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• 10th Annual Global MDA: Coastal Surveillance 2013 Singapore Expo, Singapore November 11 - 14 2013   November 11 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• Cyber Defense & Network Security Waterview Conference Center, Arlington, VA June 24 - 26 2013   June 24 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• Cyber Security for Government 2013 Washington, DC August 12 - 14 2013   August 12 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• Maritime Search & Rescue Asia 2013 Singapore Expo, Singapore November 11 - 11 2013   November 11 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• Cyber Security for Oil and Gas Venue to be confirmed; Houston, TX September 16 - 18 2013   September 16 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• 	Maritime Security in Brown Water Vice Admiral Dick Börjesson (Ret’d), Royal Swedish Navy, former Commander-in-Chief, Partner, Security Alliance, discusses: • An analysis of threat scenarios• The benefits of understanding the local operational picture• Interoperability–civil and military• Integrated
  Tags: Security | Swedish Navy | Swedish Port Security

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• Arming the Vessel’s Crew vs. Armed Security Professionals A common question asked by the general public in the United States following the Maersk Alabama incident has been, “Do you have guns onboard the ship to protect yourselves?” This question is a good one and the reason sound; however, the reality of shipboard operations, crew nationalities and religious beliefs make it a complicated solution globally. By looking onboard U.S. vessels, we fi....Read more

  Contributor:  Captain James Staples Tags: Maritime Piracy | Vessel Security | Armed Vessel Security 03/01/2010  12:00:00 AM EST

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• Request for Information (RFI) – The Military’s Most Important Unknown Program Today’s military landscape and battlefield is constantly changing.  Information has become the new weapon of mass destruction and it is how a superior military gains tremendous advantage over a weaker one.  A small force equipped with vital and timely information can decisively defeat a much larger one. In ancient times and up until only about a hundred years ago commanders relied up....Read more

  Contributor:  Nick Younker Tags: RFI | Request for Information | Military Information Sharing 04/13/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Cyber Warfare: A Growing Problem for the U.S. Military and Government Cyberwarfare has become one of the biggest challenges faced by the U.S. military and U.S. government in recent years. Cyberwarfare threatens national security via the intricate networks of the Department of Defense through online and virtual attacks. The military cyber domain now contains such large amounts
  Tags: US Military | cyber domain | critical information

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• US Military Boosts Network Security With New Contracts and Commands Lockheed Martin has recently been charged with improving network security for the US military as part of a major focus on preventing cyber attacks from Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded the $31 million contract to the technology firm, which will work to protect the confidentiality, integrity and security of military systems. Preve....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Cybersecurity | Cybersecurity Command | DARPA 11/30/2009  12:00:00 AM EST

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• Examining the Homeland Security Information Network IDGA’s @DefenseInsider Chris Archer discusses the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) with Ray Ragone, Manager of Outreach and Mission Integration, HSIN, Department of Homeland Security. The interview explores the mission of the portal to improve interoperability between all levels of government across the nation. We also examine the value of a system that enables secure, real-time collabo....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: border security | border technology | homeland security information network 07/09/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Cargo Security: Challenges Facing the Modern Supply Chain
  

  A new report by Deloitte into IDGA's last Cargo Security Summit highlights the need for more collaboration across government agencies and the challenges in creating cargo policies and achieving supply chain security. Sign in or Sign up below to DOWNLOAD the full report.                           &n....Read more

  Contributor:  Deloitte LLP
  Tags: Cargo Security | Homeland Maritime Security | Homeland Security
  03/28/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Maritime Security in Inland Waters with Captain Joe Ahlstrom Captain Joe Ahlstrom, a Professor of Marine Transportation at SUNY Maritime College, discusses vessel security at IDGA's Maritime Homeland Security Summit in Miami, FL.  He discusses that there is a growing fleet in inland waters that is largely comprised of tug and barges.  He notes and
  Tags: Maritime Homeland Security | Barge and Tug Security | Maritime Security

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• DHS allocates additional funding for Airport Security Technologies making Aviation Security Summit the most time relevant event New York, NY – June 10, 2010 – The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) is pleased to announce the Aviation Security Summit  scheduled for June 29 - 30, 2010 at the Rosemont Hotel O’Hare, Chicago, IL. President Obama signed into law The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in February 2009, committing more than $3 billion of funding for homeland sec....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Airport Security | Homeland Security | IDGA Airport Security Summit 06/15/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Cost of Piracy Escalating Despite Navy Surveillance Efforts A group of eight suspected pirates were apprehended after the US Navy foiled an attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Aden this month. The suspects were taken aboard a destroyer, the USS Farragut, following the successful navy surveillance operation undertaken by a counter-piracy taskforce, which was set up in January 2009. USS Farragut sent out a helicopter to the aid of the MV Barakaale 1 after t....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Piracy | Ship Security | Maritime Piracy 03/16/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	A Trident of Forces Used to Mitigate Threats at U.S Ports "90% of U.S imports and exports travel through the Maritime Transportation System...of that about 22,000 foreign vessels make port calls in the U.S every year". Captain John Davis examines the U.S. Coast Guard's Synchronized Layered Defense Strategy which aims to identify, address and act
  Tags: Border Security | Maritime Security | USCG

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• Transitioning from Information Technology to Information Capital Transitioning from Information Technology to Information Capital   There are various challenges to storing and sustaining massive amounts of Data. At the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, V22 Joint Program Office, the cost of storage, means to manage and infrastructure are all areas of concern. Read below to learn more from Joseph Schmidley, V-22 ALE Lead, who comments on the process of transi....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Data Analytics | Information Technology | Information Capital 05/08/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	USAF Cyber Security with Col Robert Skinner Col Robert Skinner, Commander of the 688th Information Operations Wing at Lackland, AFB discusses the Wing mission and how it fits into overall DOD strategy.  He elaborates on the core competencies of the Wing and how training efforts are improving tactical and operational cyber efforts for the
  Contributor:   Nick Younker Tags: Cyber Security | Cyber Warfare | Information Operations 09/29/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• What are the Key Debates for the UK Armed Forces following the Coalition Government's Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR)? The results of the UK Government’s (SDSR) will have an impact on the armed forces of the United Kingdom for years to come. For the first time the government attempts to join up strategic defence and national security agendas into one coherent policy. At this time there is nothing more critical

  Tags: Strategic Defence & Security Review | UK SDSR | UK Government SDSR

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