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WEBSITES: U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov/dhspublic DHS New Preparedness Resource www.ready.gov The White House www.whitehouse.gov/homeland The ANSER Institute for Homeland Security www.homelandsecurity.org Homeland Security Industries Association (established August 2002) www.hsianet.org Federal Register: Department of Homeland Security – Proposed Rule: Procedures for Handling Critical Infrastructure Information http://www.asisonline.org/lac/executive/rules.pdf Homeland Education Resource Organization http://www.homelandeducation.org/ PUBLICATIONS: CQ Homeland Security (Congressional Quarterly) – free subscription at present available through www.CQ.com
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Government Security: Technology Solutions in Defense of the Homeland http://govtsecurity.securitysolutions.com/ Homeland Defense Journal – will be published free on downloadable format www.homelanddefensejournal.com Homeland Protection Professional – has recently begun publishing in Chicago and is edited for Emergency response workers. www.hppmag.com Journal of Homeland Security – published by Rand Corporation www.homelandsecurity.org EDUCATIONAL COURSES American Military University http://www.apus.edu/AMU/degrees/homelandMA.asp American Public University http://www.apus.edu/APU/Degrees/HomelandMA_Matrix.asp ARTICLE abstracts
"USC Gets Grant to Study Potential Terrorism Targets" Associated Press (11/25/03) The U.S. government has designated the University of Southern California (USC) as a Homeland Security Center of Excellence and has provided the university with a $12 million grant to fund anti-terrorism research. USC, which becomes the nation's first university to win the designation, will establish a research center known as the Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events. The center will focus its research on potential targets of terrorism, particularly infrastructure such as transportation systems, electrical power plants, and telecommunication systems. The center will be staffed by specialists from USC and other universities across the country, including experts in computer security, transportation issues, risk analysis, and economics. (www.ap.org) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 12/1/03. Market Intelligence Study: Homeland Technology Opportunities: The Market, The Needs & Recommendations Available online at http://www.technologyreports.net/securefrontiers/?articleID=996 "TSA Hires Lockheed for Airport Screener Security Training" Pacific Business News (05/08/03) Lockheed-Martin Services was recently awarded an $8.9 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to train the agency's security personnel in all 50 states, as well as Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Under terms of the deal, Lockheed will give specific security training to airport screeners, air marshals, flight deck crew, and other employees. The TSA commented that the new contract with Lockheed will help keep employees nationwide adequately trained to meet increasing security needs. (pacific.bcentral.com/pacific) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs, 5/9/03.
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“What Will Homeland Security Cost?” by Bart Hobijn of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review/November 2002. Online at http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/Bart_Homeland0203.pdf Homeland security. First, air security was totally revamped, and the screening force was federalized. Then the federal government and state governments broadened their security efforts, going after vulnerabilities in utilities, communication systems, and other infrastructures. And, hardly a day has gone by since 9-11 that authorities aren't discussing or taking precautions against the latest threat, such as the threat of "dirty bombs" or of shoulder-fired ground-to-air missiles that could take down jets. Yet a task force composed of prominent politicians and policymakers has blasted these efforts and warned that Americans are "lapsing back into complacency," in a report , online at http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/COE_homeland0403.pdf, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. "In all likelihood, the next attack will result in even greater casualties and widespread disruption to American lives and the economy," writes the task force, co-chaired by Gary Hart and Warren B. Rudman. Among the homeland security deficits are 650,000 local and state police officials who "operate in a virtual intelligence vacuum"; vigilance of airports at the expense of ships, trucks, and trains; unprepared first responders; and vulnerabilities in the refinery industry. (Security Management, April 2003, “News & Trends – Home on the Page,” p.20, http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/001417.html)
