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orDer & Cbrne DeFense Volume 1, Issue 1 • June 2012 Border Threat Prevention and CBRNE Response eDItorIal Editor Brian O’Shea briano@kmimediagroup.com Managing Editor Harrison Donnelly harrisond@kmimediagroup.com Online Editorial Manager Laura Davis laurad@kmimediagroup.com Copy Editor Laural Hobbes lauralh@kmimediagroup.com Correspondents H.R. Hogan • Henry Canaday • Peter Buxbaum art & DesIGn Art Director Jennifer Owers jennifero@kmimediagroup.com Senior Graphic Designer Jittima Saiwongnuan jittimas@kmimediagroup.com Graphic Designers Amanda Kirsch amandak@kmimediagroup.com Scott Morris scottm@kmimediagroup.com Kailey Waring kaileyw@kmimediagroup.com aDVertIsInG Associate Publisher Charles Weimer charlesw@kmimediagroup.com KmI meDIa Group Publisher Kirk Brown kirkb@kmimediagroup.com Chief Executive Officer Jack Kerrigan jack@kmimediagroup.com Chief Financial Officer Constance Kerrigan connik@kmimediagroup.com Executive Vice President David Leaf davidl@kmimediagroup.com Editor-In-Chief Jeff McKaughan jeffm@kmimediagroup.com Controller Gigi Castro gcastro@kmimediagroup.com Administrative Assistant Casandra Jones casandraj@kmimediagroup.com Trade Show Coordinator Holly Foster hollyf@kmimediagroup.com operatIons, CIrCulatIon & proDuCtIon Circulation & Marketing Administrator Duane Ebanks duanee@kmimediagroup.com Data Specialists Arielle Hill arielleh@kmimediagroup.com Tuesday Johnson tuesdayj@kmimediagroup.com Summer Walker summerw@kmimediagroup.com Raymer Villanueva raymerv@kmimediagroup.com Donisha Winston donishaw@kmimediagroup.com a prouD member oF subsCrIptIon InFormatIon Border & CBRNE Defense is published 6 times a year by KMI Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly forbidden. © Copyright 2012. Border & CBRNE Defense is free to qualified members of the U.S. military, employees of the U.S. government and non-U.S. foreign service based in the U.S. All others: $65 per year. Foreign: $149 per year. Corporate oFFICes KMI Media Group 15800 Crabbs Branch Way, Suite 300 Rockville, MD 20855-2604 USA Telephone: (301) 670-5700 Fax: (301) 670-5701 Web: www.BCD-kmi.com EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE As many publishing companies are decreasing the size and scope of their coverage, I am thrilled that KMI Media Group is expanding its family of publications spotlighting military and federal agency operations and technologies. Border & CBRNE Defense (BCD) focuses on homeland security and counterterrorism efforts including mitigating chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats along our northern and southwest borders and ports throughout the U.S. BCD coverage includes all military support operations, disaster response, first responders and other federal agencies—including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Transportation Security Administration—that collaborate to ensure our country’s safety from hostile intrusion. Brian O’Shea Editor Whether it’s the Secretary of Homeland Security working to reduce cybercrime, which Janet Napolitano said represents the “greatest threat and actual activity that we have seen aimed at the West and at the United States,” or CBP working to promote and enhance supply chain security in their regions under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism initiative, there are very real threats out there. These threats pose a danger to our nation that you may not necessarily see on the front page of mainstream media. Federal agencies and the U.S. military are doing everything they can and working with private industry to mitigate these threats. You may have noticed that another of KMI Media Group’s publications has changed its name from Military Medical/CBRN Technology to Military Medical & Veterans Affairs Forum (M2VA). M2VA will continue to cover military medical issues, but will take more of a focus on the Department of Veterans Affairs. The CBRNE aspect will now be covered within BCD, as keeping CBRNE threats out of our country’s borders is a high priority. If you have any questions regarding Border & CBRNE Defense, feel free to contact me at any time. Border Threat Prevention and CBRNE Response Border Protector Michael J. Fisher Chief U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection Military Logistics Forum www.MLF-kmi.com KmI meDIa Group maGazInes anD websItes Border & CBRNE Defense SPECIAL SECTION: Integrated Fixed Towers www.BCD-kmi.com June 2012 Volume 1, Issue 1 Leadership Insight: Robert S. Bray Assistant Administrator for Law Enforcement/Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service Wide Area Aerial Surveillance O Hazmat Disaster Response Tactical Communications O P-3 Program www.BCD-kmi.com Military Medical & Veterans Affairs Forum Health Care Collaborator Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho Surgeon General U.S. Army Commanding General U.S. Army Medical Command Dedicated to the Military Medical & VA Community www.M2VA-kmi.com Ground Combat Technology www.GCT-kmi.com www.M2VA-kmi.com May 2012 Volume 16, Issue 3 Who’s Who NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MAJ. GEN. DAVID L. HARRIS Director, J-3/7 National Guard Bureau En Route Medical Evacuation O San Antonio Military Health System Veterans Affairs Police O AFMS Contracts Leadership Insight : NMLC Military Training Technology www.MT2-kmi.com Geospatial Intelligence Forum www.GIF-kmi.com Special Operations Technology www.SOTECH-kmi.com Military Advanced Education www.MAE-kmi.com Tactical ISR Technology www.TISR-kmi.com Military Information Technology www.MIT-kmi.com U.S. Coast Guard Forum www.USCGF-kmi.com
