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Morning Security Brief: School Attack Thwarted In Utah, Somali Pirates, Man Sues After Being Rejected For Police Job, and More

01/27/2012 - Police arrest two high school students in the final planning stages of a bomb attack. The U.S. may have upped the stakes for hostages in Somali after this week's rescue. A man is suing the Atlanta Police saying they rejected his application for employment because he was HIV positive. And more.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

State Department Says Commercial Ships Should Use Armed Guards for Protection

11/22/2011 - The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling for members to cooperate with the Somali government to use “all necessary means” to combat piracy. The State Department has suggested private security protect ships in dangerous waters.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Watching Over the Waterways

10/07/2011 - When most people think about small watercraft, they're probably thinking jet skis and pontoon boats. The U.S. Coast Guard however, thinks of how easy it would be for an attacker to weaponize one of these innocuous-looking vessels.
Government: Maritime Security

Watching Over the Waterways

09/29/2011 - When most people think about small watercraft, they probably think fondly of good times and activities like waterskiing or fishing. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), however, thinks of how easy it would be for an attacker to weaponize one of these innocent-looking vessels, as was done in the attack on the U.S.S. Cole.
Beyond Print: Maritime Security

Small Vessel Security

09/29/2011 - The Department of Homeland Security has released its implementation plan to protect America’s waters from the threat of terrorists exploiting small vessels to carry out an attack.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Coast Guard Program Focuses Its Attention on Marinas and Boat Ramps

05/05/2011 - In an effort to stop the possibility of a terrorist attack on U.S. waters, Coast Guardsmen will become more like cops on the beat, a Coast Guard commander said yesterday at a maritime security expo.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

National Maritime Security Training Center Opens at Port of LA

04/26/2011 - Federal, state, and city homeland security stakeholders inaugurated the Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center at the Port of Los Angeles yesterday.
Beyond Print: Maritime Security

Maritime Security

02/28/2011 - A new Government Accountability Office report assesses how ferries, a vital transportation system in certain regions, are vulnerable to terrorist attack.
Intelligence: Maritime Security

Improving Ferry Security

02/28/2011 - The Government Accountability Office reports that ferries are an attractive and vulnerable terrorist target.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

DHS Data on Illegal Seafarers Unreliable, Says GAO Report

01/19/2011 - The Department of Homeland Security cannot say how many foreign seafarers have entered the country illegally at U.S. seaports because of data accuracy problems at two of its agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Daily Headline : Maritime Security

Fending Off Pirates Through Robust Risk Management Programs

11/12/2010 - Ships transiting pirate-infested waters need a comprehensive risk management program to adequately defend themselves against attack.
International: Maritime Security

Global Maritime Supply Chain Piracy: Threats and Countermeasures

10/26/2010 - Mitigating the risks of maritime piracy requires thorough risk assessment, including intelligence acquisition, vulnerability assessments, and voyage security planning.  (Online Exclusive)
International: Maritime Security

Maritime Conflicts

01/29/2010 - The Indian Ocean Naval Conflicts Database (IONCD), created by The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C., tracks naval conflicts between states in the Indian Ocean from 1939 to 2007.Take a closer look here.
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