"Homeland Security Names First Privacy Czar" dc.internet.com (04/17/03)Mark, Roy The Department of Homeland Security has appointed 34-year-old Nuala O'Connor Kelly as the first U.S. privacy czar. Kelly is currently serving as the privacy officer and chief counsel for the Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, and before that she served as the privacy officer for controversial online advertising firm DoubleClick. Kelly's new responsibilities will include developing and enforcing a privacy plan. She will also be responsible for overseeing the Transportation Security Administration's embattled Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II. (www.dc.internet.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 4/18/03. "Companies Must Add Rising Security Costs to Bottom Line" USA Today (03/28/03) P. 1B; Kessler, Michelle U.S. businesses are increasingly taking on the costs of homeland security--costs that are in some instances passed on to consumers. For instance, within the last year-and-a-half, California vegetable-growing firm Bonipak has taken several steps to assure the security of its operations, including purchasing a new video surveillance system for its processing facility, increasing the security training of its employees, and providing new locks to guard material such as fertilizer and tractor fuel that could be stolen and used to make bombs. Tighter security restrictions at U.S. ports are costing companies plenty of money, be it in the form of expensive shipping delays, the need to maintain larger inventories, or paperwork errors and delays. American businesses are also being forced to protect their Web sites in cyberspace from hackers who do not agree with American foreign policy--indeed, The Boise Online Shopping Mall recently spent $3,000 on new security software after hackers broke into the site and erased the contents of every Web page. Travel delays and intensive equipment inspections at airports are costing companies money as well. Wells Fargo chief analyst Sung Won Sohn expects that the security costs associated with homeland
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security will become a permanent part of doing business, and he warns that these costs increase the likelihood that the U.S. economy remains stagnant for several years. CSO Magazine editor-in-chief Lew McCreary says that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks forced U.S. companies to allocate part of their budgets to security, but he notes that security currently accounts for only 2 percent, at most, of companies' budgets. Isaac Yeffet, former head of security for Israel's El Al airline, states that companies in terrorism-scarred Israel allocate roughly 5 percent of their revenue to security. (www.usatoday.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 3/28/03.
Web Is Key Homeland Security Element Investor's Business Daily (02/20/03) P. A10; Tsuruoka, Doug The newly-formed Homeland Security Department (HSD) is planning an Internet-based system designed to spot the early signs of bioterror attacks in order to curb epidemics before they become widespread. The project, which would be part of a larger network that would warn against many different kinds of terror attacks, involves the linkage of myriad computers, environmental sensors, metropolitan area scanners, and other systems distributed throughout the United States. Experts say such a system should be able to pinpoint a bioterror attack within 48 hours of the initial outbreak in order to prevent panic, and using the Net can offer rapid consultation between strategists on how to manage the crisis. They also stress the importance of accurate information in heading off an attack. The HSD's proposed 2004 budget of $36.2 billion will include $829 million to pay for components of the early warning bioterror system. However, cybersecurity expert Winn Schwartau warns that the system will probably not be immune to hacking and other forms of sabotage. Of key importance to the HSD is the deployment of an early warning system for eight U.S. cities thought to be prime candidates for bioterror attacks by the White House; the system will scan medical data constantly, and track doctors' reports, drug sales, and emergency room admissions, while data-mining applications will be employed to uncover statistical evidence of bioattacks. "The Internet could have a revolutionary role in civil defense," declares RBC Capital Markets analyst Steve Sigmond. "You can tie together all types of disparate computer systems and have information flow across any computer system with open standards." (www.investors.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 2/20/03.
Homeland-Security Spending Climbs 7.4 Percent to $36.2 Billion Wall Street Journal (02/04/03) P. A9; Kulish, Nicholas President Bush has allocated $36.2 billion to the new Department of Homeland Security as part of his overall fiscal 2004 budget. The Homeland Security Department budget is 7.4 percent larger than the current-year spending on homeland security issues, and will include $26.7 billion in discretionary spending. The department's budget also allocates $829 million for the creation of the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection subunit--a big jump from the $177 million allocated to threatanalysis in 2003. The increased emphasis on threat-analysis was made possible by cuts to airline security, as Bush's plan pares the Transportation Security Administration's budget from $5.34 billion this year to $4.81 billion in 2004. The Bush administration says that the reduction in the TSA's budget is due to "onetime costs from its start-up." The 2004 budget gives $3.5 billion to first-responders such as local firefighters, police officers, and emergency technicians--the same amount allocated in the 2003 budget. However, local governments still have not received the $3.5 billion from the 2003 budget, says Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Homeland-security expert Stephen Flynn of the Council on Foreign Affairs states, "Overall, the budget is a status-quo budget, providing maintenance capabilities for these agencies to continue doing what they've always done." (www.wsj.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 2/5/03.
