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Playas, N.M., Bought as Homeland Security Terror Training Center

Nearly abandoned mining town will be used to test anti-terror measures in conjunctin with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

News • September 30th, 2004

Federal Judge Rules that Portion of Patriot Act's Surveillance Law Is Unconstitutional

U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero says demands that business hand over customer records without a judge's approval is a violation of Constitution

News • September 30th, 2004

General Physics Corporation Selected to Support Homeland Security for Glades County, Florida

General Physics Corporation will be developing a Courthouse Facility Continuity of Operations Plan and subsequent tabletop exercise for Glades County, Florida. GP has also been selected to conduct Homeland Security Training for first response agencies...

News • September 29th, 2004

Homeland Security Secretary Visits March Air Reserve Base

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge promised additional resources to the nation's top surveillance center at March Air Reserve Base.

News • September 29th, 2004

Government At Odds With Airlines Over Expedited Antimissile Systems

A decision by the Department of Homeland Security to quickly develop antimissile technology for commercial airplanes appears to be at odds with a new campaign by the airline industry to pinpoint where the money can be best spent.

News • September 28th, 2004

Kyrgyz Security Agency Arrests Man Trying to Sell Plutonium

The Kyrgyz security agency said Tuesday it had arrested a man trying to sell plutonium in a sting operation, amid rising worries of a growing black market trade in radioactive materials.

News • September 28th, 2004

Report on Blocking Nuclear Terrorism

A new report by researchers finds that much more work needs to be done to limit the spread of nuclear weapons and keep them out of the hands of terrorists.

News • September 28th, 2004

State Police Cracking Down on Illegal Aliens on Highways

Pennsylvania state police are rounding up illegal aliens on interstates in western Pennsylvania as part of homeland security efforts.

News • September 27th, 2004

More Foreign Visitors to be Photographed, Fingerprinted

Beginning Sept. 30, foreign visitors from 27 more countries will be fingerprinted and photographed when they enter the United States.

News • September 27th, 2004

UN Nuclear Agency Calls For Fight Against Nuclear Terrorism

The United Nations atomic agency called for greater international cooperation in the face of potential terrorist attacks using nuclear or radiological weapons.

News • September 27th, 2004

Pennsylvania City Manager Resigns after Secretly Bugging Police Station with Hidden Cameras

Folcroft Borough manager was installing hidden CCTV systems in police department to catch napping

News • September 26th, 2004

Spy Imagery Agency Takes New Role inside United States after Sept. 11

In the name of homeland security, America's spy imagery agency is keeping a close eye, close to home. It's watching America.

News • September 26th, 2004

DHS Signs Agreement to Make Nation's Agriculture and Food Supply More Secure

The U.S. Department of Agriculture signed a cooperative agreement with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture...

News • September 26th, 2004

Amid Fears, Justice Department Steps Up Surveillance

As the election nears, U.S. officials say they are increasingly concerned al-Qaida will attempt to mount a devastating attack

News • September 24th, 2004

Farmers Say Animal Tracking Data Must Be Kept Confidential

Those are the goals of a nationwide animal-identification system being rolled out to track livestock diseases and possible terrorist attacks

News • September 24th, 2004

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