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Book Reviews: Terrorism

Homeland Security and Terrorism: Readings and Interpretations

09/21/2007 -
Book Reviews: How-to

Corporate Homeland Security Desk Reference

09/21/2007 - Security manuals and desktop references are certainly not difficult to find—just peruse the ASIS Bookstore—but few publications are as comprehensive as Corporate Homeland Security Desk Reference.
Homeland Security: Government Reports (GAO etc.)

Management of US-VISIT Evaluated

09/21/2007 - US-VISIT calls for various measures, such as digital photos and biometrics, to ensure that persons entering the U.S. are correctly identified and not on watch lists
Homeland Security: Terrorism

Terrorist War Games Focus on IT

09/21/2007 - Cyber war games, US-visit evaluated, and chemical plant security concerns.
Industry News: Research & Studies

Business News

09/21/2007 - A digital homeland security library is redesigned
Homeland Security: Risk Management

DHS’s New Schools of Thought

09/21/2007 - Six Centers of Excellence serve as incubators of ideas and research for the Department of Homeland Security.
Beyond Print: Academic \ Educational Programs

Homeland Security

09/21/2007 - Check out the research on homeland security topics by the DHS-sponsored Centers of Excellence. http://fazd.tamu.edu http://www.start.umd.edu http://newsroom.msu.edu/site/indexer/2546/content.htm http://www.usc.edu/dept/create http://www.fpd.umn.edu http://www.jhu.edu/gazette/2005/12dec05/12dhsgrant.html
Daily Headline : Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Two Titans Team Up for National Preparedness and Response

09/21/2007 - The Red Cross and the Business Roundtable have joined forces to strengthen the nation's disaster preparedness and response.
Homeland Security: Public-Private Partnerships

Positive SPIN on Liaisons

09/21/2007 - Find out how the Security Police Information Network (SPIN) promotes public-private information sharing.
Intelligence: Government Reports (GAO etc.)

Studies Reveal System Flaws

09/20/2007 - The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) American Shield Initiative (ASI)—a program of sensors, cameras, and databases that monitor U.S. land borders—lacks “key management capabilities” and has failed to define “key acquisition management processes,” such as those for tracking and overseeing contractors, says a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The auditors note that DHS has not fully staffed the ASI program office and has only defined roles and responsibilities for 3 of 47 positions.
Intelligence: Training

Not Just Playing Games

09/20/2007 - Sometimes gaming is about more than just earning the high score and killing the "bad guys." Sometimes it's about saving lives.
Homeland Security: Airport Security

Suicide Bombers at the Gate

09/20/2007 - Too much attention has been paid to assessing vulnerabilities and reacting to each new accident. We need to rethink risk mitigation in the light of the new threat paradigm.
International: Port Security

Numbers

09/19/2007 - 50 The estimated percentage of  cargo that arrives in the Port of Los Angeles as “in-bond” each year. In-bond cargo is allowed to enter the country and be transported to another port before being checked by U.S. Customs. Shippers only submit the detailed information used for inspection at the final destination port.
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