FRONTLINE NEWS The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it began testing new technologies designed to enhance TSA’s ability to identify altered or fraudulent passenger identification documents and boarding passes at Washington Dulles International Airport. The technology will also be tested at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in the coming weeks. In October, 2011, TSA awarded limited contracts to BAE Systems Information Solutions Inc., Trans-Digital Technologies LLC, and NCR Government Systems LLC to provide pilot testing of fraudulent document detection technology to a limited number of airports. Each selected airport will receive a total of six detection units, two units from each vendor. TSA will expand the deployment schedule following successful implementation and testing in the selected airport environments. “The piloting of this technology is another milestone in TSA’s ongoing risk-based security initiative,” said TSA Administrator John S. Pistole. “The ability to efficiently and effectively identify Compiled by KMi Media Group staff TSA Announces Testing of Document Verification Technologies Vendor Named For Homeland Security AT&T Government Solutions has been selected as a prime vendor under the Tactical Communications Equipment and Services (TacCom) contract. The TacCom contract, administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is a multiple award contract with an overall value of $3 billion and a base contract period of two years and three, one-year options. The TacCom contract provides DHS and its component agencies a cost-effective contract vehicle to purchase a wide range of tactical communications products, infrastructure and services to support public safety communications for first responders. As a prime vendor, AT&T can compete against other vendors for individual awards from DHS and its component agencies. AT&T was awarded a position in all five functional categories under the TacCom contract, including Subscriber Units, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Services, O&M Services, and Test Equipment. AT&T understands the critical role network assets and tactical communication products and services play for public sector agencies, especially in an emergency. Recently, DHS announced that AT&T is the first private sector company to attain certification under the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep). PS-Prep is a voluntary program of accreditation and certification of private entities using standards adopted by DHS that promote private sector preparedness, including disaster management, emergency management and business continuity programs. The standards were announced by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano in June 2010. The program is part of DHS’ implementation of recommendations by the 9/11 Commission to improve private sector preparedness for disasters and emergencies. AT&T achieved the certification following months of rigorous audits that measured the company’s ability to manage and maintain operations during emergencies. fraudulent identity documents and authenticate boarding passes has the potential to not only improve security but also the checkpoint experience for passengers.” This technology, known as Credential Authentication Technology-Boarding Pass Scanning Systems (CAT-BPSS), will scan a passenger’s boarding pass and photo ID, and then automatically verify that the names provided on both documents match and authenticate the boarding pass. The technology also identifies altered or fraudulent photo IDs by analyzing and comparing security features embedded in the IDs. This system supports TSA’s efforts to enhance the passenger screening experience by moving toward a more risk-based, intelligence-driven counterterrorism approach. TSA’s risk-based security measures focus its resources on those passengers that it knows the least about. TSA began testing CAT-BPSS at the TSA Systems Integration Facility in 2011 and continues to test the latest technologies available—expanding efforts to address evolving threats and improve the passenger screening experience. NORAD and USNORTHCOM Conduct Ardent Sentry 2012 The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command conducted a major exercise, Ardent Sentry 2012, focused on Defense Support of Civil Authorities, May 2-9, 2012. The exercise was primarily a command post exercise, but there were field training events within the exercise. Those events took place in North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Alaska, Connecticut and Nova Scotia and involved United States and Canadian military units. • North Dakota: The Air Force Global Strike Command responded to a simulated nuclear weapons incident on Minot Air Force Base. • Oregon: The Oregon National Guard worked with state and local officials to respond to numerous weather-related and security events. • Texas: U.S. Army North deployed a task force to work through the process of leading a military response to a major hurricane. • Alaska: Joint Task Force-Alaska conducted a coordinated response to a major aircraft crash in a remote area. • Nova Scotia: Canadian and U.S. Naval forces worked together to handle a security related event. www.BCD-kmi.com BCD 1.1 | 3
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