AVIATION WEEK Launches Homeland Security and Defense Initiative.Business Editors and Aviation/Defense Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2001 New information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. and reports will serve industry and government decision-makers AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MHP MHP Multimedia Home Platform (consumer electronics) MHP Milliyetci Hareket Partisi (Turkish: National People's Party) MHP Mobile Home Park (district) MHP Maximum Human Performance ), has launched a broad multimedia initiative to meet the global need for timely, authoritative information on homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States . AVIATION WEEK'S Homeland Security & Defense (HSD HSD Human Services Department HSD High Speed Data HSD Hillsboro School District (Hillsboro, OR) HSD Hybrid Synergy Drive (Toyota/Lexus) HSD High School Diploma HSD Historical Society of Delaware ) effort is intended to provide reliable current news, information and intelligence for industries such as aerospace, defense and security, government agencies at every level, related non-profit groups, and others involved in the field. The first phase of the initiative is a new web resource, www.AviationNow.com/security, which was launched on the group's web portal See portal. , AviationNow.com, on Oct. 5. HSD online content includes breaking news, analysis, images, graphics, related links, and other resources, including BusinessWeek magazine and Construction.com (also divisions of The McGraw-Hill Companies), and is available free to anyone interested in homeland security events and issues. In Washington, DC, on November 27, 2001, AVIATION WEEK will debut a new conference event on homeland security and defense at which government and industry leaders will explore how they can work together to defeat terrorism and ensure the safety of the homeland. The conference will be webcast globally via AvWeek TV at AviationNow.com, and major national and international news media will be invited to cover the event. Worldwide attention to homeland security and defense issues was sharply heightened with the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , but the challenge of devising, funding and implementing effective strategies has been a growing concern of defense and security strategists for years. Aviation Week began planning its new homeland security and defense products and services earlier this year. The multimedia initiative includes a new print and electronic weekly intelligence report on homeland defense and security that is set to launch soon and related products and services such as books on aviation security, training courses, conferences and webcasts. The weekly publication's coverage will include relevant news and intelligence on programs, policies, events and products of interest to both industry and government. Coverage will include areas such as:
- Counterterrorism
- Force protection for deployed military and naval units
- The new White House Office of Homeland Security and other U.S.
and world government agencies
- State and local law enforcement and investigative agencies
- Emergency response, urban search and rescue
- International intelligence, law enforcement and security
agencies
- Corporate and industrial security
- Aviation security systems
- Robots, special vehicles and other ground equipment
- Communications equipment
- Non-lethal weapons with homeland security applications
- New products and services
With nearly 50 products and services and an audience of more than 1 million professionals and enthusiasts, the AVIATION WEEK division of The McGraw-Hill Companies is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation and aerospace industry. The cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of the AVIATION WEEK portfolio is Aviation Week & Space Technology, the world's leading aviation and aerospace industry magazine, covering technology, business and operations in the commercial, military and space markets for more than 104,000 paid subscribers in 130 countries. The group's web portal, AviationNow.com, offers the industry's most reliable and comprehensive real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. news, professional information and e-business features. Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a global information services See Information Systems. provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek and McGraw-Hill Education. The corporation has more than 300 offices in 33 countries. Sales in 2000 were $4.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com. |
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