INFORMATION
Intelligence: Legislation
11/02/2007 - Companies that have found SOX compliance far too costly have probably implemented measures well beyond the letter of the law.
Intelligence
11/01/2007 - After a slump following 9-11, high-rise building construction is making a comeback. Only three new high rises broke ground in 2003, but eight began construction in 2004, according to the Building Owners and Managers Association International. According to an article in the June edition of BOMA’s magazine, “This comeback took many by surprise, because many feared that September 11 would drive tenants to mid-rise complexes in the suburbs into the foreseeable future.”
Intelligence: International
11/01/2007 - On a single day during the summer, the FBI and law enforcement from 10 other countries conducted more than 90 searches around the world to crack down on illegal trade and distribution in software, games, movies, and music on the Internet. Investigators seized more than $50 million of pirated works during the raid, part of Operation Site Down.
Intelligence: Guards \ Security Officers
11/01/2007 - The right to photograph the exterior of private buildings from a public place is protected by the First Amendment, say legal experts. So absent suspicious activity, photographers snapping photos should generally be left alone. That’s the case at the Sears Tower, for example, says director of security Keith L. Kambic, CPP.
Intelligence
10/31/2007 - Everyone is familiar with the abbreviations HUMINT and SIGINT. Now “MULTI-INT” is gaining currency. MULTI-INT refers to the process of gathering and rapidly transmitting information from various sources in an attempt to detect a threat scenario. The term, which the RAND Corporation’s Gregory Treverton has called a current intelligence community “buzzword,” refers to collecting and assimilating various types of intelligence—human, signal, telemetry, and so on.
Intelligence: ID issues \ Identity Theft
10/31/2007 - 142 ½
Number of Arizonans per 100,000 population who had their identities stolen last year, the highest rate in the United States, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The lowest rate of victimization, 23.2 per 100,000 residents, was in South Dakota.
Intelligence: International
10/31/2007 - Two weeks after suicide bombers killed more than 50 commuters on the London subway and a bus, a near-identical attack struck that same transportation system, though the second round of bombs didn't go off as planned. The second attack seems to mark the first time that a group affiliated with or inspired by al Qaeda has hit the same type of target twice within a few weeks.
Facility Management: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management
10/31/2007 - Problems with the Louisiana Superdome raise questions about how evacuation sites are chosen.
Hospitality/Lodging: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management
10/29/2007 - The University of Florida has developed a scoring system that has led to fire-safety improvements in Greek fraternity and sorority housing.
Intelligence: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management
10/29/2007 - Before they receive government authorization, labs handling dangerous biological specimens must show they have incident response plans.
Intelligence: ID issues \ Identity Theft
10/29/2007 - The long-awaited and beleaguered Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) is finally set to roll out in the Port of Wilmington, Delaware.
Intelligence: Hiring \ Employment Issues
10/29/2007 - Schoolyard bullies don't fade away, they grow up and continue their bullying at the office.
Intelligence: International
10/29/2007 - Documents obtained by The Sunday Times of London show that British hospitals suffer 43 violent assaults per year on average. Most are committed by patients who are attacking staff, often as a result of frustration over long waiting times. Patients have attacked staff with pool cues, walkers, and, in one case, a bottle of urine.
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