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Arizona lawmakers take issue with hybrid driver's licenses
The new license would contain an RFID tag that can be scanned at a distance, raising concerns about privacy and cost.
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Lawmaker to DHS: Step it up with fusion centers
Rep. Jane Harman told state, local and federal homeland security officials that DHS was at risk for losing her support for funding if it didn't improve information sharing.
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Letter: Mobile pharmacies aren’t enough
A reader who managed logistics for an emergency pharmacy response system after Hurricane Katrina says the government needs to do more to prepare for future disasters.
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Info-sharing czar touts U.S. progress
But Thomas McNamara says cultural and administrative challenges still impede getting government to better share homeland security, law enforcement and intelligence data.
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United States, Germany will share biometric data
Officials signed an agreement today that will let the countries search each other's criminal fingerprint databases.
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Cyber Storm II gets started
Although DHS' weeklong cyber war game focuses on response, one official says the relationships formed will also benefit prevention and preparedness efforts.
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Cyber Storm II stirring
DHS is preparing to lead federal agencies, states, foreign governments and industry in a weeklong cybersecurity exercise next month.
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Letter: Reader displeased about use of RFID chips
This is sickening, [a radio frequency identification] chip the same as they use to implant into animals and now humans.
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Lawmakers blast DHS' efforts to share intell with state, local partners
Some House Democrats say the department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis has made insufficient progress with the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group.
People
Letter: Stop stripping Americans of their privacy
A reader says we should enforce the laws already in place instead of finding new ways to take away Americans’ civil liberties.
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Demand for hybrid driver's licenses high in Washington
The state has issued more than 2,000 new hybrid drivers license-passport cards in the past month, and 13,000 more people have signed up for them.
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HIE's top state e-health agendas
Commonwealth Fund finds adoption, policy development key priorities
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DOT to release RFI to develop networked roads, cars
The Transportation Department plans program to develop networked highways.
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A new threat, a new institution: The fusion center
Rich Kelly, head of New Jersey’s Regional Operations Intelligence Center, is building a new type of facility to improve threat information-sharing and coordination.
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FBI awards NGI contract to Lockheed Martin
Under the contract, potentially worth $1 billion, the company will develop the bureau's Next Generation Identification system.
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Budget takes aim at Justice earmarks
Bush's request would consolidate state and local law enforcement assistance grants and boost funding for counterterrorism activities.
People
Web extra: How 311 works
Who do people call if they have a city tax question? In a growing number of cities, they call a 311 call center.
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