GEIA Forecasts Homeland Security Spending for FY2002-FY2007

The Government Electronics and Information Technology Association (GEIA), long known for its detailed analysis of the Department of Defense (DoD), National Aerospace Standards Association (NASA) and Federal Information Technology budgets and markets, has developed its first annual forecast of Federal spending for Homeland Security (HLS). The forecast is the culmination of months-long analysis encompassing interviews with key players in the homeland security arena. More...

TIA Continues to Work with National Lawmakers, Law Enforcement
on Security Concerns

The events of September 11^th have dramatically altered the communications landscape. Not only has U.S. business been undeniably impacted and many lives affected tragically, but communications technology's role in national security also is the focus of the attention of Congress and the Administration as never before. More...

Protecting the Critical Information Infrastructure
IEEE Computer Society Launches Information Assurance Efforts

Like other frontiers, Information Technology (IT) promises to deliver adventure and opportunity. It offers new markets...new relationships...new ways to be one-up on the competition. However, at the same time, IT is full of new dangers. IT is rife with pranksters and professional criminals. There are teenage savants who hack because it's cool. Disgruntled employees hack to get even. Not to mention the high-tech industrial spies who hack for hire. As IT increases in importance, so do the number of threats directed against this critical infrastructure. More...

Project MESA
A Collaborative Effort

The efforts of law enforcement, fire fighting, medical and other public safety services may soon be boosted with new advanced broadband mobile communications systems. These will include software-defined radios; smart antennas and ad hoc networking based on advanced public safety mobile service technologies. More...

Project Director for Project 25 speaks about Improving Communication for the Public Safety Community

"I was in Oklahoma working with the public safety community on Project 25 when the bombing occurred and the emergency managers had to get on radio and television and ask people to get off their cellular telephones, as they were hindering communication between public safety personnel. There was just too much air traffic all at once and, of course, land line telephone systems become clogged during any large-scale emergency," explains Craig Jorgensen, current Project Director for Project 25 and Co-chairman for Project 25, Chairman of the Project MESA Service Specification Group (SSG) and the President of Quantum Telecommunications, a consulting firm for the public safety community, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. More...

Homeland Security Policy Council
FCC's Response to September 11th

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has created a council to craft contingency plans to deal with a possible attack on the nation's telecommunications infrastructure and to plan for maintaining essential communications during emergencies. More...

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