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		<title>America top-secret</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/20/america-top-secret/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/20/america-top-secret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: For convenience of the reader the full document can be downloaded, with a single “click” at 100820 TWP America Top Secret. After 11 September in the U.S. thousands of agencies against terrorism were born and the government has lost control. The Washington Post published in July a survey of Dana Priest, journalist and twice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Port of Providence an example of true layered approach to maritime security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/port-of-providence-an-example-of-true-layered-approach-to-maritime-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/port-of-providence-an-example-of-true-layered-approach-to-maritime-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raytheon Company and Smiths Detection received a contract from the city of Providence, R.I., to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors and and video management system into the existing security system for immediate warning capabilities to alert and protect communities from accidental and intentional chemical hazards. The system combines Smiths Detection’s chemical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA: $19.5M for Baggage Screening System at Dallas Love Field Airport</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/tsa-19-5m-for-baggage-screening-system-at-dallas-love-field-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/tsa-19-5m-for-baggage-screening-system-at-dallas-love-field-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced an award of approximately $19.5 million to Dallas Love Field Airport for construction related to the installation of a new in-line baggage handling system. The project involves the modification and construction of the terminal building infrastructure to allow for the installation of the explosive detection system machines and explosive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD&#8217;s DISA: $23 M to ManTech Receives for security support services</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/dods-disa-23-m-to-mantech-receives-for-security-support-services/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/dods-disa-23-m-to-mantech-receives-for-security-support-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ManTech International Corporation, a leading provider of technical and engineering services and solutions vital to the nation&#8217;s interest and security, announced that it has received a $23 million contract to support the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Manpower, Personnel and Security (MPS), Security Division. The contract has an initial one-year base [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PANAMAX 2010: defense and security of the Panama Canal</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/18/panamax-2010-defense-and-security-of-the-panama-canal/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/18/panamax-2010-defense-and-security-of-the-panama-canal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1097</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PANAMAX is one of the largest multi-national training exercises in the world. The annual U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise series focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal, one of the most strategically and economically crucial pieces of infrastructure in the world, crucial to the unrestricted flow of global maritime commerce. The United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAIC: $13 M by the DHS for National Security/Emergency Preparedness</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/saic-13-m-by-the-dhs-for-national-securityemergency-preparedness/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/saic-13-m-by-the-dhs-for-national-securityemergency-preparedness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a task order under a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Communications System (NCS) to provide continued system engineering and program management expertise to help transition legacy communications systems to next generation network technology. The task order has a one-year base period of performance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO / Japan cooperation in Gulf of Aden disrupts pirate attack</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/nato-japan-cooperation-in-gulf-of-aden-disrupts-pirate-attack/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/nato-japan-cooperation-in-gulf-of-aden-disrupts-pirate-attack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The NATO warship HNLMS DE ZEVEN PROVINCÏEN, working in conjunction with a Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) helicopter disrupted a single skiff pirate attack on MV ANANGAL INNOVATION.  MV ANANGAL INNOVATION, a Greek-flagged ship, reported being approached by a small skiff while transiting eastbound in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Integrated Defense Tool Offers Heightened Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/new-integrated-defense-tool-offers-heightened-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/new-integrated-defense-tool-offers-heightened-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US DoD]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Airmen in the 23rd Security Forces Squadron recently hosted a team of specialists here who introduced base personnel to a new tool aimed at improving security at military installations around the world. The ForcePRO software, created by a civilian company, is designed to help security planners develop integrated defense plans. Integrated defense is a tailored, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Dynamics and Bivio Networks: Innovative Defenses Against Cyber Threats</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/general-dynamics-and-bivio-networks-innovative-defenses-against-cyber-threats/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/general-dynamics-and-bivio-networks-innovative-defenses-against-cyber-threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a principal contractor to defense, intelligence and homeland security customers delivering end-to-end mission