Homeland security
hideThe term homeland security refers to a security effort by a government to protect a nation against perceived external or internal threat.
The term is almost exclusively used in the United States; elsewhere, the activities of "homeland security" fall under a combination of national security and associated security services or the customs services of the country (for example, HM Revenue and Customs in the UK). The term arose following a merger of several U.S. governmental agencies to form the United States Department of Homeland Security after the September 11 attacks, and may be used to refer to the actions of that department.
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News tagged with homeland security
US boots up new unified cybersecurity center
Oct 30, 2009 |
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US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon on Friday on a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity efforts.
Chemist Develops High-Speed Test to Improve Pathogen Decontamination
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft. This new method may also ...
Homeland Security to hire up to 1K cyber experts
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration has given a green light to the Homeland Security Department to be more competitive and choosey as it hires up to 1,000 new cyber experts over the next three years, the first major personnel ...
Tighter oversight on border laptop searches
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers' personal information.
Officials warned about fake DHS intel e-mails
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some e-mails purporting to be from the Homeland Security Department's intelligence division were fake and contained malicious software.
US wants privacy in new cyber security system
Jul 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.
Tunnel vision: Border Patrol agents to spot tunnels with advanced ground-penetrating radar
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Criminals of all kinds are digging tunnels along the U.S. border at a fast and furious pace. Of every tunnel ever discovered by U.S. border patrol agents, 60 percent have been found in the last three years. ...
'New arms race' taking shape in cyberspace: Van Loan
May 27, 2009 |
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A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday, lamenting ever bolder and more sophisticated attacks on government websites by Russia, China and others.
Triage technology with a Star Trek twist
May 27, 2009 |
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Triage technology comes with a Star Trek twist, at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T).
Ka-Boom! The sequel
Apr 29, 2009 |
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When two camera prototypes were tested in a bombing last month aboard a mass transit bus, not only was the Transportation Security Administration interested, so were the cities of New York, Washington, Chicago, ...
Wanted: Computer hackers... to help government
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Wanted: Computer hackers. Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks.
Main federal disaster relief law has fallen behind modern threat levels, study finds
Mar 13, 2009 |
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In new research published in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, New York University Professor Mitchell Moss explains that the cornerstone Federal disaster relief legislation, the Robert T. Stafford Act, i ...
Ka-Boom!!! Retired mass-transit bus bombed to smithereens to test forensics camera
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Ruggedized, self-contained cameras, similar in concept to the black box used in aircraft, would record video data that could be retrieved by investigators following a catastrophic incident.
Good liquid, bad liquid (Video)
Feb 05, 2009 |
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For airline passengers everywhere, good news. Scientists have successfully tested a liquid explosive detection system that may eventually keep dangerous substances off airplanes. This comes barely two years ...
SQUID: The long (and sticky) arms of the law
Jan 16, 2009 |
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What's possible when a group of scientists are inspired by a famous superhero and a giant creature from the sea? How about a new technology for stopping drivers in their tracks?
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