Just after President Barack Obama signed a $ 42.8 billion bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2010 on Wednesday, comes this report from California showing a prime example of how federal contracting money gets foolishly misspent when it hits states and localities.
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has warned BlackBerry users that a new application has the ability to turn their smartphone into a surveillance tool.
The Iraqi government has arrested approximately 60 members of the security forces after twin suicide bombings ripped through Baghdad on Sunday, killing more than 155 people in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Iraq since the 2003 invasion.
A recent survey shows that cybercriminals are increasingly attacking mid-sized businesses at the same time that firms freeze or cut their IT security budgets due to the tough economy, reports CNET.com.
A trial in Springfield, Missouri, that began yesterday underscores the dangers, sometimes deadly, that hospital staff and security face regularly in the emergency room.
Lawmakers and state officials today criticized an assessment tool that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) created to measure the return on investment from homeland security grants provided to states for preparedness. Both lawmakers and state officials described FEMA’s Cost-to-Capabilities (C2C) initiative as seriously flawed during a House homeland security subcommittee hearing.
A health clinic in Terre Haute, Indiana, is bolstering its security for fear swine flu vaccine shortages could lead to unrest.
Officials at the Vigo County Annex told the local news station that hostile people have come in looking for the vaccine when none is available.
A recent incident in the United Kingdom has led to rising public concern over the government’s extraordinary power to single out citizens for surveillance for suspicion of the slightest infractions, reports The New York Times.
The government body that regulates South Africa’s private security industry is re-vetting everyone in their databases to weed out security professionals and companies that have a criminal record, reports the Independent Online.
