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Gun advocates want Montanas to be able to carry on campus

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SDN Staff
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11/09/2012
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MISSOULA, Mont.—Gun rights advocates in Montana want to revisit anew a law prohibiting firearms on the 14 state college campuses based on what they say are constitutional grounds.

Prep work helped keep Sandy security problems down, ex-FEMA officials say

Security personnel still have work to do, however
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Amy Canfield
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11/07/2012
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YARMOUTH, Maine—Preparations for Hurricane Sandy aided security personnel in dealing with the devastating storm’s aftermath, former FEMA officials said, but issues remain, and could be exacerbated if Wednesday’s nor’easter does more damage.

Nuke facility's new security system a dud

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SDN Staff
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11/02/2012
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—The new $213 million security system at the Los Alamos National Laboratory site where plutonium research is conducted and nuclear bomb parts are made doesn’t work.

U.S., Canada test harmonization of cargo screening at border

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SDN Staff
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11/02/2012
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WASHINGTON—Canada and the United States have launched a pilot project at the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to facilitate trade and enhance cargo security at their border as part of the Integrated Cargo Security Strategy in the Beyond the Border Action Plan, th

Chicago Transit Authority sees results from increased video surveillance

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SDN Staff
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11/02/2012
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CHICAGO—The Chicago Transit Authority is crediting much of the 25 percent decrease in robberies on the system this year to increased video surveillance.

State Policy Digest on security issues is out

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SDN Staff
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11/02/2012
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Public Sector

The Security Industry Association has released the third-quarter edition of its State Policy Digest, which reviews state legislative proposals, activities and trends impacting the security industry.

Report blames DOE for Y-12 guards getting security test beforehand

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SDN Staff
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11/02/2012
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A report from the Department of Energy on how guards at a Tennessee nuclear weapons plant got copies of questions in advance of a

Port Authority of New York/New Jersey names new security chief

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SDN Staff
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10/29/2012
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NEW YORK—The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has named former New York Police Department’s second in command Joseph Dunne as security chief, a new position.

TSA PreCheck program scrutinized

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SDN Staff
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10/29/2012
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The Transportation Security Administration’s passenger pre-approval, pre-screening program—recently heralded by the International Air Transport Association

Y-12 protesters release photos of security breach

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SDN Staff
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10/26/2012
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—The three protesters accused of sneaking into the Y-12 National Security Complex in July and vandalizing a $549 million high-security building where bomb-grade uranium is stored have released five photos showing the fence they allegedly cut to get in and

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