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    The SecurityInfoWatch.com Government category is a collection of news, analysis, and other information relevant to security professionals who work in or provide services to the Government market. It covers issues pertaining to security management as well as security technology deployments by government (federal, state and local) agencies and facilities.

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    Government

    Alaska awards Thales driver’s license, ID card contract with next-generation security

    Thales Contact Solutions
    Sept. 13, 2024
    Alaska residents will be the first in the U.S. to use translucent polycarbonate driver’s license and ID cards from Thales.
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    Government

    TSA proposes rule to give federal agencies flexibility in preparing REAL ID enforcement

    Sept. 12, 2024
    The proposed rule would allow TSA to consider a phased enforcement approach to REAL ID implementation.
    John Spink/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS
    Flowers are placed at the foot of the welcome sign to Apalachee High School for a makeshift memorial on Sept. 5, 2024.
    School Security

    Parent of Georgia school shooter charged, part of a growing trend

    John Dobberstein
    Sept. 6, 2024
    The father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray was in court today to face criminal charges for his son’s mass shooting in Georgia, a development that appears to be a growing...
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    Integrators

    Revamping America's first responder infrastructure – an untapped market for contractors

    Mary Scott Nabers
    Sept. 6, 2024
    Government officials overseeing first-responder operations are continuously seeking assistance, services, products, funding, and collaborative initiatives to address the pressing...
    Jason Getz / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    The front of Apalachee High School is filled with emergency and law enforcement automobiles, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. One person is in custody after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County injured multiple people Wednesday morning.
    School Security

    Panic alarms credited for quick SRO response in Georgia shooting

    John Dobberstein
    Sept. 5, 2024
    As the FBI and state and local investigators continue to sift through evidence in the Apalachee High School mass shooting, the implementation of panic alarm technology just a ...
    Henri Hollis/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS
    At least one person is in custody after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County on Wednesday morning, according to authorities.
    School Security

    Probe of Georgia mass school shooting continues, SROs credited for quick engagement

    John Dobberstein
    Sept. 4, 2024
    As law enforcement continues to investigate Wednesday’s mass shooting, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation credited school resource officers for locating and engaging the 14-year...
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    Critical Infrastructure

    Caution is key for critical infrastructure cybersecurity

    Sept. 3, 2024
    Essential sectors — like water and energy — must be safeguarded against cyber attack, but defending critical infrastructure requires caution, so that the security doesn't inadvertently...
    Olivier Douliery/Pool/CNP/Zuma Press/TNS
    The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is seen on the floor at CIA headquarters, Jan. 21, 2017, in Langley, Va.
    Industry News

    US now better-placed to thwart election meddling, agencies say

    Aug. 30, 2024
    U.S. intelligence agencies are better-positioned than they were in 2016 to confront foreign adversaries that try to meddle in this year’s presidential election, officials said...
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    Police officials investigate outside Destiny of Faith Church in the 3700 block of Brighton Road where Six people were shot near a church while a funeral was taking place in Brighton Heights on Oct. 28, 2022, police said. The shooting occurred during the funeral for John Hornezes, Jr.
    Industry News

    In wake of near-shooting, Braddock church hosts forum on religious hate crimes, violence

    Aug. 30, 2024
    A near-shooting at a church has sparked a rallying cry for improved safety measures among Pittsburgh's religious community, which has been plagued by violence in recent years,...
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    Rather than a traditional arms race where adversaries attempt to amass the greatest number of the most powerful weapons, the largest adversaries in the IWIO race have each developed their own focus.
    Security Executives

    The Implications of AI-augmented information warfare on global security

    Lance Hunter
    Aug. 29, 2024
    Rather than a traditional arms race where adversaries attempt to amass the greatest number of the most powerful weapons, the largest adversaries in the IWIO race have each developed...
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    Industry News

    US intelligence agencies seek closer partnerships with private sector

    Aug. 28, 2024
    U.S. spy agencies are broadening their efforts to collaborate with the private sector via a slew of new initiatives to foster the kind of government-industry partnerships that...