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Summer Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation Resumes to the Mexican Interior

A program of voluntary humanitarian repatriation has been continued for the sixth consecutive year.READ»

Three Instances Where Checklists Have Worked--and How

Why you should learn to love checking boxes.READ»

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Witness the Real-life (Beta) Version of Star Trek's Universal Translator

Sakhr Mobile develops an iPhone app for troops and diplomats that translates Arabic speech into English, and visa versa--and there's video of it, in action.READ»

Sniffing Bombs for Big Gains

InVision Technologies is gaining more than 8 percent this morning in pre-market trading, after announcing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ordered new CTX 9000 DSi ...READ»

Clorox to Phase Out Deadly Chlorine Gas

Greenpeace gave Clorox a pat on the back today for phasing out the use of deadly chlorine gas for making bleach at its seven US plants. Not only is this move to safer chemical processes better for the environment, it lowers the ...READ»

No Way to Run a Business

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Obama's High-Tech Defenses: Bullet-Resistant Suit, Tank-Like Limo, and One Huge Gun

What kind of high-tech precautions were taken on inauguration day? Advanced ballistics fabrics, a truck-limo hybrid with bunker-like doors, and a trailing machine gun vehicle were among the latest defenses issued the President, in the ...READ»

Kravitz and Guerra

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FAA Hacked; Obama Orders Review of Federal Cyber Security

Hackers breached the network of the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this week and gained access to sensitive records, according to an aviation trade publication. The FAA breach has prompted President Obama to order an ...READ»

Lead fast, lead slow?

I admit – I do enjoy reading (or skimming) management books. In my career, a few have been very helpful. Many are useful, helping to re-invigorate and focus as attention and time can be diverted by the mundane tasks of day to day ...READ»

DHS Rescinds Its Safe-Harbor Procedures for No-Match Letters

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed amending its regulations by rescinding its safe-harbor procedures for employers who receive a no-match letter. READ»

Where Private Equity Collides with Donuts and National Security

Pop quiz: What do donuts and national security/intel have in common?  Better stated, what do Dunkin' Donuts and Booz Allen Hamilton have in common? Answer: They may soon both have the same owner, the Carlyle Group.  Carlyle ...READ»

Jetsons Moments: Fast Forward

Here's what they've thought of next: waterless washing machines, robotic skin, and wireless broadband from on high. In the pages that follow, we present a portfolio of emerging technologies that could change the world in the next decade--or at least get our clothes clean.READ»

Security: Power To The People

The myth of American omnipotence fell in the Iraqi desert, laid low by an agile new enemy. We have a chance now to rethink the systems that protected us in the past. It's one we cannot miss.READ»

Go East, Young Man. Uncle Sam Promises 'Recession-Proof Future' for SavvyTechnology Marketers. Especially Now.

If you are the CMO or CEO of a technology company, you might be interested in learning that the recession, depression or slowdown in the economy is real, unless you are targeting the federal government, the single largest IT client ...READ»

New USCIS Program Helps Foreign National Spouses of Deceased U.S. Citizens

Immigration lawyer Stewart Rabinowitz of the Dallas-based law firm Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz touts a new USCIS program that helps foreign widowed spouses.READ»

Workers and Activists Clash in Massey Mountaintop Removal Protest

Union-busted Massey Energy workers and anti-coal activists went head to head last week in what was supposed to be a nonviolent march near a Massey coal prep site in West Virginia. But what has received the most attention is in the ...READ»

DHS Announces Guidance Regarding Computer Searches

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano recently announced new guidance for searches of electronic devices at U.S. ports of entry. READ»

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SAS 70 Audits | Checklist for Data Center Physical Security Best Practices

Is your data center seeking to become SAS 70 Type I or SAS 70 Type II compliant? If so, then be aware that physical security is a vital component of any SAS 70 audit done on today’s data centers and collocations entities.  ...READ»

Panjiva: A Morningstar for Manufacturing

Panjiva brings intelligent search and better information to the fashion industry's hunt for suppliers.READ»

Terrorists Strike Fast... Interpol has to Move Faster... Ron Noble is on the Case

A profile of far-reaching change with life-and-death consequencesREAD»

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