear power facility. WikiLeaks fallout continues for U.S. State Department. Web-based malware attacks up 93 percent. DARPA seeks multilingual robot, and more.
Legal Report: Legislation

State Legislation: Michigan: Background Checks

03/30/2011 - A bill (S.B. 15) introduced in Michigan would prohibit certain convicted felons from being employed by the state. Under the bill, the state could not hire anyone who had been convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or a breach of public trust in the previous 20 years to any position in which the employee would set policy or have discretionary authority over public assets.
Legal Report: Hiring \ Employment Issues

U.S. Congressional Legislation: Background Checks

03/30/2011 - A bill (H.R. 321) introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) would make it illegal for employers to use the credit history of an applicant or employee in employment decisions. The prohibition stands even if the applicant or employee gives authorization for the use of credit information.
Daily Headline : Training

DARPA to Train Troops in Social Interaction

03/11/2011 - Military research division DARPA is planning to train troops on how to enter any type of social interaction, allowing warfighters to better engage strangers and understand previously unknown "rules of the game."
Daily Headline : Terrorism

Sheriff Says Muslim-Americans Key to Counterterrorism

03/10/2011 - Los Angeles Sheriff Leroy Baca told lawmakers that community policing is critical to effective counterterrorism and bristled at congressman's allegations that he is an unwitting tool of CAIR
Daily Headline : Intelligence

Officials, Experts Worry WikiLeaks' Disclosures Will Undermine Government Information-Sharing

03/07/2011 - WikiLeaks will have a chilling effect on information-sharing, according to the head of the U.S. intelligence community.
Legal Report: Proprietary Information Protection

State Legislation: Massachusetts: Vital Records

02/28/2011 - Massachusetts has approved a new law (formerly H.B. 4910) that addresses the security of vital records in the state. The law empowers state and town clerks to refuse to issue a copy of a vital record if they suspect that the request for the record has been falsely made, altered, forged, counterfeited, or procured through fraud.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Allen: Government Leaders Don't Understand Today's Technology

02/25/2011 - Senior leaders in the U.S. government simply don’t understand the state of the art in data technology, and until they do, intelligence fusion and cybersecurity efforts will falter, former Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen said Thursday
Daily Headline : Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Agencies Must Adapt to How People Use Information: FEMA Official

02/24/2011 - The best way to provide information is to adapt to the way citizens are using data, said FEMA administrator W. Craig Fugate at a conference yesterday.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Obama: We'll Raise $10.7 Billion for First Responder Communications

02/11/2011 - The White House hopes to spend more than $10 billion on a dedicated national frequency spectrum band and network that will support voice and data traffic for first responders, President Obama announced this week.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

DHS Backs Free Allocation of Open Radio Spectrum to First Responders

02/02/2011 - The Obama Administration has come out in favor of simply allocating unused radio frequency spectrum to the nation’s first responders, rather than auctioning off the bands to wireless companies with the condition that they prioritize emergency traffic.
Daily Headline : Investigations

Boston Ordinance Seeks to Fingerprint and Vet Business-License Seekers

01/18/2011 - A Boston city councilor has filed an ordinance to require city business-license seekers who interact with the public to submit to fingerprinting and a national background check to ensure they are not violent criminals.
Daily Headline : Personnel Protection

SM Archives: Politicians in the Line of Fire

01/10/2011 - In a cover story from almost 20 years ago, security professional Joseph A. Kochis, CPP, detailed how to protect a political candidate while out on the campaign trail.
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