MACOSH Public Meeting Set for December 8-9 in Norfolk, Va.
MACOSH was established to advise the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on issues relating to occupational safety and health for workers involved in shipbuilding, ship breaking, ship repair, and longshoring in the maritime ind
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Category: General Safety | Posted: 11/15/2004
Department of Homeland Security Adopts Facial Recognition Standard
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today the adoption of its first biometric facial recognition standard.
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Category: Homeland Security | Posted: 11/15/2004
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Designates 2005 Presidential Inauguration as National Special Security Event
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated the Presidential Inauguration to be held on January 20, 2005 as a National Special Security Event (NSSE).
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Category: Homeland Security | Posted: 11/15/2004
Statement by Department of Homeland Security on Lowering of Threat Level for Financial Service Sector
Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced that the U.S. government has lowered the threat level for the financial services sector in New York City, Northern New Jersey and Washington, D.C. from ‘high’ or Code Orange to ‘elevated’ or Code Yellow
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Category: Homeland Security | Posted: 11/15/2004
GAO: Homeland Security's Enterprise Architecture Lacks Key Elements
The Department of Homeland Security's initial attempt at deploying an enterprise architecture furnishes the agency with a partial foundation to build future versions, but it's missing key elements found in well-defined architectures, the Government Accoun
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Category: Homeland Security | Posted: 8/23/2004
Department Of Homeland Security Announces Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid 125 Departments
Secretary Tom Ridge today announced 125 grants to fire departments throughout the United States in the twelfth round of the Fiscal Year 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The grants will ultimately total approximately 8,000 awards worth nearly
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Category: General Safety | Posted: 8/23/2004
Homeland security money not being spent
The state has spent less than one-fifth of the money it has received from the federal government for homeland security, a published analysis shows.
A review by the Columbus Dispatch shows that Ohio has spent just $29 million of its $194 million in fede
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Category: Homeland Security | Posted: 8/23/2004