solutions, and Bivio Networks, a leading provider of network systems for securing, monitoring and controlling critical network infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver an array of scalable, resilient and innovative cyber security solutions for both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica Will Guarantee Security in Panama</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/11/finmeccanica-will-guarantee-security-in-panama/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/11/finmeccanica-will-guarantee-security-in-panama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica has been awarded contracts worth approximately EUR 180 million from Ministerio delle Seguridad Publica of Panama. Under the agreement, Finmeccanica companies will develop a national security and surveillance system involving the implementation of a coastal monitoring and control system by SELEX Sistemi Integrati and the supply of six AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters in various configurations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO Maritime Group 1 prevents pirate attack in Gulf of Aden</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/09/nato-maritime-group-1-prevents-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-aden/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/09/nato-maritime-group-1-prevents-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-aden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1024</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[USS KAUFFMAN’s helicopter prevented a pirate attack on MV ICE EXPLORER transiting the Gulf of Aden in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). Kauffman was conducting routine air and surface searches for suspect vessels in the area when the merchant ship Ice Explorer called in a pirate attack. USS KAUFFMAN immediately redirected their helicopter to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS DS: 43M€ for Nationwide Security Data Fusion System to Finland</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/07/eads-ds-43me-for-nationwide-security-data-fusion-system-to-finland/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/07/eads-ds-43me-for-nationwide-security-data-fusion-system-to-finland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS Defence &#38; Security (DS) will equip the Finnish Defence Forces with a nationwide data fusion system creating in real-time a comprehensive security situation picture. The Finnish Air Force Materiel Command has awarded Defence Electronics, an integrated activity of DS, a contract valued at EUR 43 million to implement under the designation Multi-Sensor Tracking System [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raytheon to Install Chemical Sensors in the Port of Providence</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/04/raytheon-to-install-chemical-sensors-in-the-port-of-providence/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/04/raytheon-to-install-chemical-sensors-in-the-port-of-providence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Raytheon Company received a contract from the city of Providence, R.I., to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors into the existing security system. Working with emergency management and environmental agencies, and using cameras and sensors provided by Smith&#8217;s Detection, Raytheon&#8217;s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will install equipment and integrate immediate warning capabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Grid Is Vulnerable To Cyber-Attacks</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/electric-grid-is-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/electric-grid-is-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1005</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Computer networks controlling the electric grid are plagued with security holes that could allow intruders to redirect power delivery and steal data, the Energy Department warned in a recent report. Many of the security vulnerabilities are strikingly basic and fixable problems, including a failure to install software security patches or poor password management. Many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium Report on Cyber Threats to National Security Released</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/symposium-report-on-cyber-threats-to-national-security-released/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/symposium-report-on-cyber-threats-to-national-security-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CACI International and the U. S. Naval Institute released a report on Cyber Threats to National Security: Countering Challenges to the Global Supply Chain. The report publishes recommendations from the most recent symposium in the new Asymmetric Threats series on cyber security. Held on March 2 at Ft. Myer, Va., the Cyber Threats symposium featured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS: $7M to Lockheed Martin for Rapid Analysis of Infrastructure Disruption tool.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/31/dhs-7m-to-lockheed-martin-for-rapid-analysis-of-infrastructure-disruption-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/31/dhs-7m-to-lockheed-martin-for-rapid-analysis-of-infrastructure-disruption-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crisis management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.&#8217;s Advanced Technology Center won a five-year $7 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science &#38; Technology Directorate for the Complex Event Modeling Simulation and Analysis (CEMSA) project. Under the five-year, $7 million deal, Lockheed Martin will develop tools that can be used to quickly assess disruptions to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debate on Piracy Definition</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/29/debate-on-piracy-definition/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/29/debate-on-piracy-definition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government is scheduled to make its case that six Somali nationals accused in an attack on a U.S. Navy ship committed piracy. That is a central point to be argued Thursday before a judge in Norfolk, Virginia. Several other defense motions will also be heard. The six defendants are accused in the April 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virus