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whitepaper Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, President Bush issues a series of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD) designed to improve the nation's posture of preparedness. It is a long held and accepted legal tenet that a...
[17 May 2008]
whitepaper The Washington State Department of Licensing teamed with Washington Department of Information Services, Department of Homeland Security, Digimarc, and Microsoft to implement the Enhanced Driver License program.
[03 May 2008]
whitepaper This paper presents a review and comparison (commonality and differences) of five security standards and guidelines in the electrical distribution and control area. The comparison identifies security areas that are covered by each standard and/or...
[12 Apr 2008]
News Jordana Siegel, deputy director of outreach and awareness in the National Cyber Security Division of the US Department of Homeland Security, said: "We're seeing a constant increase in malicious code which includes botnets.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper The purpose of this paper is to give the European audience some idea of the state and politics of homeland security in the United States and its implications for transatlantic security. This paper first explains some unique features of the domestic...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper A critical element of homeland security lies in the vitality of the environment, which is primarily defined by the availability and quality of our air and water resources. Homeland security efforts must therefore include advanced understanding...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This webcast explains the proceedings on the first day of a multipart hearing to examine how the Bush Administration's proposal to establish a Department of Homeland Security will affect the agencies and the operations over which this committee...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This real-world testing addresses radiological and nuclear material detection in commerce and is part of a larger program entitled Performance-Based 21st Century Commercial Vehicle Inspection System, which is an Integrated Safety and Enforcement...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This webcast discusses about balancing homeland security with corporate prosperity. CXO Media convened leaders from the forum's underwriting companies for an Expert Roundtable discussion about the hottest security issues of the day and their vision...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This webcast discusses about H.R.a bill to improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through the use of enhanced 911 wireless services.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Securing the nation's computer networks from cyber attack is an important aspect of Homeland Security. Project develops diagnostic tools for detecting security attacks, infrastructure failures, and other operational aberrations of computer networks.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This study employs the network version of the upper level set scan statistic to characterize biological impairment along the rivers and streams of Pennsylvania and to identify subnetworks that are badly impaired.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Emerging hotspots for disease or biological agents are identified by modeling events at local hospitals. A time-dependent crisis index is determined for each hospital in a network. The crisis index is used for hotspot detection by scan statistic...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper New York City has installed 892 drinking water sampling stations. About 47,000 water samples are analyzed annually. The ULS scan statistic will provide a real-time surveillance system for evaluating water quality across the distribution system.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper West Nile virus is a serious mosquito-borne disease. The mosquito vector bites both humans and birds. Scan statistical detection of dead bird clusters provides an early crisis warning and allows targeted public education and increased mosquito...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper American agriculture is a widely dispersed enterprise crossing the entire continent. Disruption of American agriculture and food system could be catastrophic to the nation's stability The Atlantic Slope Consortium Project has the specific aim of...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Damage produced by marine oil spills includes soiled beaches, bird and mammal mortality, destruction of fisheries, impaired recreational facilities, and catastrophic impairment to entire ecosystems. The scan statistic hotspot delineation and poset...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Many critical applications of surveillance sensor networks involve finding hotspots. The upper level set scan statistic is used to guide the search by estimating the location of hotspots based on the data previously taken by the surveillance network.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This webcast highlights areas of research from airport security and blast protection to wireless sensors and new technologies to detect biological agents as well as cyber attacks via the Internet and describes the relevant research.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper In this webcast, The Select Committee on Homeland Security will evaluate the operation of Homeland Security Advisory System program and examine possible initiatives both in Congress and at the Department of Homeland Security to reform the system.
[10 Apr 2008]
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