Travel Security Update.For more safety & security news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 31, 2006 Passports soon to be needed for Canada, Mexico, Caribbean. New laws will require U.S. travelers traveling by air or sea to the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada to have passports starting Jan. 1. The laws are intended to make it harder for terrorists to enter the U.S. Some lawmakers and travel organizations want to delay implementation for a few years and find an alternative system for U.S./Canadian border crossings. Jul 28, 2006 Waste, mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. plague DHS contracts, report finds. A
bipartisan report has found widespread waste, abuse and mismanagement in
many Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland securityHomeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States contracts. The House Committee on Government Reform report says contracts were poorly planned and monitored and awarded without competition. It cites one case in which the Border Patrol paid $20 million for camera systems that either malfunctioned or were never installed. Jul 27, 2006 CACI CACI - A company developing and marketing SIMSCRIPT, MODSIM and other simulation software products. Telephone: +1 (619) 457-9681. wins DHS technology pact. Technology contractor CACI has landed a contract to provide information technology support to the Department of Homeland Security. The company will provide IT planning, network architecture and enterprise resource management. Jul 27, 2006 FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. will cut funds for victims to $500. The Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical will reduce the amount of money it gives victims of major disasters from $2,000 to $500. FEMA says the change will reduce waste and fraud. Congressional auditors reported up to $1.4 billion in fraud and abuse in aid programs after Hurricane Katrina. Jul 25, 2006 DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. focusing on infotech contracts. New Department of Defense information technology contracts worth $300 million to $30 billion reflect changes in the way the Pentagon does business. The contracts underscore DOD's focus on business transformation, IT security, interagency networking and knowledge management, and outsourcing, says Megan Gamse of the market research firm Input. Jul 25, 2006 Registered Traveler specs require fingerprints, photos. A technical specification would require applicants for the Registered Traveler program to provide 10 fingerprints, a facial photograph and an optional iris scan. A consortium of more than 60 companies, including Lockheed Martin and Verified Identity Pass, submitted the 141-page specification to the Homeland Security Department There were gaps in the U.S. system for detecting and deterring terrorist acts in the homeland. That became clear September 11, 2001. The Department of Homeland Security is the george w. bush administration's plug for those gaps. . Jul 25, 2006 The Department of Homeland Security has named a new chief privacy officer. Hugo Teufel III Hugo Teufel III (born July 25, 1961 in Albuquerque, NM, and raised in Wichita, KS and Denver, CO) was appointed as Chief Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by Secretary Michael Chertoff on 21 July 2006, after a ten-month vacancy that was filled by acting previously was associate general counsel at DHS, but critics say he lacks the proper experience. Jul 24, 2006 |
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