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Bush Proposes Antiterror Database Plan CNet (01/29/03); McCullagh, Declan In the latest move by the White House to boost data-sharing between U.S. police and spy agencies, President Bush used Tuesday's State of the Union Address to announce the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), a government database that would compile information about suspected terrorists from federal and private sources. "The TTIC will ensure that terrorist threat-related information is integrated and analyzed comprehensively across agency lines and then provided to the federal, state, and local officials who need it most," declared Attorney General Ashcroft after the president's speech. "We will be able to optimize our ability to analyze information, form the most comprehensive possible threat picture and develop the plans we need to prevent terrorist attacks." However, the plan has drawn fire from critics who see parallels between it and the Total Information Awareness (TIA) project; some have posited that the announcement is an attempt to avoid the controversy engendered by the TIA. The TTIC with team up with the FBI and the Homeland Security Department, and have access to "all information" available to the government, including data compiled by the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency (NSA). Electronic Privacy Information Center general counsel David Sobel noted that there is as yet no indication about any constraints the TTIC's data collection activities would be subject to. Center for Democracy and Technology executive director Jim Dempsey said that, essentially, the FBI, the CIA, or NSA would gather information on people under the orders of the TTIC. Meanwhile, the center could be affected by a bill to regulate "data-mining technology" proposed by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). (news.com.com/2100-1001-982640.html) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 1/29/03.
Homeland Security Gets First Chief" Washington Post (01/25/03) P. A2; Mintz, John The new Homeland Security Department officially opened Friday with the swearing in of Tom Ridge as the department's first secretary. The government has not yet decided on a permanent location for the department; therefore, the department headquarters will be located in Washington, D.C., at the Navy telecommunications site on Nebraska Avenue until a permanent home can be found. Ridge left the door open for the possibility of the Nebraska Avenue site becoming the department's permanent headquarters. President Bush's 2003 budget allocates $38 billion for homeland security, and Ridge says that the 2004 budget will boost this total significantly, giving state and local lawmakers reason to be pleased. The department's headquarters will eventually house as many as 1,000 employees, though only 100 employees will report for work today. Ridge says that the Homeland Security Department's intelligence analysis office will have the power to gather information via spy satellites, as Bush has given the office full membership in the U.S. intelligence community. The department has launched a new Web site, located at www.dhs.gov, that will serve as an information resource targeted at the public, government contractors, other federal agencies, and local lawmakers. (www.washingtonpost.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 1/25/03. Total U.S. spending for homeland security in fiscal year 2003 is expected to top $100 billion. A study commissioned by the Technology & Homeland Security Summit outlines the opportunities for vendors to target security systems sales to various government agencies. For instance, local governments are seeking secure interjurisdictional communications platforms. @ Get the study (http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/Homeland_Security1202.pdf) via SM Online. (Security
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Management, December 2002, “News & Trends – Did You Know That?” p.12 http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/001353.html "Bush Signs Homeland Security Bill" CNet (11/25/02)McCullagh, Declan Bush signed the Department of Homeland Security bill into law on Monday, thus authorizing the consolidation of 22 federal agencies into a single body tasked with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure. The law has civil liberties groups worried about last-minute provisions that expand the authority of law enforcement to eavesdrop on citizens' Internet activity or telephone conversations without court orders, allow Internet providers to reveal information about subscribers to police in times of emergency, and impose stiffer penalties on people convicted of malicious cybercrimes, including life imprisonment. Another late provision decrees that critical infrastructure information companies disclose to the department will not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Also generating concern is a huge database funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) designed to profile almost every American's behavior and spending habits. The Total Information Awareness (TIA) program is headed by former admiral John Poindexter, who Electronic Privacy Information Center director Marc Rotenberg deems inappropriate. The homeland security law also apportions $500 million for technology research, calls for the establishment of an office that will concentrate on law enforcement technology and finance tools that will help state and local police fight cybercrimes, and sets up a Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. White House advisor Tom Ridge was nominated by the president to run the Department of Homeland Security. (news.com.com/2100-1023-975305.html via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 11/26/02.
