SourceSecurity.com RSS - Department of Homeland Security news SourceSecurity.com RSS - Department of Homeland Security news from SourceSecurity.com http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/co/department-of-homeland-security.html Copyright (C) SourceSecurity.com 2012 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT SIA to honour Department of Homeland Security’s secretary at the Security Week Galahttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-4414-ga.7083.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-4414-ga.7083.htmlEvents NewsThu, 06 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><div classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></div> <style> st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <table border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="102" height="266"><tbody><tr><td><img src="/images/moreimages/pressrelease_oct11/SIA-logo-220x220.jpg"...Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to speak about community security at ASIS Internationalhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga.6979.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga.6979.htmlEvents NewsWed, 21 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT<table border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="127" height="282"><tbody><tr><td> <br /></td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>Janet Napolitano will discuss the shared responsibility in homeland security</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>WHO:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/department-of-homeland-security.html" class="blue_bold">Department of Homeland Security</a> Secretary Janet Napolitano will speak at the annual Law Enforcement/Military Appreciation Day Luncheon at noon on Wednesday, September 21. She will discuss the shared responsibility in homeland security, and will highlight the important role that public/private partnerships play in helping keep communities...Security entrepreneur Sukhi Ghuman appointed to board of directors of Homeland Security Foundation of Americahttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6762-ga.6877.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6762-ga.6877.htmlCorporate NewsFri, 09 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT<table border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="200" height="295"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>Sukhi was elected to the board after receiving a majority vote and following an extensive review process</strong> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Security entrepreneur Sukhi Ghuman has been appointed to the board of directors of the Homeland Security Foundation of America (HSFA). </p><p>Sukhi, the owner and founder of <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/octavian-security-usa-inc.html" class="blue_bold">Octavian Security</a> in the UK and Octavian Security USA, gained the position after being recommended to the board for his extensive industry experience, achievements and knowledge. </p><p>The HSFA is...SightLogix CEO John Romanowich gets "Statesman Award’ from Security Industry Associationhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga-co-3478-ga.6503.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga-co-3478-ga.6503.htmlCorporate NewsMon, 27 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT<table class="smalltxt" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="232" height="227"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>SIA Government Summit was held June 21-22 at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p>John Romanowich, President and CEO of <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/micro-site/sightlogix.html" class="orangebold">SightLogix</a>, received the <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/security-industry-association.html" class="orangebold">Security Industry Association (SIA)</a> &quot;<em>Statesman Award</em>&quot; on June 21 during the SIA Public Policy Dinner as part of SIA's 2011 Government Summit in...SightLogix CEO to moderate infrastructure protection panel at 2011 SIA Government Summithttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga-co-3478-ga.6449.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga-co-3478-ga.6449.htmlEvents NewsMon, 13 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><div classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></div> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <table class="smalltxt" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="108" height="138"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<img src="/images/moreimages/SightLogix-Logo-220.png"...Access Control Integration gets simplified with HID’s ActivEntry 2.4http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-7330-ga-co-5857-ga-co-823-ga.6050.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-7330-ga-co-5857-ga-co-823-ga.6050.htmlNew Product ReleasesFri, 15 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT<p>HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity in conjunction with ActivIdentity, a recently acquired HID Global company, announced the release of ActivEntry 2.4. The solution is part of HID's federal identity compliance initiative that combines HID Global and ActivIdentity products and services to meet Personal Identity Verification (PIV) standards and certifications as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). ActivEntry enables Federal Agencies to comply with OMB M 11-11's requirements to secure physical access to buildings with the PIV card.<br /><br />The company's latest release adds a new service application programming interface (API), enabling Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) vendors to integrate enrollment capability directly to ActivEntry's Validation Service. ActivEntry 2.4 also expands Personal Identification Verification (PIV) card support to include PIV-I (PIV-interoperable) and PIV-C (PIV-compatible) for...HID Global showcases U.S Federal Identity Compliance initiative for Physical Access Control at ISC Westhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-7330-ga-co-5857-ga-co-823-ga.6043.