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Morning Security Brief: Security Transition in Afghanistan, TSA Solicits Public Comments, and More

06/18/2013 - NATO-led troops officially handed over security responsibility to Afghan troops; the TSA solicits public comments about its full-body scanners; the EU cybersecurity agency gets expanded authority, and more.
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Morning Security Brief: More on NSA Surveillance Controversy, Identity-Theft Prevention, and Cloud-Computing Security

06/13/2013 - Controversy over NSA surveillance continues as do leaks from Edward Snowden. The Federal Trade Commission has issued revised guidance on its identity-theft Red Flag rule. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft document on assessing risk of federal agency cloud computing.
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Morning Security Brief: National Security and U.K. Information Requests, Diplomatic Security, and Cybersecurity

06/12/2013 - Facebook and Google want the government to let them reveal more about national security data requests. The United Kingdom's intelligence agencies asked for private communications data more than 1,200 times last year. An outside investigative unit is looking into claims that officials tried to protect diplomatic security agents from allegations of criminal activity. A Pentagon cybersecurity budget outline says $23 billion to be spent through 2018.
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Morning Security Brief: National Security Debate, FEMA Corps, DHS Budget, and More

06/07/2013 - More on the debate regarding the National Security Agency's tracking of citizen phone records, the first FEMA Corps class graduates, the House ups the homeland security budget, and more.
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Morning Security Brief: Organized Retail Crime, Explosives Detection, Transportation Screening, and More

06/06/2013 - New report shows organized retail crime (ORC) down slightly but more than 90 percent of stores surveyed still say they were hit by ORC groups. Two articles look at advances in explosives detection devices that may make it out of the lab. Screening of electronic devices at borders and of passengers at airports are the subject of reports. And more
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Morning Security Brief: Cybersecurity Job Market, Homeland Security Funding, Plane Spotters Help FBI, and More

06/05/2013 - Colleges and universities are creating new programs to fill the need for cybersecurity careerists. The Las Vegas Metro area has been dropped from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's urban funding program. Plane Spotters at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport are helping government authorities. And more.
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Morning Security Brief: Chemical Facility Security, DHS Software Vulnerability, FBI Nominee, E-Mail Privacy, and More

05/30/2013 - Concerns about how well the Department of Homeland Security is handling its chemical facility security responsibilities may lead to funding cuts. A software vulnerability has put at risk personal details of DHS employees holding security clearances. Texas legislature passes strong e-mail privacy bill. And more.
Daily Headline : Port Security

Risk of Nuclear Materials Being Smuggled Through Ports Should Be Taken Seriously, Say Experts

05/29/2013 - The sheer magnitude of materials being shipped to United States daily creates the possiblity of a nuclear device to go undetected, but there are ways to combat that threat, a panel of experts says.
Daily Headline : Cybercrime

Morning Brief: U.S. Weapons Systems Designs Hacked, Google Investigated, and More

05/28/2013 - Chinese hackers breach some of the United States' most sensitive weapons systems designs, the European Commission investigates Google, and Senator John McCain makes a quiet trip to Syria to meet with rebel leaders.
Homeland Security: Legal Issues

Firearms

05/24/2013 - A federal appeals court has ruled that the right to carry a concealed weapon is not protected under the U.S. Constitution. The court ruled that it could not declare the act of carrying a concealed weapon as “sufficiently basic to the livelihood of the nation.”
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Morning Security Brief: Obama Gives National Security Speech, Washington State Bridge Collapse, and More

05/24/2013 - President Obama gives a national security speech addressing drones and Guantanamo Bay, a bridge collapses in Washington State, and the latest on the terror attack on a British soldier.
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Morning Security Brief: Government Surveillance, Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions, Drone Attacks, and More

05/23/2013 - EFF seeks details on secret court ruling on illegal government surveillance. A look at statistics show that what happens to illegal immigrants after they are apprehended varies widely by state. Attorney General Eric Holder gives details on Americans killed in drone strikes.
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ASIS International and BICSI Sign Memorandum of Understanding

05/20/2013 - ASIS International (ASIS) and Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to foster the growth of the security and information technology systems industries, promote public safety, and protect critical infrastructure globally.Privacy, workforce development, and federal resources among top issues to be addressed.
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