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Homeland Security head tries to build trust in L.A. Muslim community
U.S Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson met last week with American Muslim leaders who've raised concerns about government surveillance, initiatives to combat extremism and...
iHLS TV – Ebola sensor, Self-healing computers, the Chinese civilian UAV market, Morocco to assist against terrorism, Firefighters
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (18 November 2014):
Low-cost Ebola sensor
Self-healing computers: next step in fighting hackers
The Chinese civilian UAV market
Morocco to assist UAE...
Report: Secret Service Blunders Eased White House Intruder’s Way
A succession of “performance, organizational, technical” and other failures by the Secret Service enabled an intruder to climb a fence and enter the White...
Changes in Israeli airspace ahead of the AUS&R 2014 conference
The preparations ahead of the AUS&R 2014 Conference to be held next Wednesday, November 26 at Rishon LeZion amphi-park are almost complete.
The unmanned systems...
Pentagon Counter-IED Group heads to Iraq as attacks surge
The Pentagon’s Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) is preparing to deploy members to Iraq where 145 roadside bomb attacks carried out by Islamic State militants killed...
DARPA director calls for cyber security change
In a recent C-SPAN interview by Mary Jordon from the Washington Post, Dr. Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), conducted stated:...
How Can Technology Fight Ebola in Off-the-Grid
“You have very little cellphone coverage,” said Steven Van Roekel, chief innovation officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “You have unreliable power...
Amazon to begin testing same-day delivery drones in Cambridge
Amazon is planning to test drones in Cambridge, England, as the battle to offer consumers same-day deliveries heats up.
The US company announced with considerable...
Disaster prevention along oil and gas pipes
Red Waves Systems is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Long pipe infrastructure, which could...
DOD civilians can opt out of the Ebola quarantine
Defense civilian workers deployed to West Africa can choose one of two options upon their departure from Ebola-stricken countries, if they do not show...
How hackers wreaked havoc in St. Louis
Anonymous operatives have been terrorizing police officers, officials and residents over the past three months.
The first call came on a Thursday, 12 days after...
The US Army wants lighter tactical radios that won’t overheat on soldiers
The Army has already awarded low-rate production contracts to General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins for just over 5,000 manpack radios.
In a June memo, Maj. Gen. H.R....
UC Santa Cruz Professor Builds Model of Low-Cost Ebola Sensor
A quick, low-cost test for Ebola may be available within a few years, thanks to UC Santa Cruz researcher Ahmet Ali Yanik. Similar to...
iHLS TV – Cyber task force, new UASs, laser-guided artillery shell, Ebola robots, Yemen buys Scan Eagle UAVs
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (11 November 2014):
The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force: NCIJTF
New UASs: SpyLite mini and BlueBird
Raytheon is testing a new laser-guided...
Why self-driving buses – not cars – are the future of transportation
The self-driving car has traveled a long and lonely road to get here. Introduced to the American public by General Motors at the 1939...
Hackers’ New Malware Infects West Pennsylvania Computers, Vexes FBI
Private industry experts said they believe hackers in Eastern Europe devised the malware, and they said it seems ready to blow up across computer...
NSA surveillance is about to go on trial
A federal Appeals Court this week will review the government's controversial domestic spying program that collects the phone records of virtually all Americans, a...
Are the Night Vision Goggles Used in the Bin Laden Raid Really Classified?
The $65,000 goggles allow SEALs to clear corners better than the traditional night vision eyepieces, which are like “looking through toilet paper tubes.”
L-3’s Ground Panoramic...
The US Army will provide Wi-Fi in West Africa for the fight against Ebola
The Defense Department has started to beef up systems needed to support troops and nongovernmental organizations engaged in the Ebola fight in West Africa,...
UAVs of the future: small, lightweight, silent, stealthy and feature advanced payloads
AERONAUTICS is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
The name of the game in today’s...
The next big thing to fight hackers? Self-healing computers
Agency networks should be able to not only continuously detect hackers and throttle their destructive tactics — but also robotically bounce back.
“We’ve talked about the...
Firefighters from the US to volunteer in Israel during emergencies
A group of 40 American fighters are enrolled in firefighting studies in Israel. They also joined a program of emergency volunteering in Israel.
Some 40...
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