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         <title><![CDATA[Thompson: Better security needed for events]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The government must develop an effective national biosurveillance system and medical-intelligence program to counteract the risk of biological threats during mass gatherings, according to a new report.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32807-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Verizon to lead DHS OneNet award]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[(UPDATED) The OneNet award, under the General Services Administration&#146;s Networx Universal contract vehicle, has a maximum value of $970 million through March 2017.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32805-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[D.C. Council moves to block surveillance camera project]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Privacy advocates are applauding the recent decision by a key committee of the District of Columbia Council to eliminate nearly $900,000 in proposed funding for consolidating the operations of 5,200 city surveillance cameras.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32793-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lessons learned]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Boeing prepares for next SBInet segments along the border with Mexico.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_08/32785-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Newsbriefs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The General Services Administration is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that would place greater emphasis on governmentcontractors&#146; past performance when they bid on new awards.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_08/32783-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Boeing readies next SBInet sections]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[DHS' SBInet border surveillance system is preparing to move into its next phase with two permanent segments in Arizona likely to be operating as early as December.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32786-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[House bill targets DHS cybersecurity efforts]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives would require DHS to assess the robustness of contractors&#146; cybersecurity protection before hiring them.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Deepwater cutter gets training assignment]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard is expected to accept delivery today of the Bertholf, the first National Security Cutter produced under the $24 billion Deepwater program.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32763-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[House bill aims to improve airport biometrics]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security Department would be required to consult with industry executives on biometric identification for airport security under newly proposed legislation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32762-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[OMB&#146;s Johnson cites progress on security clearances]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Clay Johnson, deputy director at OMB, cited a steady decline in the average time the clearance process takes in a speech today today.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32757-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Unisys to supply biometrics to Canadian airports]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Unisys&#146; ID card system will replace the existing card system used in Canada&#146;s Restricted Area Identification Card program for 100,000 airport workers. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32756-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Senators question DHS cybersecurity strategy]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[DHS' cybersecurity initiative might be relying too much on contractors and might not be providing enough information to the public, according to two key senators.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32739-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[NATO creates cyberdefense team]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[NATO has set up a new Cyber Defense Management Authority that will coordinate the safeguarding of its own and member states&#146; computer infrastructures against cyberattack.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32730-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coast Guard plans data center to monitor vessels]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard will begin operating a new international data exchange center starting Jan. 1, 2009, to track the positions at sea of about 3,000 ships per day, according to a final rule published.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32714-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.K. to test facial biometrics at airports]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The tests will begin in the United Kingdom this summer, though locations of the tests have not been announced.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Report: Small-vessel security to rely on tech tools]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Technology will be a key component in reducing the terrorist threat associated with the nation&#146;s recreational and commercial small boats, according to a new DHS strategy.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32695-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[IG clears spectrum adviser of allegations ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[An official adviser&#146;s request for millions of dollars in lease payments for a national public safety broadband network probably was not enough to deter prospective bidders.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32688-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[TSA issues RFP for risk-assessment software ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration has issued a request for proposals for commercial risk-assessment software.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32677-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[DHS to rebuild Project 28 fence]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The mobile border surveillance system deployed as a prototype of SBInet in Arizona is coming down and will be replaced with an updated version with permanent towers.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32674-1.html?topic=homeland&amp;CMP=OTC-RSS</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Evans steps down from SBInet post]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[DHS&#146; Kirk Evans, program manager of the border surveillance system since January 2007, resigned April 11.]]></description>
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