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(draft created 12/04/03) Library Research Guide
WEBSITES: U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov/dhspublic DHS New Preparedness Resource www.ready.gov The White House www.whitehouse.gov/homeland The ANSER Institute for Homeland Security www.homelandsecurity.org Homeland Security Industries Association (established August 2002) www.hsianet.org Federal Register: Department of Homeland Security – Proposed Rule: Procedures for Handling Critical Infrastructure Information http://www.asisonline.org/lac/executive/rules.pdf Homeland Education Resource Organization http://www.homelandeducation.org/ PUBLICATIONS: CQ Homeland Security (Congressional Quarterly) – free subscription at present available through www.CQ.com
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Government Security: Technology Solutions in Defense of the Homeland http://govtsecurity.securitysolutions.com/ Homeland Defense Journal – will be published free on downloadable format www.homelanddefensejournal.com Homeland Protection Professional – has recently begun publishing in Chicago and is edited for Emergency response workers. www.hppmag.com Journal of Homeland Security – published by Rand Corporation www.homelandsecurity.org EDUCATIONAL COURSES American Military University http://www.apus.edu/AMU/degrees/homelandMA.asp American Public University http://www.apus.edu/APU/Degrees/HomelandMA_Matrix.asp ARTICLE abstracts
"USC Gets Grant to Study Potential Terrorism Targets" Associated Press (11/25/03) The U.S. government has designated the University of Southern California (USC) as a Homeland Security Center of Excellence and has provided the university with a $12 million grant to fund anti-terrorism research. USC, which becomes the nation's first university to win the designation, will establish a research center known as the Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events. The center will focus its research on potential targets of terrorism, particularly infrastructure such as transportation systems, electrical power plants, and telecommunication systems. The center will be staffed by specialists from USC and other universities across the country, including experts in computer security, transportation issues, risk analysis, and economics. (www.ap.org) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 12/1/03. Market Intelligence Study: Homeland Technology Opportunities: The Market, The Needs & Recommendations Available online at http://www.technologyreports.net/securefrontiers/?articleID=996 "TSA Hires Lockheed for Airport Screener Security Training" Pacific Business News (05/08/03) Lockheed-Martin Services was recently awarded an $8.9 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to train the agency's security personnel in all 50 states, as well as Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Under terms of the deal, Lockheed will give specific security training to airport screeners, air marshals, flight deck crew, and other employees. The TSA commented that the new contract with Lockheed will help keep employees nationwide adequately trained to meet increasing security needs. (pacific.bcentral.com/pacific) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs, 5/9/03.
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“What Will Homeland Security Cost?” by Bart Hobijn of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review/November 2002. Online at http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/Bart_Homeland0203.pdf Homeland security. First, air security was totally revamped, and the screening force was federalized. Then the federal government and state governments broadened their security efforts, going after vulnerabilities in utilities, communication systems, and other infrastructures. And, hardly a day has gone by since 9-11 that authorities aren't discussing or taking precautions against the latest threat, such as the threat of "dirty bombs" or of shoulder-fired ground-to-air missiles that could take down jets. Yet a task force composed of prominent politicians and policymakers has blasted these efforts and warned that Americans are "lapsing back into complacency," in a report , online at http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/COE_homeland0403.pdf, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. "In all likelihood, the next attack will result in even greater casualties and widespread disruption to American lives and the economy," writes the task force, co-chaired by Gary Hart and Warren B. Rudman. Among the homeland security deficits are 650,000 local and state police officials who "operate in a virtual intelligence vacuum"; vigilance of airports at the expense of ships, trucks, and trains; unprepared first responders; and vulnerabilities in the refinery industry. (Security Management, April 2003, “News & Trends – Home on the Page,” p.20, http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/001417.html)
