Technology is critical to maritime security,
Port of L.A. homeland security director says
Exclusive interview with
George P. Cummings
Director of Homeland Security
Port of Los Angeles
Staying abreast of leading-edge technology is essential to successful maritime security efforts, according to George P. Cummings, a retired U.S. Coast Guard commander who since February 2004 has served as director of homeland security at the Port of Los Angeles. With the Oct. 20-21 holding of the eight annual Maritime Security Exposition and Conference at the Long Beach Convention Center approaching, Cummings sat down for an exclusive interview with Paul Scott Abbott, deputy editor of Maritime & Border Security News. Cummings, who says he is always happy to talk with providers of technology, discusses how technological advances and cooperative efforts have been critical to the meeting of security objectives at the nation’s busiest containerport.
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Maritime Security Expo adds focus on anti-piracy,
unmanned vehicles and natural disaster recovery
By Michael Rosenberg
Vice President, Homeland Security Division
E.J. Krause & Associates Inc.
(article to appear in Cargo Security International...
Responding to demands of government and industry, the Maritime Security Exposition and Conference is adding two new key areas of focus – anti-piracy and unmanned persistent surveillance vehicles – to its exhibition and business program for its eighth annual gathering, set for Oct. 20-21 in Long Beach, Calif.
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Security bill moves
to Senate committee
The Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, H.R. 2200, has moved before a Senate committee following its passage in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill...
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Maritime hazardous
cargo bill introduced
The Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act, S. 1385, has been introduced to improve port safety and security by developing protocols, procedures, standards and requirements for handling especially...
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DHS seeking input
for four-year report
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking stakeholder input as the agency proceeds with its Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, a comprehensive examination that includes...
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Blog launches
on DHS’ site
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched The Blog @ Homeland Security, a new addition to the department’s Web presence, which, according to a June 15 announcement, is designed to...
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Mobile surveillance
to be sought by CBP
Customs and Border Protection is conducting market research to determine sources of mobile surveillance capabilities, according to a special notice posted June 24, which indicated that a request...
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DHS looks to build
intermodal facility
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking a qualified vendor for construction of an “intermodal terminal facility” at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga.,...
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TSA seeks to add
logistics support
The Transportation Security Administration has extended until July 20 the response date for a solicitation for integrated logistics support services to sustain transportation security equipment....
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Vendor opportunities
posted daily by DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security regularly updates postings of opportunities for vendors, with the latest opportunities viewable at www.fbo.gov.
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Five firms named
for NPPD support
Five companies have each been awarded contracts to furnish program support services to the National Protection Programs Directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The contracts,...
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35 DHS contracts
go to small firms
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has named some 30 companies as awardees of its $1.5 billion Program Management, Administrative, Clerical and Technical Services small-business set-aside...
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Battelle to support
awareness efforts
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded not-for-profit research and development leader Battelle a task order with a five-year value of $29 million for Battelle, and key...
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SecureInfo, DHS
renew contract
McLean, Va.-based SecureInfo Corp. has inked a new prime contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, renewing DHS’ commitment to SecureInfo RMS for information assurance...
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Havenstein named
next CEO of SAIC
Walter P. Havenstein, former president and chief executive officer of BAE Systems Inc., has been chosen to succeed Ken Dahlberg as chief executive officer of SAIC Inc. on Sept. 21,...
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Ridge joins BPSI
as senior adviser
Tom Ridge, the former Pennsylvania governor who from 2003 through 2005 served as first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has joined San Francisco-based Building...
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Holloway selected
for post at Stanley
Lance Holloway, formerly director of the software solutions group at Naperville-Ill.-based Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc., has assumed the role of director of technology...
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Townsend to chair
not-for-profit group
Frances Fragos Townsend, a partner in the Houston-based law firm of Baker Botts LLP, who from May 2004 to January 2008 chaired the Homeland Security Council, has been named board chairman...
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Two are appointed
to consortium board
The Palm Harbor, Fla.-based not-for-profit International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium Inc., commonly known simply as ISC², has appointed two new members to its U.S....
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DHS to add Borras
as undersecretary
Rafael Borras, who most recently served as vice president of construction services for the mid-Atlantic region of URS Corp., has been nominated by President Obama to succeed Bush...
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