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-7330-ga-co-5857-ga-co-823-ga.6043.htmlEvents NewsFri, 08 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT<table class="smalltxt" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="203" height="198"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>HID Global is set to execute its secure identity solutions in accordance with U.S Federal Identity Compliance </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/enhanced-company-listing/hid-global.html" class="orangebold">HID Global</a>,&nbsp;trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that it will be demonstrating the first in a planned family of simple-to-deploy, cost-effective, turnkey FIPS 201 compliance solutions at <a...SightLogix highlights outdoor video analytics system at ISC West 2011http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-3478-ga.6037.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-3478-ga.6037.htmlEvents NewsThu, 07 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT<p><table style="border-width: 0px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="center"><tbody><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center" style="border: #bfc4c3 1px solid"><strong><div><div><div><div><div><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="425" height="265"><param name="height" value="265" /><param name="width" value="425" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yDowgo0iGIg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;showinfo=0" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="265" width="425" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yDowgo0iGIg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;showinfo=0" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object></div>SightLogix showcases its outdoor video analytics system&nbsp;in this...LaserCard receives a large order for optical security media cardshttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-2582-ga-co-823-ga-co-7589-ga.5814.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-2582-ga-co-823-ga-co-7589-ga.5814.htmlCorporate NewsFri, 25 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT<table class="smalltxt" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="247" height="162"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>Optical security media cards worth $8.6 million dollars would be provided by LaserCard Corporation</strong> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/lasercard-corporation.html" class="orangebold"><strong>LaserCard Corporation</strong></a>, a leading provider of secure ID solutions, announced receipt of an order for approximately $8.6 million for optical security media cards to be issued under the <a...Iraqi Homeland & Border Control Conference to be presented by Iraqi Air Force Commanderhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga.5853.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga.5853.htmlEvents NewsFri, 11 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT<table class="smalltxt" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="196" height="183"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>General Anwer Ahmed, Iraqi Air Force Commander, Ministry of Defense </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p>New-Fields Exhibitions, organisers of the <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/events/free-event-listing/iraq-homeland-and-border-control-conference-2011.html" class="orangebold">Iraqi Homeland &amp; Border Control Conference (IHBCC)</a>, announced that General Anwer Ahmed, has confirmed to speak at the two-day conference and participate on the one-to-one meetings with the IHBCC delegates on April 7-8, 2011 in Washington DC.<br /><br />In addition to featuring speakers from Iraqi Air...Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 welcomed by Security Industry Associationhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga.5731.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga.5731.htmlCorporate NewsWed, 02 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT<table class="smalltxt" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="206" height="113"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>SIA officials are welcoming the federal government's move toward full implementation of the secure ID cards</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/security-industry-association.html" class="orangebold"><strong>Security Industry Association (SIA)</strong></a> officials are welcoming the federal government's move toward full implementation of the secure ID cards envisioned by a 2004 presidential directive.<br /><br />Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) was issued by President George W. Bush to eliminate...SightLogix President and CEO John Romanowich to be a panel member for SIA's webinarhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga-co-3021-ga.5623.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1508-ga-co-3021-ga.5623.htmlCorporate NewsFri, 14 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT<p><table class="smalltxt" style="width: 233px; height: 261px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>SightLogix&reg; based in New Jersey United States is a&nbsp;leading manufacturer of intelligent video surveillance systems </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/sightlogix-inc.html" class="orangebold">SightLogix&reg;</a> President and CEO John Romanowich will moderate the <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/security-industry-association.html" class="orangebold">Security Industry Association</a>'s (SIA) CFATS online town hall...Central and Eastern Europe banknote sector to grow through Security Printing 2011http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-7429-ga-co-5857-ga-co-1959-ga-co-7416-ga-co-7597-ga.5600.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-7429-ga-co-5857-ga-co-1959-ga-co-7416-ga-co-7597-ga.5600.htmlEvents NewsMon, 10 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><div classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></div> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <table class="smalltxt" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="192" height="146"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<img...U.S. Department of Homeland Security begins screening of airline passengers through the Secure Flight programmehttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6432-ga.4915.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6432-ga.4915.htmlCorporate NewsMon, 28 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT<p><table style="width: 246px; height: 109px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>The screening&nbsp;is done through the TSA's Secure Flight programme</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>U.S.