Predictions for Social Media & Emergency Management in 2012
Emergency Management: Disasters 2.0
The past year has been an incredible year for use of social media in emergency management. But where are we going for 2012?
The past year has been an incredible year for use of social media in emergency management. But where are we going for 2012?
New DHS headquarters delayed 5 years and $500 million over
Homeland Security NewsWire
The latest Congressionally-approved budget for DHS will delay the building of the agency’s new headquarters by at least five years and cost an additional $500 million.
The latest Congressionally-approved budget for DHS will delay the building of the agency’s new headquarters by at least five years and cost an additional $500 million.
S&T: Supporting Our BioDefense System
The Blog @ Homeland Security
Ten years ago, five people were killed and seventeen others became ill when letters containing anthrax were delivered through the mail. These incidents caused panic, confusion, and fear about bio-terror attacks.
Ten years ago, five people were killed and seventeen others became ill when letters containing anthrax were delivered through the mail. These incidents caused panic, confusion, and fear about bio-terror attacks.
CBP Pulls Almost a Dozen from Desert Heat
Government Security News
Customs and Border Patrol agents have rescued almost a dozen illegal aliens trying to cross harsh dry hot country in southern Texas and California in the last days of July and beginning of August.
Customs and Border Patrol agents have rescued almost a dozen illegal aliens trying to cross harsh dry hot country in southern Texas and California in the last days of July and beginning of August.
Norway Suspect Wanted European Anti-Muslim Crusade
Homeland Security Today
The man blamed for attacks on Norway's government headquarters and an island retreat for young people that left at least 93 dead said he was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday.
The man blamed for attacks on Norway's government headquarters and an island retreat for young people that left at least 93 dead said he was motivated by a desire to bring about a revolution in Norwegian society, his lawyer said Sunday.
Terror Warning Warns of Insider Threat to Infrastructure
ABC News
Sabotage by an insider at a major utility facility, including a chemical or oil refinery, could provide al Qaeda with its best opportunity for the kind of massive Sept. 11 anniversary attack Osama bin Laden was planning, according to U.S. officials.
Sabotage by an insider at a major utility facility, including a chemical or oil refinery, could provide al Qaeda with its best opportunity for the kind of massive Sept. 11 anniversary attack Osama bin Laden was planning, according to U.S. officials.
U.S. Adds Body Bombs to Concerns on Air Travel
The New York Times
Air security is expected to tighten, particularly for international flights into the United States, in light of recent intelligence that terrorists might be considering boarding flights with surgically implanted explosive devices, an American security official said Wednesday.
Air security is expected to tighten, particularly for international flights into the United States, in light of recent intelligence that terrorists might be considering boarding flights with surgically implanted explosive devices, an American security official said Wednesday.
Oh My, The Trouble With Evacuating Lions, Tigers, and Bears
Homeland Security Newswire
Rescuing and housing the many exotic animals at Minot, North Dakota's Roosevelt Park Zoo from record floods presented zoo workers with a unique challenge. It was no small feat finding vehicles large enough for giraffes or getting dangerous animals to cooperate.
Rescuing and housing the many exotic animals at Minot, North Dakota's Roosevelt Park Zoo from record floods presented zoo workers with a unique challenge. It was no small feat finding vehicles large enough for giraffes or getting dangerous animals to cooperate.
NATO Uses Twitter for Intelligence Gathering
ExecutiveGov
Following the social disruptions and political upheaval of the Arab Spring, it should come as no surprise that monitoring social networks, such as Twitter, is quickly becoming an important intelligence-gathering technique.
Following the social disruptions and political upheaval of the Arab Spring, it should come as no surprise that monitoring social networks, such as Twitter, is quickly becoming an important intelligence-gathering technique.
DHS Could Lose Funding for New Headquarters
Homeland Security Newswire
In the latest rounds of congressional budget cuts, the House has moved to cut funding for the construction of a new headquarters for DHS. The agency had originally planned to build a facility to consolidate the dozens of agencies that currently have thousands of workers scattered among different locations.
In the latest rounds of congressional budget cuts, the House has moved to cut funding for the construction of a new headquarters for DHS. The agency had originally planned to build a facility to consolidate the dozens of agencies that currently have thousands of workers scattered among different locations.
Pentagon to Consider Cyberattacks Acts of War
The New York Times
The Pentagon, trying to create a formal strategy to deter cyberattacks on the United States, plans to issue a new strategy soon declaring that a computer attack from a foreign nation can be considered an act of war that may result in a military response.
The Pentagon, trying to create a formal strategy to deter cyberattacks on the United States, plans to issue a new strategy soon declaring that a computer attack from a foreign nation can be considered an act of war that may result in a military response.
By the Numbers: A Look at the Tornado That Hit Joplin, Mo., and the 2011 Tornado Season
The Washington Post
Figures about the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo. and the 2011 tornado season.
Figures about the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo. and the 2011 tornado season.