SCTNow raises awareness, funds, at ESX
06/24/2011Martha EntwistleCHARLOTTE, N.C.—Representatives from Stop Child Trafficking Now (SCTNow) had a booth on the show floor of ESX to raise awareness and funds for their non-profit...
View ArticleReport: Securing critical infrastructure not receiving support it should
National Infrastructure Advisory Council says public-private intelligence information sharing still 'immature' 03/06/2012Whit RichardsonYARMOUTH, Maine—The federal government’s intelligence community...
View ArticleFEMA, DHS grant for smoke detectors for hearing-impaired residents
10/03/2012HOUSTON – The Houston Fire Department was awarded a $168,000 grant to purchase and install 2,000 smoke detectors for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, according to a report in...
View ArticleIdentive selected access control standard for U.S. Homeland Security agency
11/20/2012SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany—Identive Group, a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, has been selected by a U.S. federal agency...
View ArticleThree security companies land FPS contracts
04/25/2013WASHINGTON –Three area security companies in the nation’s capitol region received contracts from the Federal Protective Services to install alarm systems, closed circuit television systems...
View ArticleSIA: DHS acquisitions process needs more ‘predictability’
CEO optimistic legislation will ‘pass the House in some form’11/20/2013Leif KotheWASHINGTON—The Security Industry Association has drafted a bill that would provide security integrators who contract...
View ArticleSenate tweaks House-passed CFATS bill
Senate committee wants to extend authorization interval proposed in House bill, which passed in July08/13/2014Leif KotheWASHINGTON—Bipartisan cooperation and security industry feedback could help...
View ArticleSIA questions GSA pricing policy
Anecdotal evidence shows companies are being unfairly rejected10/08/2014Amy CanfieldWASHINGTON—Uncertainties surrounding the General Service Administration’s new schedule pricing policies for products...
View ArticleSmile, you’re on candid camera: Jetblue passenger blows lid on DHS facial...
Paul Ragusa04/24/2019I know I am aging myself here, but after reading about the JetBlue passenger who was none-too-happy to find out that her face would be used as ID for boarding, I thought back to...
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