Latest United States Department of Homeland Security Stories

SOCMA Testifies on CFATS Implementation Improvements

2013-03-14 12:22:40

Seeks Flexibility for Small and Medium-Sized Chemical Manufacturers WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testimony before Congress today, the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) commended the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for improving its implementation of the nation's chemical security regulatory program, while urging the agency to show more flexibility in setting deadlines for small and medium-sized chemical companies. Bill...

Arotech Receives Over $1.5 Million in Battery Orders From a Major Electronic Defense Company

2013-03-14 12:20:17

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX), a provider of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, announced today that it received a number of purchase orders from an OEM customer, a major global electronic defense and aerospace company. The order was for rechargeable batteries amounting to approximately $1.5 million and to be delivered in the third quarter of 2013....

Massachusetts Senate to Governor Patrick: Comply with REAL ID

2013-03-06 16:21:34

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the Massachusetts State Senate delivered a letter to Governor Deval Patrick urging Massachusetts's compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. This came after the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License (CSDL) filed a Public Records Request with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) regarding the state's low level of compliance with the federal regulations. (Logo:...

Wurldtech Honored as Bronze Winner in 2013 Security Industry's Global Excellence Awards

2013-03-06 08:30:38

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber attack, today announced that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Wurldtech's Achilles(TM) Product Portfolio a Bronze winner of the 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management category. The security industry celebrated...

Tom Ridge, Howard Schmidt Launch New Cybersecurity Executive Services Firm

2013-03-06 04:23:16

The Two Security Experts to Provide Strategic and Advisory Consulting to C-Suite Executives and Government Leaders WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tom Ridge, the first U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, and Howard A. Schmidt, former Cybersecurity Advisor to President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush, today announced that they are forming Ridge Schmidt Cyber LLC, a consultancy that provides strategic and advisory services that help leaders in business...

Nation's Healthcare & Public Health Critical Infrastructure Leads Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Resilience

2013-03-04 08:29:20

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's Healthcare and Public Health Critical Infrastructure has advanced cybersecurity resilience by uniting health sector owners and operators with other national critical infrastructures and government to implement the National Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Cybersecurity Response System. The nation's HPH critical infrastructure includes physical and virtual assets, systems, networks, devices and the data that...

Fowke Named to NIAC Committee for Cybersecurity

2013-03-01 16:22:32

MINNEAPOLIS, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcel Energy President, Chairman and CEO, Benjamin Fowke, has been named to a committee that formed as a result of a NIAC (National Infrastructure Advisory Council) recommendation in an October 2010 report on Electric and Nuclear Sector Resilience. The committee, comprised of CEOs from the utility and nuclear sectors, will receive regular briefings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Security Agency, Department Of Energy and...

Raytheon collaborates with DHS to bolster cyber resiliency for nation's most critical infrastructure

2013-03-01 12:20:58

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) is collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to operate as a commercial service provider under the recently expanded Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program outlined in President Obama's Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. ECS is a voluntary information sharing program that assists critical infrastructure owners and operators as they improve the protection of their...

Lockheed Martin Named As A Commercial Cyber Security Provider By Department Of Homeland Security

2013-02-28 12:21:36

HERNDON, Va., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to become a Commercial Services Provider in the Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b ) The MOA formalizes a relationship that allows DHS to provide government-furnished information to Lockheed Martin to support efforts in defending critical...

Portsmouth, NH Structural Engineering Firm Headed to New Jersey to Assess Damage from Hurricane Sandy

2013-02-27 08:31:18

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Structural engineering staff from Summit Engineering in Portsmouth, NH traveled to the Jersey Shore this month, where they joined the monumental project of assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. In this ongoing project, Summit's structural engineering team is helping to evaluate homes and determine whether damage was caused by wind or flooding. "As structural engineers living and working in New England, we've seen our share of...