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Army contracts with Big Sky to battle insider security threats

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SDN Staff
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12/04/2012
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WASHINGTON—Big Sky Associates will help the U.S. Army develop and execute a complex strategy to combat insider threats from military personnel.

HD cameras, IP video software cover last ride of Endeavor

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SDN Staff
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11/30/2012
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Public Sector

LOS ANGELES—As the space shuttle Endeavor made its recent 12-mile, two-day trek from L.A. International Airport to its final resting place at the California Science Center, a successful delivery and the safety of onlookers were chief concerns.

TSA wants more from bomb-sniffing dogs; new device mimics canine nose’s bomb-detecting abilities

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SDN Staff
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11/29/2012
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Public Sector

YARMOUTH, Maine—The Transportation Security Administration, wanting to improve upon its use of bomb-sniffing dogs, is funding a research project on the use of canine teams.

30 bomb threats evacuate Tennessee courthouses

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SDN Staff
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11/27/2012
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Public Sector

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — False bomb threats forced the evacuation of 30 courthouses across Tennessee Tuesday,  including the federal building in Memphis, The Associated Press reported.

Authorities who are investigating said no devices were found.

Accenture wins TSA contract to streamline credentialing process

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SDN Staff
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11/26/2012
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Public Sector

ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has awarded Accenture Federal Services a five-year-contract with a ceiling of $250 million to create identity management and credentialing system processes for workers at sensitive, secure areas.

Alabama bill lets employees travel to work with guns

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SDN Staff
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11/26/2012
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Public Sector

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—An Alabama lawmaker is again pushing legislation that would let employees take handguns with them to and from work.

SIA pursues waiver to increase flow of port funding from DHS

Millions of dollars in existing funding would be freed up
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Rich Miller
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11/26/2012
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Public Sector

WASHINGTON—The election is a memory, the robocalls have ceased and Congress is back for a lame-duck session.

Probation officers suit up for USC-UCLA game security

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SDN Staff
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11/21/2012
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Public Sector

LOS ANGELES—Last Saturday’s big football game at the Rose Bowl between cross-town rivals USC and UCLA was patrolled not just by Pasadena police and other security pros, but by Los Angeles County Probation Special Enforcement Officers, too.

Port security upgrades continue

Charlston, Vancouver, Houston make changes
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Amy Canfield
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11/21/2012
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Public Sector

YARMOUTH, Maine—Three U.S. ports have recently announced security upgrades, among the many that have moved to enhance protection post-9/11.

Family of stowaway who fell from plane files lawsuit

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SDN Staff
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11/19/2012
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Public Sector

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The family of a teenager who stowed away in an airplane’s wheel well and then fell from the sky outside of Boston in 2010 is suing the city of Charlotte, the Charolotte Douglas Internatinal Airport and U.S. Airways for negligence in the boy’s death.

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