MSE participants share views
upon eve of Nov. 18-19 event
Exclusive interviews with
Commodore Cal Mofford
Deputy Director of Plans, Policy and Strategy
U.S. Northern Command
and
Cosmo Perrone
Director of Security
Port of Long Beach
With the seventh annual Maritime Security Exposition and Conference just a few days away, two of the many top-level officials slated to participate in the world’s leading maritime security forum sat down for separate exclusive interviews with Paul Scott Abbott, deputy editor of Maritime & Border Security News. The Maritime Security Expo is set for Nov. 18-19 at the Long Beach (Calif.) Convention Center.
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Interview with Commodore Mofford
The first interview in this edition of M&BSN is with Commodore Cal Mofford, a Canadian naval officer who serves as deputy director of plans, policy and strategy at the headquarters of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. Mofford is scheduled to chair a Nov. 19 seminar discussion on detection and deterrence of self-propelled semisubmersible vessels.
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Interview with Cosmo Perrone
The second interview in this edition of M&BSN is with Cosmo Perrone, director of security at the Port of Long Beach, who is slated to chair a Nov. 19 roundtable session on challenges and best practices in port security.
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CBP trade strategy
looks toward 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a comprehensive CBP Trade Strategy document that outlines plans of the federal agency through fiscal 2013.
CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham...
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DHS to award ports
$388 million in grants
Some $388.6 million in Port Security Grant Program is part of more than $3 billion to be available under the latest round of federal preparedness funding announced by the U.S. Department of...
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Smooth transition
vowed by Chertoff
U.S. Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff is pledging a smooth transition at the Department of Homeland Security as the presidency shifts from George W. Bush to Barack Obama....
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San Pedro Bay ports
to comply by April 14
The U.S. Coast Guard and Transportation Security Administration have announced that April 14, 2009, is the Transportation Worker Identification Credential compliance date for owners and operators...
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DHS, Michigan team
on secure ID initiative
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reached an agreement with the State of Michigan to enhance security features of the state’s driver’s license, which may serve in the future as...
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Border Patrol agents
set to number 18,000
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to have 18,000 Border Patrol agents in place by the end of calendar 2008, according to Border Patrol Chief David V. Aguilar.
In a Nov. 5 statement,...
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DHS eyes starting
research institute
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is soliciting proposals for establishment of a DHS federally funded research and development center to be known as the Homeland Security Systems...
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Course provider
sought by DHS
A provider for a four-and-a-half-day course in radiation detection is being sought by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is to furnish a Washington area site for the training....
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Support services
wanted by DHS
Conference facilitation support services are being sought by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for a Dec. 2-3 offsite function. A Nov. 20 response date has been given. Contact: Michael...
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Ice patrol seeking
Canadian lodging
The U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol is seeking lodging in St. John’s, Newfoundland, between about Feb. 4 and Sept. 15, 2009, for its reconnaissance detachments. Maintenance and...
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Coast Guard looks
to secure wire rope
The U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic, based in Norfolk, Va., is seeking sources capable of providing wire rope. A Nov. 17 response date has been given. Contact: Patty...
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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...
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- IBM gains contract to advance USCIS
- Lockheed Martin extends GTN pact
- DRC gets contract for ICE network
- Unisys awarded DHS task order
- ASE sells multiple mobile X-ray vans
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- Myers departing chief role at ICE
- Tokarski tapped for MARAD post
- Crandall augments Savi Group position
- TSA promotes Kair to management role
- Austin lands job at New Orleans
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