Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Homeland Security Today.US Daily Briefing

Friday, November 9, 2012

Daily News & Analysis Continuous Monitoring of Federal Networks Must Result in Change, Cybersecurity Experts Agree On Sept. 28, President Barack Obama signed the 2013 Continuing Appropriations Resolution (Public Law 112-175) that largely funded the government temporarily for six months at the previous year's levels. The continuing resolution... » TSA Pre✓™ Boarding Pass Hack: Real Threat or Red Herring? Bloggers and even a few respected journalists and IT security experts in recent weeks have been quick to join a growing chorus of voices concerned about the security of airline boarding passes used in the Transportation Security... »

Industry News

Symantec to Unveil New Focus Strategy for Cybersecurity Next Quarter

Steve Bennett, CEO of Symantec Corp., kicked off the Symantec Government Symposium 2012 Wednesday with an announcement that the company soon would unveil a major new focus strategy in January. Speaking at the Washington... »

Accenture Awarded Biosurveillance Contract from Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Accenture Federal Services a $3 million, one-year contract to help the Office of Health Affairs (OHA) enhance its biosurveillance capabilities using social media analytics. The... »

Reports of Interest

Critical Infrastructure Protection: An Implementation Strategy Could Advance DHS's Coordination of Resilience Efforts across Ports and Other Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Protection: An Implementation Strategy Could Advance DHS's Coordination of Resilience Efforts across Ports and Other Infrastructure - GAO report to Congress »

Homeland Defense: DOD Needs to Address Gaps in Homeland Defense and Civil Support Guidance

Homeland Defense: DOD Needs to Address Gaps in Homeland Defense and Civil Support Guidance - GAO report to Congress »

Department of Homeland Security: Taking Further Action to Better Determine Causes of Morale Problems Would Assist in Targeting Action Plans

Department of Homeland Security: Taking Further Action to Better Determine Causes of Morale Problems Would Assist in Targeting Action Plans - GAO report to Congress »

Grants and Funding

Grants & Resources—Dangerous to Your Health

As Congress continues to debate 2013 appropriations in the lead-up to the election, the role and format of homeland security funding are part of the discussion in both houses. The language varies, from an expression of general... »

Where Obama Stands On Homeland, National Security-related Issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Terrorism: Approved the raid that found and killed Osama bin Laden, set policy that U.S.... »