The NIST has released a public update on the status of their investigation of the World Trade Center disaster. The investigation focuses on the building construction, the materials used and technical conditions that mitigated the disaster. To read the report go to http://wtc.nist.gov/media/PublicUpdateFinal.pdf Article formerly posted at https://www.hsdl.org/blog/newpost/view/s_161
“Bringing together the intelligence systems scattered between federal, local and state law enforcement agencies can be difficult considering the differing culture of each group. Yet a federation or network of networks, is the cornerstone of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing plan, a list of recommendations to share sensitive but unclassified...
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace recently released their report “Fire in the Hole: Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Options for Counterproliferation” http://www.ceip.org/files/pdf/wp31.pdf This summary is from their website The Bush Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review, leaked earlier this year, advocates new nuclear weapons designed to destroy underground bunkers and neutralize caches of...
The National Guard will take on more responsiblities in homeland defense, according to a military spokesman during a Defense Manufacturing Conference. With a greater threat of terrorist attacks, the government wants to expand the guard’s role from guarding the defense industrial base to include guarding critical infrastructure sites as well....
Enterprise architecture modeling is being viewed as a key tool for improving readiness and homeland security. Information technology enterprise architecture is a way of describing and designing complex business and operational relationships. According to President Bush, a unified DHS enterprise architecture would help officials fund homeland security projects based on...
Department Of Homeland Security Plans Smart Seals For Containers Link to story in Government Computer News: http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24318-1.html Article formerly posted at https://www.hsdl.org/blog/newpost/view/s_156
Info-Cop software enables real-time wireless communication between public safety agencies across the nation. The software provides real-time access to local, state, and federal crime databases over wireless networks. It’s compatible with numerous wireless networks and allows agencies to instantly share information. As a result, this helps reduce risk in potentially...
This article describes how some federal and state IT managers are dealing with cybersecurity with limited funding available. http://www.fcw.com/supplements/homeland/2003/sup4/hom-solutions-12-01-03.asp Article formerly posted at https://www.hsdl.org/blog/newpost/view/s_154
There still exists gaps in the nation’s ability to analyze and share intelligence according to a new report from the Markle foundation. The report calls for the government to make a fundamental shift from its culture of limited access and secrecy and to create a network of information sharing. Details...
With the Supreme Court closer to reviewing the detainee policy of the Patriot Act, civil liberty groups have found an ally in one of its main architects. Concerned of the lack of due process, Viet Dinh has voiced his concern of what constitutes an enemy combatant and what the judicial...