Attacks Siemens Plant-Control Systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/22/virus-attacks-siemens-plant-control-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/22/virus-attacks-siemens-plant-control-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Computer hackers have designed a virus that targets industrial control systems built by German engineering giant Siemens AG, activating a kind of malicious software that analysts say represents a growing corporate-espionage threat. The virus, dubbed Stuxnet, is spread by devices plugged into USB computer ports. It is programmed to try to steal data from computer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border Drones Plagued by Mishaps, Pilot Shortage</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite high-profile support for flying unmanned aircraft along the U.S. border with Mexico, the camera-equipped drones are far from a technological magic bullet for fighting illegal immigration. Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee highlights a number of problems facing Customs and Border Patrol&#8217;s drone fleet, including a high accident rate and a pilot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3,000 Laptops Stolen From Mil Contractor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thieves allegedly took an estimated 3,000 laptop computers from the Florida warehouse of a military contractor, police said. The thieves arrived by car at iGov Technologies in Tampa, a contractor for the top secret U.S. Special Operations Command, and broke in through the roof, the St. Petersburg Times reported Monday. The heist took place during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Video Surveillance Systems Market $7.7bn in 2010</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/military-video-surveillance-systems-market-7-7bn-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/military-video-surveillance-systems-market-7-7bn-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Full-Motion Video for ISR&#8217; reveals one of the new emerging technologies to come out of the growth in ground and airborne surveillance and in particular the increase in UAV deployment. Assessed is that worldwide sales of military video surveillance systems will reach a total value of $7.7bn in 2010 and expects to see continuing demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWIM SUIT prototype delivered</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/swim-suit-prototype-delivered/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/swim-suit-prototype-delivered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SWIM-SUIT, which has a value of 12 million Euros, relied on a contribution of about 50% from the European Commission. The project, born within the 6 Framework programme of the European Union, represents one of the SESAR programme technological pillars for the realisation of a Single European Sky. After a three year study, SELEX Sistemi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US to deploy drones to shore up border with Mexico</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/us-to-deploy-drones-to-shore-up-border-with-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/us-to-deploy-drones-to-shore-up-border-with-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States plans to deploy two drone aircraft along the Texas-Mexico border as part of a new effort to stem organized crime and illegal immigration. The two Predator drones will be used to patrol the border and in nearby areas in the Gulf of Mexico, once Congress approves the 500 million dollars President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai: 136 M$ for security: cameras &#8216;everywhere&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/20/dubai-136-m-for-security-cameras-everywhere/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/20/dubai-136-m-for-security-cameras-everywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The bustling Gulf city currently has 25,000 security cameras, but &#8220;surveillance needs to be ramped up to meet the growing requirements of an expanding city,&#8221;  told The National newspaper. &#8220;We need to work according to a well-studied strategic plan and not only react to events as they come along&#8230; We will have cameraseverywhere,&#8221; said Khalfan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU SeaBILLA (Sea Border Surveillance) program unveiled</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/eu-seabilla-sea-border-surveillance-program-unveiled/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/eu-seabilla-sea-border-surveillance-program-unveiled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, has launched the European research and development project SeaBILLA (Sea Border Surveillance). SeaBILLA, proposed to the European Union as a research and development project on maritime and boarders surveillance, has recently obtained a funding of about 15,5 million Euros within the 7° Framework Programme “Security Research Call2”. The Finmeccanica [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing, General Dynamics and ITT: $4.4 Bn for NextGen Engineering Contracts</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/boeing-general-dynamics-and-itt-4-4-bn-for-nextgen-engineering-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/boeing-general-dynamics-and-itt-4-4-bn-for-nextgen-engineering-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded three separate Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) contracts totaling up to $4.4 billion over 10 years. Under the contracts, the companies will perform work that will demonstrate NextGen procedures in real time on a large scale within the current air traffic system. &#8220;NextGen is an economic opportunity that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major cyber security conference in Estonia</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/major-cyber-security-conference-in-estonia/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/major-cyber-security-conference-in-estonia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=905</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts from around the world stressed the importance of enhancing cyber security.TALLINN &#8211; Security experts from around the world have gathered in Tallinn for the third international high-level conference on cyber security that called attention to the need for countries to