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DHS has a vision for stronger information security – Help Net Security

It was not all corporate talk at the RSA Conference Europe 2009 this week in London. Attending a one of the roundtables was Philip Reitinger, U.S.


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Federal security dollars flow to Charleston – Charleston City Paper

A handful of recent high-profile arrests have been made in response to presumed terrorist threats within the United States. Speaking in front of a Senate committee in late September, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano noted that these cases …


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DHS Secretary Stresses Cyber-Security Requires Partnerships, User … – eWeek

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano noted in a speech today it will take the combined efforts of vigilant users, government and the private sector to secure the country’s cyber-infrastructure. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet …


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A package of Caribbean briefs – Mississippi Press

The plan to permit terror suspects held at the facility to be shipped to U.S. soil to face trial passed the U.S. Senate by a 79-19 vote as part of a larger $44.1 billion budget bill for the Homeland Security Department


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Homeland Security chief visits cyber-crimes center – Chicago Tribune

Reporting from Washington – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a firsthand look Tuesday at how her agency, which defends the nation’s physical borders, also guards a volatile virtual frontier: cyberspace. Napolitano visited the Cyber …


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Napolitano: U.S. Tracking Homegrown Al-Qaida – NewsMax.com

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano revealed this week that U.S. law-enforcement is hot on the trail of homegrown terrorists with allegiance to al-Qaida


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Federal contractor pays $1.4 million after probe – VPR

A contractor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must pay $1.4 million in back wages to 237 workers following an investigation of employee misclassification by the federal Department of Labor


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U.S. Reps: Investigate Cook County Security System – CBS 2 Chicago

Two Chicago area Congressmen have asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to investigate reports that Cook County officials mismanaged taxpayer funds in launching a police emergency surveillance system. Project Shield is a …