U.S. Adds Body Bombs to Concerns on Air Travel
The New York Times
Air security is expected to tighten, particularly for international flights into the United States, in light of recent intelligence that terrorists might be considering boarding flights with surgically implanted explosive devices, an American security official said Wednesday.
Air security is expected to tighten, particularly for international flights into the United States, in light of recent intelligence that terrorists might be considering boarding flights with surgically implanted explosive devices, an American security official said Wednesday.
Immigration Debate Moves to Alabama
Immigration reform took center stage last year when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill into law that was considered to be the toughest immigration bill in the nation. This past week, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an immigration enforcement bill into law that many are calling even tougher than Arizona’s.
Oh My, The Trouble With Evacuating Lions, Tigers, and Bears
Homeland Security Newswire
Rescuing and housing the many exotic animals at Minot, North Dakota's Roosevelt Park Zoo from record floods presented zoo workers with a unique challenge. It was no small feat finding vehicles large enough for giraffes or getting dangerous animals to cooperate.
Rescuing and housing the many exotic animals at Minot, North Dakota's Roosevelt Park Zoo from record floods presented zoo workers with a unique challenge. It was no small feat finding vehicles large enough for giraffes or getting dangerous animals to cooperate.
NATO Uses Twitter for Intelligence Gathering
ExecutiveGov
Following the social disruptions and political upheaval of the Arab Spring, it should come as no surprise that monitoring social networks, such as Twitter, is quickly becoming an important intelligence-gathering technique.
Following the social disruptions and political upheaval of the Arab Spring, it should come as no surprise that monitoring social networks, such as Twitter, is quickly becoming an important intelligence-gathering technique.
DHS Could Lose Funding for New Headquarters
Homeland Security Newswire
In the latest rounds of congressional budget cuts, the House has moved to cut funding for the construction of a new headquarters for DHS. The agency had originally planned to build a facility to consolidate the dozens of agencies that currently have thousands of workers scattered among different locations.
In the latest rounds of congressional budget cuts, the House has moved to cut funding for the construction of a new headquarters for DHS. The agency had originally planned to build a facility to consolidate the dozens of agencies that currently have thousands of workers scattered among different locations.
Building a Culture of Intention
This year’s Helios HR Apollo Awards ceremony was marked by the release of a new book, Building a Culture of Intention, inspired by the Apollo Awards.
Pentagon to Consider Cyberattacks Acts of War
The New York Times
The Pentagon, trying to create a formal strategy to deter cyberattacks on the United States, plans to issue a new strategy soon declaring that a computer attack from a foreign nation can be considered an act of war that may result in a military response.
The Pentagon, trying to create a formal strategy to deter cyberattacks on the United States, plans to issue a new strategy soon declaring that a computer attack from a foreign nation can be considered an act of war that may result in a military response.
By the Numbers: A Look at the Tornado That Hit Joplin, Mo., and the 2011 Tornado Season
The Washington Post
Figures about the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo. and the 2011 tornado season.
Figures about the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo. and the 2011 tornado season.
Arc Aspicio Selected as a Winner for 2011 Top Small Company Workplaces Award
Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces selected Arc Aspicio as a 2011 Top Small Company Workplaces winner.
The Homeland Security Generation
Matt Wilson, a research intern with Arc Aspicio, wrote a blog on our website earlier this month. He was 11 when the Twin Towers fell.
TSA Moving Towards a Risk-Based Approach to Security
Security Info Watch
The Transportation Security Administration is moving more towards a risk-based approach to security at airports, according to agency officials who took part in a panel discussion at the American Association of Airport Executives conference on Tuesday in Atlanta.
The Transportation Security Administration is moving more towards a risk-based approach to security at airports, according to agency officials who took part in a panel discussion at the American Association of Airport Executives conference on Tuesday in Atlanta.