invest more in protecting their internet space. The conference, organized by the NATO-accredited Cooperative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU nations decide on airport body scanners</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European Union nations should decide on their own whether to use body scanners at airports, but the technology employed must be up to EU standards. &#8220;It is for each member state to decide to authorise the use of scanners in national airports. That will not change,&#8221; Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said in a statement. &#8220;But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCANTER Ground Surveillance Radar: Reliable operations in difficult environments</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/15/scanter-ground-surveillance-radar-reliable-operations-in-difficult-environments/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/15/scanter-ground-surveillance-radar-reliable-operations-in-difficult-environments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Terma has developed a new SCANTER Ground Surveillance Radar (GSR) which is specifically designed to operate reliably in difficult environments, e.g. desert locations with high ambient temperatures. The radar operates reliably in rain, salt spray, sand, hail, direct sun, and other harsh usage conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures, and wet or dusty conditions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italy Navy Launches EU Operations Command Center</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Italian Navy has launched a new land-based command facility that will be offered for use controlling European Union naval operations. Established at the Navy&#8217;s fleet command center at Santa Rosa, north of Rome, the new center has reached initial operating capability and will be fully operational in the first half of 2011, officials said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing Delivers Security Capabilities to US CBP for the Northern Border Project</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/06/boeing-delivers-security-capabilities-to-us-cbp-for-the-northern-border-project/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/06/boeing-delivers-security-capabilities-to-us-cbp-for-the-northern-border-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing has finished installing 10 remote video surveillance systems in the U.S. Border Patrol&#8217;s Detroit Sector, completing the company&#8217;s work on all available sites in the Northern Border Project. The systems, delivered to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will enhance border surveillance capabilities along 37 miles of the St. Clair River &#8212; the border [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption of a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Ministers of Interior and Justice of the European Union adopted a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism. Attorney General Eric Holder, who attended the EU/G6 Conference of Interior Ministers declared: &#8220;The Council&#8217;s adoption of this Declaration is a crucial step forward in our mutual fight against terrorism. I attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Men Arrested for Terrorism at Kennedy Aiport</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two New Jersey men who were bound for Somalia to join an Islamic extremist group and to kill American troops were arrested at Kennedy International Airport on 6/6. The men, Mohamed Haoud Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, were to join Al Shabaab, which claims ideological kinship with Al Qaeda and which was thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Information on the new Saab Contract with Swedish Civil Security are not disclosed.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/01/information-on-the-new-saab-contract-within-swedish-civil-security-are-not-disclosed/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/01/information-on-the-new-saab-contract-within-swedish-civil-security-are-not-disclosed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Defence and security company SAAB has signed a contract within the civil security area, worth MSEK 120. The contract is scheduled for the time period of 2010 &#8211; 2012 and includes several security solutions and installations. The contract is of strategic importance to Saab and is a significant breakthrough for security solutions in the central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Unveils Security Strategy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Thursday unveiled its new national security strategy, recognizing the need for military force but as a last resort and stressing the need to increase international diplomatic cooperation. President Barack Obama said in the 52-page document the military should be used but not overextended. And taking a wider view of national security, Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE TSS: 95 M$ for security systems to control access to Army bases</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BAE Systems has received a U.S. Army contract worth up to $95 million to install and maintain automated security systems to control access to Army bases and other installations. This award expands the company&#8217;s work in supporting physical security at government sites. The automated installation entry systems use software and hardware to verify information on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US CBP and China Sign MOU to Enhance Supply Chain Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Supply Chain Security and Facilitation. The CBP-China Customs Memorandum of Understanding will serve as a key component of a cooperative security and trade relationship between the two nation’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G8/G20 security bill to hit $833 million</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CTV News has learned that Ottawa expects to spend $833 million on security for next month’s G8 and G20 summits. [montreal.ctv.ca] In March, the federal government had allocated $179 million for its security budget. But under new estimates that will be introduced in the House of Commons later Tuesday, these costs should increase by $654 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cubic App Inc: Contract for Port Security Training in Colombia, Mexico and