The Transportation Of Highly Radioactive Waste: Implications For Homeland Security
White Papers There has been much discussion and controversy over the safety of transporting large amounts of highly radioactive waste to any centralized storage/disposal facility. While, the government maintains that adequate safeguards will be taken to ensure...
[January 11, 2005, 23:00]
Cybersecurity Of Freight Information Systems: A Scoping Study
White Papers The potential vulnerability of freight transportation information systems to terrorist attacks is a serious concern for homeland security. This report lays the groundwork for a study of the cyber security of the information systems on which freight...
[January 11, 2005, 23:00]
Hazardous Materials: Security Requirements For Offerors And Transporters Of Hazardous Materials; Final Rule
White Papers The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) or the proposed Department of Homeland Security would be better suited to issue transportation security-related regulations. The Research and Special Programs Administration is establishing new requirements...
[December 27, 2004, 23:00]
Persistent And Critical Issues In The Nation's Aviation And Aeronautics Enterprise
White Papers The Committee believes that a vigorous national advanced aeronautical R&D program with strong leadership by the federal government is essential to maintaining a strong national transportation system in support of a world class economy; sustain and...
[November 5, 2004, 23:00]
Port Security: Better Planning Needed To Develop And Operate Maritime Worker Identification Card Program
White Papers As part of a multilayered effort to strengthen port security, the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 calls for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a worker identification card that uses biological metrics, such as...
[December 27, 2004, 23:00]
Port And Maritime Security: Background And Issues For Congress
White Papers The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 heightened awareness about the vulnerability to terrorist attack of all modes of transportation. Port security has emerged as a significant part of the overall debate on U.S.homeland security.
[January 11, 2005, 23:00]
Cohu 5600 Series Gen III Intensified Auto-Gating Camera
White Papers CCTV manufacturers are introducing newer and better products that address higher-end homeland security objectives such as ports, borders, public service utilities and transportation infrastructure. The demand for high-tech CCTV surveillance...
[January 24, 2005, 23:00]
White Paper: Supporting Internet-Based Training Requirements
White Papers AST's current clients include the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Transportation Security Agency (TSA), the DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and the U.S.armed forces. Advanced Systems Technology, Inc.
[August 30, 2005, 0:00]
Tom Siebel: Paid To Be Paranoid
News A: It's used by the Transportation Security Agency. Siebel recently spoke with us at his headquarters about the future of the business applications market, the role of information technology in the government's homeland security plans, and an...
[May 22, 2002, 13:12]
US Government IT Spending Jumps 50 Per Cent
News Five government departments -- Homeland Security, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Department of Transportation -- awarded nearly 90 percent of the contracts in the 2004 quarter, for a total of $21bn.
[July 29, 2004, 14:30]
The Role Of ITS In Homeland Security
White Papers The transportation infrastructure will play a key role in all stages of Homeland Security. The surface transportation system is vital to any economy, defense, and quality of life, and it is extremely vulnerable to attack due to its enormity and...
[February 7, 2005, 23:00]
Coast Guard: Challenges During The Transition To The Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers This testimony before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, outlines the challenges faced by the Coast Guard during its transition to the Department...
[January 26, 2005, 23:00]
Sendmail Flaw Tests New Security Body
News The others are Management, Science and Technology, Border and Transportation Security, and Emergency Preparedness and Response. A critical flaw in Sendmail, the Internet's most popular email server, has become the first test for the US' newly...
[March 4, 2003, 7:36]
Homeland Security Launches First Online Tool Assessing Stadium Vulnerabilities
White Papers Modeled after self-assessment tools used by the Transportation Security Administration, the online stadium tool was adapted to incorporate industry safety and security best practices for critical infrastructure to assist in establishing a security...
[June 27, 2007, 0:00]
US Budgets $1bn For Homeland Security IT
News They include the Coast Guard, the US Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Secret Service and the Transportation Security Administration.
[August 1, 2003, 8:50]
Weathering The Cyber Storm
News The Cyber Storm exercise included players from government at the federal, state and international level and key private sector participants to work through what would happen if there were significant cyberattacks that disrupted or impacted the...
[February 21, 2006, 14:35]
US E-government Wins Higher Ratings
News Achieving green scores for e-government are the Transportation Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Small Business Administration. One major disappointment is the Department for Homeland Security.
[July 15, 2004, 13:20]
Start-up Sells Membrane That Powers Mobiles
News The Department of Transportation also has approved the use of certain fuel cells in airplanes, because the diluted methanol can't readily ignite. Government agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security, also are looking at fuel cells to...
[January 19, 2004, 7:45]
Reporting Software Flaws Safely
News Last year he made a name for himself by making public an exploit for printing airline boarding passes, much to the dismay of the US Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security.
[June 8, 2007, 18:02]
