Washington Times - Terrorist group recruits in Midwest: "As people crowded into the capital for Barack Obama's inaugural celebration, senior counterterrorism officials huddled in the White House situation room, frantically trying to unravel intelligence about a possible attack on Washington.
By the afternoon of Jan. 20, as Mr. Obama took the oath of office, the threat of a terror plot by the Somalia-based al-Shabab organization had been debunked, but the flurry of activity underscored growing worries about this Islamic militant group."
Friday, March 6
Thursday, March 5
ASIS members say bad economy means both budget cuts and a need for more security
A survey of the economic downturn's impact on the security functions performed by ASIS International members at various-sized companies found them in agreement that the need for security has increased.
Seventy-eight percent of large-firm chief security officers (CSOs) saw an increased need, while 66 percent of security managers at smaller firms saw an increased need.
According to ASIS, "increases in crime and theft, followed by employee lay-offs and furloughs, topped the CSOs' list of reasons," while the security managers at smaller firms "reported increases in theft of, and damage to, physical property, as their primary concerns."
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/1592.html
Seventy-eight percent of large-firm chief security officers (CSOs) saw an increased need, while 66 percent of security managers at smaller firms saw an increased need.
According to ASIS, "increases in crime and theft, followed by employee lay-offs and furloughs, topped the CSOs' list of reasons," while the security managers at smaller firms "reported increases in theft of, and damage to, physical property, as their primary concerns."
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/1592.html
TSA seeks security info from highway and pipeline owners
TSA is seeking permission from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue making on-site visits under its Corporate Security Review program, in which two or three TSA employees spend a full day in face-to-face discussions with the owners of highway and pipeline assets to learn about any security programs they may have in place.
TSA estimates it conducts 184 such on-site visits per year, each running between three and eight hours.
?At the conclusion of these site visits, TSA completes the Corporate Review form, which asks questions concerning eleven topics: Threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, security planning, credentialing, secure areas, infrastructure protection, physical security countermeasures, cyber security, training, communications, and exercises,? said a TSA notice published in the Federal Register on March 5.
TSA is seeking comments from the public by May 4 on its request to continue this information-gathering effort. Comments can be mailed to ? and further information is available from ? Ginger LeMay, a Paperwork Reduction Act Officer at TSA, at 571-227-3616.
TSA estimates it conducts 184 such on-site visits per year, each running between three and eight hours.
?At the conclusion of these site visits, TSA completes the Corporate Review form, which asks questions concerning eleven topics: Threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, security planning, credentialing, secure areas, infrastructure protection, physical security countermeasures, cyber security, training, communications, and exercises,? said a TSA notice published in the Federal Register on March 5.
TSA is seeking comments from the public by May 4 on its request to continue this information-gathering effort. Comments can be mailed to ? and further information is available from ? Ginger LeMay, a Paperwork Reduction Act Officer at TSA, at 571-227-3616.
Command Web Consolidation - Daylight Savings Time March 8th
Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command is consolidating the command's web presence in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) and Navy guidance. The U.S. Naval Oceanography portal will be the single access point for all public facing Meteorology and Oceanography products and services. This publicly-accessible portal is currently online at http://www.usno.navy.mil and is being populated. In the near future, non-DoD users will be redirected to this portal.
DoD customers can access all operational data, products and services via the NIPRnet Naval Oceanography Portal site at https://oceanography.navy.mil (CAC required).
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.php
DoD customers can access all operational data, products and services via the NIPRnet Naval Oceanography Portal site at https://oceanography.navy.mil (CAC required).
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/daylight_time.php
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