Peru</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/25/cubic-app-inc-contract-for-port-security-training-colombia-mexico-and-peru/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/25/cubic-app-inc-contract-for-port-security-training-colombia-mexico-and-peru/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 07:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cubic Applications, Inc., a mission support services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, has received a new contract from the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide seaport security assessments and training for six ports in Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Ports included under the new contract include Buenaventura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS: 10 M$ for 71 MSTAR Man Portable Radars</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/22/drs-10-m-for-71-mfstar-man-portable-radars/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/22/drs-10-m-for-71-mfstar-man-portable-radars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 07:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Sustainment Systems will deliver the Marine Corps 71 man portable surveillance target and acquisition radars (MSTAR), under a $9.7 million awarded by the U.S. Navy. The MSTAR is a component of the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (GBOSS). The MSTAR locates moving targets and uniquely classifies them as personnel on foot, tracked vehicles, or wheeled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Cyber Command Is Operational</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/us-cyber-command-is-operational/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/us-cyber-command-is-operational/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Cyber Command, a subordinate unit of U.S. Strategic Command, is in its initial operating capability. The command is expected to be fully operational by October, according to Air Force Lt. Col. Rene White. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, recently confirmed to lead the command, now officially steps into those shoes after receiving his fourth star Friday in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBINET: Technology Continues to Flow to Southwest Border</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/20/sbinet-technology-continues-to-flow-to-southwest-border/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/20/sbinet-technology-continues-to-flow-to-southwest-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 06:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=733</guid>
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		<title>Inter-agency Maritime Operations Center at Port Canaveral</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/19/inter-agency-maritime-operations-center-at-port-canaveral/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/19/inter-agency-maritime-operations-center-at-port-canaveral/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 14:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/2010/05/19/inter-agency-maritime-operations-center-at-port-canaveral/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The port has potential high-profile terrorism targets Under construction for a month, the $1.5 million Inter-agency Maritime Operations Center at Port Canaveral, which will house the port&#8217;s growing police department, is scheduled for completion in November. Foundation and drainage work is being done on the 3.3-acre site on the port&#8217;s north side. &#8220;The concept is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA&#8217;s job is to scan only for explosives, not weapons</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/tsas-job-is-to-scan-only-for-explosives-not-weapons/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/tsas-job-is-to-scan-only-for-explosives-not-weapons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guns found in US professor&#8217;s luggage by Egypt customs  Police in Egypt have arrested an Egyptian-American academic discovered to have several weapons in his luggage as he arrived on a flight from the New York&#8217;s JFK airport. Officials said they saw the man, named as Mohammed Ibrahim Marei, a professor of botany, &#8220;behaving nervously&#8221; as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-piracy efforts treat symptom, not disease</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/anti-piracy-efforts-treat-symptom-not-disease-navy-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/anti-piracy-efforts-treat-symptom-not-disease-navy-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Navies can intercept Somali pirate skiffs and foil hijackings but fighting waves of attacks at sea will not solve the problem, which is rooted in instability on land in Somalia, naval leaders say. Anti-piracy efforts &#8220;will not actually resolve the base problem of why piracy is occurring &#8230; That solution lies in the stabilisation&#8221; of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorism cell used to fund Islamic network dismantled</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/12/terrorism-cell-used-to-fund-islamic-network-dismantled/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/12/terrorism-cell-used-to-fund-islamic-network-dismantled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five people were arrested in Italy, Britain and France as part of an investigation into the funding of a network of Islamic terrorism. This was announced in The Hague, Eurojust, the European body for judicial cooperation. In Italy two people have been arrested in Milan and Rome as part of an investigation conducted by Italian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Progress Made On Afghan Surveillance Effort</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/10/little-progress-made-on-afghan-surveillance-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/10/little-progress-made-on-afghan-surveillance-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nine months after the Army&#8217;s U.S. Central Command formally declared that there was an &#8220;urgent need&#8221; for sophisticated electronic surveillance systems to be installed throughout Afghanistan to protect U.S. forward operating bases, little has happened, according to senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee. At issue are tower-based systems designed to be placed