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/department-of-homeland-security.html" class="orangebold">Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</a> Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that 100 percent of passengers flying domestically and internationally on U.S. airlines are now being checked against government watch lists through the<a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/transportation-security-administration-tsa.html" class="orangebold"> Transportation Security Administration's (TSA)</a> Secure...ASIS’ Standard for Organisational Resilience adopted by Department of Homeland Securityhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-177-ga-co-5857-ga.4901.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-177-ga-co-5857-ga.4901.htmlEvents NewsThu, 24 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT<p><table style="width: 243px; height: 165px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>The standard has been adopted for DHS's Private Sector Preparedness (PS-Prep) Programme</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>The <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/department-of-homeland-security.html" class="orangebold">U.S.<strong> </strong>Department of Homeland Security</a> has announced the adoption of the <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/asis-international.html" class="orangebold">ASIS </a>American National Standard for Organisational Resilience for the DHS's Private Sector Preparedness (PS-Prep) Programme.<br /><br />The ANSI/ASIS SPC.1-2009 Standard,...Airport security technology projects fund gets a boost from DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitanohttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6432-ga.4842.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6432-ga.4842.htmlCorporate NewsTue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT<p><table style="width: 246px; height: 154px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>ARRA committed more than $3 billion for homeland security projects through DHS and the GSA</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>US&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/department-of-homeland-security.html" class="orangebold">Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</a> Secretary Janet Napolitano announced approximately $78 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for airport security technology projects - designed to enhance the <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/transportation-security-administration-tsa.html"...DHS Secretary, Janet Napolitano, continues efforts to enhance aviation security with a visit to UAEhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6432-ga.4840.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-6432-ga.4840.htmlCorporate NewsMon, 07 Jun 2010 08:00:00 GMT<p><table style="width: 246px; height: 160px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>The meeting marked the fifth in a series of major international summits intended to strengthen global aviation security</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/department-of-homeland-security.html" class="orangebold">Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</a> Secretary Janet Napolitano visited Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the invitation of UAE Minister of the Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, to meet with her counterparts from the Middle East region and officials from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to discuss ways to bolster global aviation...More airports to benefit from enhanced security with deployment of AIT unitshttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga.4778.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga.4778.htmlCorporate NewsThu, 20 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT<table style="width: 243px; height: 103px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>The Transportation Security Administration&nbsp;will deploy AIT units to 28 more airports</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>US&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/department-of-homeland-security.html" class="orangebold">Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</a> Secretary Janet Napolitano announced deployments of advanced imaging technology (AIT) units purchased with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to 28 additional airports - strengthening security at airports throughout the country while boosting local economies.<br /><br /><em>&quot;Deploying...NAV's surveillance solution to deliver a sterling performance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Centrehttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1239-ga.4730.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5857-ga-co-1239-ga.4730.htmlCorporate NewsMon, 17 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT<table style="width: 246px; height: 147px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>The Centre's existing analogue PTZ cameras will be replaced with an integrated system utilising IP cameras</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/north-american-video-inc.html" class="orangebold">North American Video (NAV)</a>, the market leader in designing and delivering state-of-the-art integrated video surveillance and security solutions announced it has been awarded the contract to upgrade the video surveillance system at the New Jersey Performing Arts Centre (NJPAC). <br /><br />The new system will include a hybrid video solution that will allow NJPAC to...CNi Expo highlights role of governments in enhancing security and resiliencehttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-4970-ga-co-5857-ga.4685.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-4970-ga-co-5857-ga.4685.htmlEvents NewsThu, 06 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT<table style="width: 246px; height: 167px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>Former Home Secretary, John Reid and Tara O'Toole from Department of Homeland Security will&nbsp;lead the debate</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As natural and man-made disasters continue to dominate the headlines, the question whether countries should be doing more to ensure security and resilience will come under the spotlight in a debate led by former Home Secretary, Dr John Reid and Dr Tara O'Toole, Under Secretary of State, Science &amp; Technology of the USA <a href="http://www.sourcesecurity.com/companies/company-listing/department-of-homeland-security.html" class="orangebold">Department of Homeland...