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Verizon wins Homeland Security contract: Verizon wins Homeland Security contractBe afraid... VERY afraid...One of my friends has Verizon for his home phone and DSL. If Verizon's service delivered to Homeland Security is half as bad as the service at his home at times, we are SO screwed on SO many levels, it's NOT funny.; Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., homeland security; Discussion threads 2008-05-16
Verizon wins Homeland Security contract: Verizon picked up a huge contract from the Department of Homeland Security: a $670 million deal to provide IP and security services over 10 years, Reuters reports. Verizon was the primary winner of the 10-year, $20 billion contract to provide a full range of telecommunications and related...; Tags: Network, Verizon Communications Inc., Networking, Homeland Security, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
News to know: HP's to buy EDS; AMD; XP SP3; iPhone; Spam attacks: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services. Dennis Howlett: HP to take out EDS: does it make sense? AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Podcasts, Data Centers, Homeland Security, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Wiretaps up, terrorism prosecutions down: We have been told that our very safety, our "homeland security," is dependent on the federal government having extraordinary powers to snoop, listen and search without the traditional (pronounced "constitutional") checks provided by judicial review. One part of this equation works as advertised – the incursion...; Tags: Terrorism, Terrorism Prosecution, Homeland Security, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Nationwide alert system: Text messages: In 2006, Congress passed the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, required upgrades to the nation's emergency alert system. At least part of the plan the FCC has come up with involves the groundbreaking technology of ... text messaging. "The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts...; Tags: Message, FCC, Federal Government, Corporate Insurance, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Government, Homeland Security, Business Security, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-10

Are feds involved in bid to undo state open govt law?: Did you know that there are more than 40 so-called Fusion Centers across the U.S.? A Fusion Center is a top-secret site where federal and state officials meet to share, analyze and redistribute information on "all hazards, all threats," as Ars Technica explains. Here's a map of...; Tags: Ars Technica, EPIC, Law, Fusion Center, Government, Homeland Security, Federal Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Facebook: Revolution, Weed and Philanthropy: At the risk of endlessly re boiling the cabbage on the now infamous Sarah Lacy interview of Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW, it is worth highlighting some pretty important things he had to say on Facebook & corporate philanthropy before the reporter became the bigger part of the story. The flippant style of interview...; Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Web 2.0, Government, Homeland Security, Strategy, Internet, Management, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-03-21
Creeping totalitarianism: The NSA, personal data and you: Here's a simple rule for preventing totalitarian rule in any nation: Don't build the systems for monitoring people's daily lives closely in the first place, and you will not be at risk of totalitarian rulers using those systems to overwhelm individual choice. The Wall Street Journal today has a long...; Tags: Monitoring, Terrorism, NSA, Government, Homeland Security, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-03-10
TechNet Webcast: Exchange Server 2007 in Depth (Part 8 of 8): Master Concepts and Optimize Your Server Environment (Level 300): E-mail system is constantly being bombarded with unwanted and undesirable messages, and it's a messaging administrator's job to clean that up. This webcast discusses messaging policies. With recent accounting scandals and the global terrorism threat, governments and their agencies require organizations to store, and produce on request, pertinent e-mail messages....; Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Server, Messaging, Microsoft TechNet, E-mail System, Groupware, E-mail, Homeland Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Government; Webcasts 2008-02-05
Are all engineers secretly terrorists?: Two Oxford dons have published a paper which claims that engineering and terrorism share a common mindset. (The lead author is Diego Gambetta, right.) Personally I can see a closer relationship between being being an Oxford sociology professor and having your head...but I digress. (Someone needs a lesson...; Tags: Hacking Tool, Terrorism, Engineer, 9/11 Commission, Hacking, Homeland Security, C/C++, Security, Government, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-31
When did terrorism become a green tech issue? Just now...: Seems there are more than just environmental issues with building new nuclear plants. There are questions about the ability to protect them from terrorist attacks. For the record, there's been no known terrorist incident at any nuclear plant anywhere in the world...so far. Events at Three Mile Island...; Tags: Green Technology, Terrorism, Plant, Homeland Security, Corporate Insurance, Business Security, Government, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-15
Twitter is useful: It's not often I call out my fellow Irregulars we usually have those arguments in our Google Group but on this occasion, Mike Krigsman has got this notion that 'Twitter is dangerous' wrong to the point of scaremongering. Mike uses the example of confidential information leaking...; Tags: Twitter, Mike, E-mail, Homeland Security, Strategy, Online Communications, Government, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Haephrati technique used to crack US research lab: The New York Times is reporting that they obtained a copy of a report from US-CERT that attacks eminating from Chinese IP addresses successfully targeted employees of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. In addition to research in energy, nanotechnology and "isotope production", Oak Ridge ...; Tags: Technique, New York Times Co., Attack, Homeland Security, Nanotechnology, Wiki, Security, Government, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Richard Stiennon; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Rudy's brilliant new idea: a virtual border fence: Here we go - another tech-clueless politician believes technology will provide a panacea for difficult problems. Rudy Giuiliani says he wants to build a virtual fence to monitor the whole - or at least much of the - US-Mexico border, the AP reports. The...; Tags: Software, Associated Press, Fence, Border, Rudy, Homeland Security, Tools & Techniques, Government, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-11-20
Preparedness and the Force of Law: It is a long held and accepted legal tenet that a Presidential Executive Order has the force of law and is for all intent and purpose "the law of the land." Such Executive Orders have been issued from time to time by Presidents to meet specific national needs or executive...; Tags: President, Law, High Alert, Homeland Security, Corporate Insurance, Business Security, Government, Business Operations; White papers 2007-10-20
DHS accused of collecting union data on travellers: Does being a union member now make you a terrorist threat? Labor leaders charge that the Dept. of Homeland Security is collecting union membership data on passengers flying from Europe to the U.S., as part of a data-sharing deal with the European Union, The Washington Post reports. As...; Tags: Data, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Union Membership, Transportation, Homeland Security, Leadership, Government, Management, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-10-12
TechNet Webcast: Message Security, Active Protection, and Compliance With Exchange Server 2007 (Level 200): This session covers three main topics. It starts with a look at message hygiene. Next, it discusses messaging policies. Following recent accounting scandals and the global terrorism threat, governments and their agencies require organizations to store, and produce upon request, pertinent e-mail messages. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provides policies to...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Webcast, Compliance, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Terrorism, Microsoft TechNet, Homeland Security, Groupware, E-mail Servers, Government, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts 2007-10-05
DHS holds off on sharing high-res sat images: Monday was supposed to be the day that the Department of Homeland Security began sharing its detailed spy satellite images with a range of government agencies. But DHS is delaying the launch -- revealed by the Wall Street Journal in August -- as Democrats voice concerns about the program, News.com...; Tags: Agency, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Satellite, Advertising & Promotion, Homeland Security, Marketing, Government, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-10-01
Unisys probed for Homeland Security breach: Unisys probed for Homeland Security breachUnisys for criminal fraud; Why not Homeland Security Management?Sigh, blame the vendor. It is a game no longer to be tolerated. Homeland Security has been questioned by the US citizens from its formation for the same reason that Black Water contractors are now being...; Tags: homeland security, Unisys Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-24
Homeland Security Threat Level (xpi): Homeland Security Threat Level add-on displays the current U.S. Homeland Security Threat Level as an icon in the status bar. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Devin Kinder, Homeland Security, Government; Software downloads 2007-09-21

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