around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian marines free tanker, capture pirates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/russian-marines-free-tanker-capture-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/russian-marines-free-tanker-capture-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russian marines stormed a hijacked Russian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden in a daring early morning raid, killing one of the Somali pirates aboard and capturing another 10. The oil tanker&#8217;s crew of 23 escaped unharmed after the marines from the Marshal Shaposhnikov sped in small boats to the Moscow University oil tanker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY plans 24M$ for new Security Programs</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Police Department has been planning a high-tech security network for Midtown Manhattan involving surveillance cameras, license plate readers and chemical sensors, although it was not clear whether it could have prevented the attempted car bombing in Times Square on Saturday night.   The network, patterned after one under development in Lower Manhattan, would eventually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US DHS Critical Infrastructure: Chemical Security Update</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/26/us-dhs-critical-infrastructure-chemical-security-update/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/26/us-dhs-critical-infrastructure-chemical-security-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The chemical security laws and regulations (click to download) information has been updated to reflect compliance activities related to the paperwork reduction act for the Chemical-Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). In particular, the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) has provided a link to a notice soliciting comments for 30 days of an information collection request that will enable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuban Aliens Rescued from Monito Island</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/cuban-aliens-rescued-from-monito-island/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/cuban-aliens-rescued-from-monito-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal authorities rescued a group of approximately twelve Cubans left by migrant smugglers on the inhospitable Monito Island. The migrants were allegedly smuggled into Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic aboard an unidentified boat. A Park Ranger from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources called the Ramey Sector of the U.S. Border [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About the need for increased rail security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Report of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), to examine the security of our nation’s railroads and other surface transportation networks. In light of a bombing on a commuter train in Russia that left 40 dead last month, Lautenberg called the hearing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French navy (EU NAVAL FORCE) captures six pirates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/french-navy-eu-naval-force-captures-six-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/french-navy-eu-naval-force-captures-six-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Six pirates have been arrested after they launched an attack on a French military supply ship by mistake off the coast of Somalia, the EU&#8217;s naval force said Wednesday. Pirates in two skiffs attacked the Somme ship overnight on Monday, about 300 kilometres off the coast of Somalia. The French fired back and the speedboats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arming Commercial Vessels to Combat Piracy ?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/arming-commercial-vessels-to-combat-piracy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/arming-commercial-vessels-to-combat-piracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa and of NATO&#8217;s Allied Joint Task Force Command Naples, told Pentagon reporters that the scope of the piracy problem is too great to be policed by military vessels alone and suggested  that commercial vessels should arm themselves when traveling through pirate-infested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS: Improved Standards to Protect Federal Facilities</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/18/dhs-improved-standards-to-protect-federal-facilities/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/18/dhs-improved-standards-to-protect-federal-facilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced two enhancements to federal facility security—initiatives that further strengthen the Department’s ability to protect thousands of government buildings across the United States one week prior to the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The DHS-led Interagency Security Committee (ISC) released new standards establishing baseline physical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joint Maritime Enforcement Efforts Stops Smuggling Attempt</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/17/joint-maritime-enforcement-efforts-stops-smuggling-attempt/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/17/joint-maritime-enforcement-efforts-stops-smuggling-attempt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine and U.S. Coast Guard assets, stopped a maritime human smuggling attempt at a North County beach resulting in 20 arrests. A panga boat carrying 18 undocumented aliens and two smugglers was stopped off the coast of Southern California.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volcanic ash drifts over Europe &#8211; Monitoring of flights via ADS-B</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/16/volcanic-ash-drifts-over-europe-monitoring-of-flight-through-ads-b/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/16/volcanic-ash-drifts-over-europe-monitoring-of-flight-through-ads-b/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All flights into and out of the UK have been suspended because of a cloud of volcanic ash high up in the atmosphere. And Mike Butcher at Tech Crunch Europe has written a little piece about it that graphically illustrates the situation. FlightRadar24 has a network of 100 ADS-B receivers around the world that picks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DEFENSE AND NON-PROLIFERATION : U.S.