"Homeland Security Names First Privacy Czar" dc.internet.com (04/17/03)Mark, Roy The Department of Homeland Security has appointed 34-year-old Nuala O'Connor Kelly as the first U.S. privacy czar. Kelly is currently serving as the privacy officer and chief counsel for the Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, and before that she served as the privacy officer for controversial online advertising firm DoubleClick. Kelly's new responsibilities will include developing and enforcing a privacy plan. She will also be responsible for overseeing the Transportation Security Administration's embattled Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II. (www.dc.internet.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 4/18/03. "Companies Must Add Rising Security Costs to Bottom Line" USA Today (03/28/03) P. 1B; Kessler, Michelle U.S. businesses are increasingly taking on the costs of homeland security--costs that are in some instances passed on to consumers. For instance, within the last year-and-a-half, California vegetable-growing firm Bonipak has taken several steps to assure the security of its operations, including purchasing a new video surveillance system for its processing facility, increasing the security training of its employees, and providing new locks to guard material such as fertilizer and tractor fuel that could be stolen and used to make bombs. Tighter security restrictions at U.S. ports are costing companies plenty of money, be it in the form of expensive shipping delays, the need to maintain larger inventories, or paperwork errors and delays. American businesses are also being forced to protect their Web sites in cyberspace from hackers who do not agree with American foreign policy--indeed, The Boise Online Shopping Mall recently spent $3,000 on new security software after hackers broke into the site and erased the contents of every Web page. Travel delays and intensive equipment inspections at airports are costing companies money as well. Wells Fargo chief analyst Sung Won Sohn expects that the security costs associated with homeland
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security will become a permanent part of doing business, and he warns that these costs increase the likelihood that the U.S. economy remains stagnant for several years. CSO Magazine editor-in-chief Lew McCreary says that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks forced U.S. companies to allocate part of their budgets to security, but he notes that security currently accounts for only 2 percent, at most, of companies' budgets. Isaac Yeffet, former head of security for Israel's El Al airline, states that companies in terrorism-scarred Israel allocate roughly 5 percent of their revenue to security. (www.usatoday.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 3/28/03.
Web Is Key Homeland Security Element Investor's Business Daily (02/20/03) P. A10; Tsuruoka, Doug The newly-formed Homeland Security Department (HSD) is planning an Internet-based system designed to spot the early signs of bioterror attacks in order to curb epidemics before they become widespread. The project, which would be part of a larger network that would warn against many different kinds of terror attacks, involves the linkage of myriad computers, environmental sensors, metropolitan area scanners, and other systems distributed throughout the United States. Experts say such a system should be able to pinpoint a bioterror attack within 48 hours of the initial outbreak in order to prevent panic, and using the Net can offer rapid consultation between strategists on how to manage the crisis. They also stress the importance of accurate information in heading off an attack. The HSD's proposed 2004 budget of $36.2 billion will include $829 million to pay for components of the early warning bioterror system. However, cybersecurity expert Winn Schwartau warns that the system will probably not be immune to hacking and other forms of sabotage. Of key importance to the HSD is the deployment of an early warning system for eight U.S. cities thought to be prime candidates for bioterror attacks by the White House; the system will scan medical data constantly, and track doctors' reports, drug sales, and emergency room admissions, while data-mining applications will be employed to uncover statistical evidence of bioattacks. "The Internet could have a revolutionary role in civil defense," declares RBC Capital Markets analyst Steve Sigmond. "You can tie together all types of disparate computer systems and have information flow across any computer system with open standards." (www.investors.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 2/20/03.
Homeland-Security Spending Climbs 7.4 Percent to $36.2 Billion Wall Street Journal (02/04/03) P. A9; Kulish, Nicholas President Bush has allocated $36.2 billion to the new Department of Homeland Security as part of his overall fiscal 2004 budget. The Homeland Security Department budget is 7.4 percent larger than the current-year spending on homeland security issues, and will include $26.7 billion in discretionary spending. The department's budget also allocates $829 million for the creation of the Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection subunit--a big jump from the $177 million allocated to threatanalysis in 2003. The increased emphasis on threat-analysis was made possible by cuts to airline security, as Bush's plan pares the Transportation Security Administration's budget from $5.34 billion this year to $4.81 billion in 2004. The Bush administration says that the reduction in the TSA's budget is due to "onetime costs from its start-up." The 2004 budget gives $3.5 billion to first-responders such as local firefighters, police officers, and emergency technicians--the same amount allocated in the 2003 budget. However, local governments still have not received the $3.5 billion from the 2003 budget, says Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Homeland-security expert Stephen Flynn of the Council on Foreign Affairs states, "Overall, the budget is a status-quo budget, providing maintenance capabilities for these agencies to continue doing what they've always done." (www.wsj.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 2/5/03.
