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BioWatch's many bugs
It's possible that not every problem has a technological solution. That will come as a shock to U.S. policymakers, who since the 9/11 terrorist attacks have invested in multiple technologies to protect us from evildoers. Some have been a success, while...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security, Hospitals and Clinics
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Woman in applesauce dispute with TSA still fighting
L.A. NOWA woman who tussled with Bob Hope Airport security officers over a container of applesauce for her elderly mother seems poised to draw the ire of another federal official — this time a U.S. District Court judge.... -
Putting Benghazi in context
My initial impression of the murderous attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was probably similar to yours. A horrific incident. A security failure. Another example of radical Islamic overreaction to the most tepid of incidents — in this case,...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Mitt Romney, Elections, Central Intelligence Agency, Anwar al-Awlaki
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BioWatch technology couldn't detect lethal germs, tests found
WASHINGTON — For two years, the nationwide BioWatch system, intended to protect Americans against a biological attack, operated with defective components that left it unable to detect lethal germs, according to scientists with direct knowledge of...Tags: Republican Party, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Elections, Science and Technology
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Upgrade of faulty U.S. biodefense system opposed
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's top expert on anti-terrorism technology has privately advised her to spike a long-planned, multibillion-dollar upgrade of BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting a biological attack. Dr. Tara...Tags: New York City, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security, Terrorism
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BioWatch documents demanded
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Department and other federal officials responsible for BioWatch, the nationwide system for detecting deadly biological attacks, have withheld key documents sought by a congressional committee, according to the panel's...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Health Organizations, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Obama vows not to forget storm victims rebuilding
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" after getting an up-close look at devastated neighborhoods rendered unlivable....
Tags: New York City, Housing and Urban Planning, Fire Department of New York, Politics, New Dorp
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McManus: Reshuffling Obama's Cabinet
"Second terms are hard work," a veteran of the Bill Clinton White House told me Tuesday. "It's a good idea to get some fresh blood in there." But so far, President Obama seems more inclined to simply shuffle the chairs as he reshapes his Cabinet for...
Tags: Republican Party, The Pentagon, Bill Clinton, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Early warnings on BioWatch
WASHINGTON — Scientists who helped pioneer BioWatch, the government's system for detecting a biological attack on the U.S., knew from the start that it was prone to false alarms, records show. Between 2003, when the nationwide network of air...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Local Government, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Can criminal get freedom by leaving their country?
In May of 2009 suspected Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk, 89, was deported from the United States to Germany where he was charged with the murder of 29,000 Jews. He had lived in the United States for decades and had even become a U.S. citizen....Tags: John Demjanjuk, Prosecution, Politics, Lawyers, Religion and Belief
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Dunbar to launch division to armor websites against cyber criminals
Dunbar Armored has been in the armored-car business for nearly 90 years. But the Hunt Valley-based company now is branching into a new way to protect banks' and businesses' money and valuables: cybersecurity.
The company is launching a subsidiary, Dunbar...Tags: New Products, The Pentagon, Computer Crime, Theft, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Coming Storm Could Seriously Set Back Recovery From Sandy
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvThe areas hit hardest by Sandy in New York City work intensely now to clean up, but their greatest concern is that the Nor'easter forecast to hit our area this Wednesday will significantly set back their efforts to recover, and could make their bad...Tags: New Dorp Beach, New York City, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Midland Beach
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