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Laptop loss snarls TSA program
- An unsecure laptop containing personal information of 33,000 travelers applying for a fast-pass plan was never switched on during its apparent weeklong absence from San Francisco International Airport, though the incident has forced a federal agency to shut down its nationwide security program.
- An unsecure laptop containing personal information of 33,000 travelers applying for a fast-pass plan was never switched on during its apparent weeklong absence from San Francisco International Airport, though the incident has forced a federal agency to shut down its nationwide security program.
Region slated to receive more than $71M in homeland security grants
- The National Capital Region is slated to receive $59.8 million in fiscal 2008 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Urban Areas Security Initiative Program, about $40 million short of what officials requested, according to an announcement last week.
IG says delays in bioterrorism lab threatened District’s capabilities
- Nearly a decade of delays getting D.C.’s bioterrorism laboratory up and running threatened the city’s capability to respond to a biological attack, the District’s inspector general concluded in a recent audit.
Wish to secure Bay Area granted
- The Bay Area will receive roughly one-third of the $112 million in Homeland Security funding it requested in the spring to protect the region in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster, officials have learned.
Homeland Security facilities getting new access system
- More than 15 Department of Homeland Security facilities in the Washington area are hoping to speed up the time it takes for thousands of civilian employees to clear the campus’ access gates with a new security system.
Marine vessel to help protect Anne Arundel County against terrorist attacks
- Anne Arundel police and fire authorities have secured funding for a new marine vessel that will patrol and safeguard county waterways in the event of a terrorist attack.
Area grouping shrinks funds for The City
- In six years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security — an agency assigned to protect the U.S. from another terrorist attack on domestic soil — has grown to include 200,000 employees, managed by a budget that is more than $40 billion.
County using federal monies productively
- Homeland Security dollars have helped San Mateo County purchase siren warnings for tsunami alerts, improved communications systems, and an all-purpose emergency vehicle that resembles a tank, according to officials.
City at risk seeks security funds
- The scenarios range from the unimaginably grim to the uncomfortably possible.
- The scenarios range from the unimaginably grim to the uncomfortably possible.
Maryland getting more homeland security funds
- After years of complaining about federal funding levels for homeland security protection in Maryland, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced $45 million in grants for state transit and port security, $13 million more than last year.
Plan for siren on National Mall finds opposition
- A D.C. proposal to install sirens across the National Mall to warn visitors of impending terrorism or other hazards has run into a federal roadblock over aesthetics, District officials say.
Region gets little from homeland security grants
- Rural parts of Virginia won the lion’s share of a new round of anti-terrorism grants announced Thursday, while Northern Virginia received a small fraction.
Norton urges DHS to support Ward 8 after moving facilities
- The proposed new headquarters for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at St. Elizabeths West Campus could bring 14,000 workers through Anacostia every day, sparking the development of stores, restaurants and entertainment venues and pouring money into D.C.’s poorest ward.
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