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Bush Proposes Antiterror Database Plan CNet (01/29/03); McCullagh, Declan In the latest move by the White House to boost data-sharing between U.S. police and spy agencies, President Bush used Tuesday's State of the Union Address to announce the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), a government database that would compile information about suspected terrorists from federal and private sources. "The TTIC will ensure that terrorist threat-related information is integrated and analyzed comprehensively across agency lines and then provided to the federal, state, and local officials who need it most," declared Attorney General Ashcroft after the president's speech. "We will be able to optimize our ability to analyze information, form the most comprehensive possible threat picture and develop the plans we need to prevent terrorist attacks." However, the plan has drawn fire from critics who see parallels between it and the Total Information Awareness (TIA) project; some have posited that the announcement is an attempt to avoid the controversy engendered by the TIA. The TTIC with team up with the FBI and the Homeland Security Department, and have access to "all information" available to the government, including data compiled by the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency (NSA). Electronic Privacy Information Center general counsel David Sobel noted that there is as yet no indication about any constraints the TTIC's data collection activities would be subject to. Center for Democracy and Technology executive director Jim Dempsey said that, essentially, the FBI, the CIA, or NSA would gather information on people under the orders of the TTIC. Meanwhile, the center could be affected by a bill to regulate "data-mining technology" proposed by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). (news.com.com/2100-1001-982640.html) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 1/29/03.
Homeland Security Gets First Chief" Washington Post (01/25/03) P. A2; Mintz, John The new Homeland Security Department officially opened Friday with the swearing in of Tom Ridge as the department's first secretary. The government has not yet decided on a permanent location for the department; therefore, the department headquarters will be located in Washington, D.C., at the Navy telecommunications site on Nebraska Avenue until a permanent home can be found. Ridge left the door open for the possibility of the Nebraska Avenue site becoming the department's permanent headquarters. President Bush's 2003 budget allocates $38 billion for homeland security, and Ridge says that the 2004 budget will boost this total significantly, giving state and local lawmakers reason to be pleased. The department's headquarters will eventually house as many as 1,000 employees, though only 100 employees will report for work today. Ridge says that the Homeland Security Department's intelligence analysis office will have the power to gather information via spy satellites, as Bush has given the office full membership in the U.S. intelligence community. The department has launched a new Web site, located at www.dhs.gov, that will serve as an information resource targeted at the public, government contractors, other federal agencies, and local lawmakers. (www.washingtonpost.com) via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 1/25/03. Total U.S. spending for homeland security in fiscal year 2003 is expected to top $100 billion. A study commissioned by the Technology & Homeland Security Summit outlines the opportunities for vendors to target security systems sales to various government agencies. For instance, local governments are seeking secure interjurisdictional communications platforms. @ Get the study (http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/Homeland_Security1202.pdf) via SM Online. (Security
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Management, December 2002, “News & Trends – Did You Know That?” p.12 http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/001353.html "Bush Signs Homeland Security Bill" CNet (11/25/02)McCullagh, Declan Bush signed the Department of Homeland Security bill into law on Monday, thus authorizing the consolidation of 22 federal agencies into a single body tasked with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure. The law has civil liberties groups worried about last-minute provisions that expand the authority of law enforcement to eavesdrop on citizens' Internet activity or telephone conversations without court orders, allow Internet providers to reveal information about subscribers to police in times of emergency, and impose stiffer penalties on people convicted of malicious cybercrimes, including life imprisonment. Another late provision decrees that critical infrastructure information companies disclose to the department will not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Also generating concern is a huge database funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) designed to profile almost every American's behavior and spending habits. The Total Information Awareness (TIA) program is headed by former admiral John Poindexter, who Electronic Privacy Information Center director Marc Rotenberg deems inappropriate. The homeland security law also apportions $500 million for technology research, calls for the establishment of an office that will concentrate on law enforcement technology and finance tools that will help state and local police fight cybercrimes, and sets up a Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. White House advisor Tom Ridge was nominated by the president to run the Department of Homeland Security. (news.com.com/2100-1023-975305.html via ASISNET Security Newsbriefs 11/26/02.
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