Wednesday, January 21

Pipeline Manager Identified as a Salesperson's "Must-have" In a Down Economy

Pipeline Manager Identified as a Salesperson's "Must-have" In a Down Economy: "About David Gewirtz
David Gewirtz has written more than 600 articles about technology, competitiveness, and national security policy. He is a member of FBI InfraGard, the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals, a columnist for The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and has been a guest commentator for the Nieman Watchdog of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
David is the Editor-in-Chief of the ZATZ magazines and is a member of the instructional faculty at the University of California, Berkeley extension. He is the recipient of the Sigma Xi Research Award in Engineering and was a candidate for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Letters."

North America's 'largest transportation command center' opens it doors - Security Director News

North America's 'largest transportation command center' opens it doors - Security Director News: "NEW YORK--The city's Joint Transportation Management Center, which is being touted as North America's largest transportation command center, opened late last year, a project that has brought various agencies and disparate technologies together.

The JTMC is focused on around-the-clock coordination and communication among the New York State Department of Transportation Region 11, New York City Department of Transportation, New York Police Department, the Federal Highway Administration and other partner agencies in the metropolitan area to manage daily transportation incidents and reduce congestion on some of the busiest expressways in the world. It is also designed to safely and efficiently move people, goods, services and information through the state and city of New York."

Monday, January 19

The Doomsday Memo, The Outcoming Administration Prepares The Incoming For The Worst-Case Scenarios - CBS News

The Doomsday Memo, The Outcoming Administration Prepares The Incoming For The Worst-Case Scenarios - CBS News: "That is why the administration has been preparing an unprecedented set of scenarios for a dark day that could come to the next White House.

'In the post-9/11 world, this isn't just good manners, good government; it's a national security responsibility,' said outgoing White House chief of staff Josh Bolton."

Sunday, January 18

Napolitano, Obama's Homeland Security Nominee, Vows to Prosecute Employers of Illegal Immigrants - washingtonpost.com

Napolitano, Obama's Homeland Security Nominee, Vows to Prosecute Employers of Illegal Immigrants - washingtonpost.com: "In remarks and written answers to senators, the two-term Arizona governor offered few details but said she would lead a broad reexamination of the department's security policies in the coming year. Among other things, she said she would revisit a controversial and costly plan to tighten national standards for driver's licenses, would devote more resources to rail and maritime security, and may push back a 2012 deadline to screen all U.S.-bound containers at foreign ports.

'The department has come a long way, but there is a ways to go,' Napolitano, 51, told members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. '. . . Changes need to be made.'"

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