-EU HIGHLIGHTS</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/14/defense-and-non-proliferation-u-s-eu-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Global Leaders Endorse Securing of All Nuclear Material by 2014 &#8211; Following two days of meetings in Washington, leaders from around the world agreed to take tangible and meaningful steps to secure the world’s nuclear materials. President Obama, who initiated the global effort in a speech in Prague in April 2009, called the collective agreement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Michael Chertoff, BAE Systems and the Whole-Body Scanners affair: $3 billion over the next eight years</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/12/secretary-michael-chertoff-bae-systems-and-the-whole-body-scanners-affair-3-billion-over-the-next-eight-years/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/12/secretary-michael-chertoff-bae-systems-and-the-whole-body-scanners-affair-3-billion-over-the-next-eight-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary Michael Chertoff Joins BAE Systems, Inc. Board of Directors The Honorable Michael Chertoff has joined the BAE Systems, Inc. Board of Directors. As a member of the Board, Secretary Chertoff will provide oversight and strategic counsel, further ensuring that BAE Systems, Inc. is well positioned to meet current and future customer requirements in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban Pushes France for Detainee Swap</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/12/taliban-pushes-france-for-detainee-swap/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/12/taliban-pushes-france-for-detainee-swap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[France&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said Monday it was consulting with the families of two French TV journalists taken hostage in Afghanistan, after the Taliban demanded that France lean on Afghan and U.S. officials for a prisoner-hostage exchange. In a statement e-mailed to news organizations, the Taliban said they submitted a list of &#8220;ordinary detainees&#8221; &#8211; meaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USS Ashland Captures Pirates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/10/uss-ashland-captures-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/10/uss-ashland-captures-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three events over the past ten days have allowed the U.S. Navy to capture a total of 21 suspected pirates At approximately 5:00 a.m. local time, the USS Ashland (LSD 48), was fired upon by a skiff manned by suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden, approximately 330 nautical miles off the coast of Djibouti. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Half of New York City&#8217;s subway cameras do not work</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/07/half-of-new-york-citys-subway-cameras-do-not-work/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/07/half-of-new-york-citys-subway-cameras-do-not-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are 4,313 subway security cameras on platforms and in the tunnels of the New York City&#8217;s subway system; trouble is, only 2,270 work; the other 2,043 cameras do not; the problem of missing video came to light after two men were stabbed to death on the subway early Sunday &#8212; and there was no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CG Rescues, Repatriates 119 Haitians</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/06/cg-rescues-repatriates-119-haitians/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/06/cg-rescues-repatriates-119-haitians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Boston-based Coast Guard Cutter Seneca repatriated 119 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti Friday, after they were interdicted at sea. While on a routine patrol, Coast Guard Cutters Tornado and Key Biscayne crewmembers located a grossly overloaded 65-foot Haitian sail freighter northeast of Matanzas, Cuba. The crew of two Coast Guard cutters arrived on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS NA and Infoterra: 85M$ contract to supply radar satellite data for intelligence, military and homeland security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/06/509/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/06/509/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/2010/04/06/509/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS North America has received a five-year contract to provide commercial radar satellite data to the U.S. government’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for use in intelligence, military and homeland security applications. The data will be provided by the geo-information service provider, Infoterra GmbH, an EADS Astrium subsidiary that holds the commercial exploitation rights for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danish tanker escaped a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/05/danish-tanker-escaped-a-pirate-attack-in-the-gulf-of-aden/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/05/danish-tanker-escaped-a-pirate-attack-in-the-gulf-of-aden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=504</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Danish tanker escaped a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden after a French patrolling aircraft forced the Somali attackers to flee, the multi-national anti-piracy force said Monday. The tanker MV Torm Ragnhild sent a distress call after pirates on two skiffs fired rifles and rocket-propelled grenades at it along an &#8220;internationally recommended transit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sierra Leone-flagged tanker under attack by Somali Pirates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/04/sierra-leone-flagged-tanker-under-attack-by-somali-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/04/sierra-leone-flagged-tanker-under-attack-by-somali-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During the attack, the pirates fired rifles and aimed rocket propelled grenades at the vessel in an attempt to force it to stop. The Flagship of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, USS Farragut (DDG 99), intercepted suspected pirates in the Somali Basin yesterday. The Sierra Leone-flagged tanker MV Evita came under attack 500 km north-west [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://aofs.org/2010/04/04/sierra-leone-flagged-tanker-under-attack-by-somali-pirates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunites</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/31/cybersecurity-challenges-and-opportunites/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/31/cybersecurity-challenges-and-opportunites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a battle that is being fought every second of every day. A battle in which the attackers are unseen and often undetected and the victims unaware and often unwilling to publicly acknowledge their defenses have been breached. This is the ongoing conflict between cyberwarfare and its alter ego cybersecurity, and global aerospace and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica: 130M$ contracts for security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/30/finmeccanica-130m-contracts-for-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/30/finmeccanica-130m-contracts-for-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finmeccanica Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of approximately 13 M$ million through its companies DRS, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and Elsag Datamat. Specifically, DRS Technical Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Finmeccanica Group company DRS Technologies, was awarded a $77 million contract to provide technical assistance to the United States Army and allies as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airport security should be &#8220;unpredictable&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/28/airport-security-should-be-unpredictable/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/28/airport-security-should-be-unpredictable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MPs say that business travellers should not know what to expect when they pass through airports in order to beat terrorism The current confusion over what business travellers should expect when they go through security in Britain’s airports looks set to increase if recommendations from the Home Affairs select committee are adopted. A report from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Guards Kill Somali Pirate</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/private-guards-kill-somali-pirate/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/24/private-guards-kill-somali-pirate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In what was said to be the first incident of its kind, private security guards aboard a merchant ship plying the pirate-infested waters off Somalia shot dead one of several attackers trying to seize the vessel, the European Naval Force in the area said on Wednesday. The death comes amid fears that increasingly aggressive pirates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Information Sharing: The new intelligence capability</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/23/information-sharing-the-new-intelligence-capability/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/23/information-sharing-the-new-intelligence-capability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Documents]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Coles, Head of Security Strategy at SELEX SI/VEGA, revisits the importance of information sharing for the UK in light of the failed Christmas Day airline bomb plot. According to President Obama, it was an information sharing and analysis breakdown that nearly allowed a terrorist to kill 290 people on 25 December 2009, in what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan Opium will create a new &#8220;Silk Road&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/21/afghan-opium-will-create-a-new-silk-road/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/21/afghan-opium-will-create-a-new-silk-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[KABUL, Afghanistan — The effort to win over Afghans on former Taliban turf in Marja has put American and NATO commanders in the unusual position of arguing against opium eradication, pitting them against some Afghan officials who are pushing to destroy the harvest. From Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal on down, the military’s position is clear: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Seizes Counterfeit DVDs at California Border</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/17/cbp-seizes-counterfeit-dvds-at-california-border/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/17/cbp-seizes-counterfeit-dvds-at-california-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials today announced the seizure of a single truckload containing more than 6,300 counterfeit DVDs last month at the Otay Mesa cargo export facility.  click for hi-res At about 9 a.m. on February 11, a CBP officer processing trucks exporting cargo out of the United States into Mexico pulled aside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Homeland Security Chief Meets Europe Counterparts</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/16/u-s-homeland-security-chief-meets-europe-counterparts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European officials agreed at last Jan Madrid Meeting to accelerate the drafting of a common strategy with the United States to improve airline security during a meeting with Janet Napolitano, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. It was the first such high-level trans-Atlantic meeting on the subject since the botched Dec. 25 bombing of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA: PORT SECURITY</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/12/vienna-international-parliamentary-agenda-port-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/12/vienna-international-parliamentary-agenda-port-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) today pushed the issues of port security and international piracy on to the agenda of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). Participating in her first meeting as a delegate to the international body, Richardson raised the issues based on her experience as a member [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marinette Marine / FINCANTIERI : an oceanografhic vessel for Alaska</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/12/marinette-marine-fincantieri-an-oceanografhic-vessel-for-alaska/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/12/marinette-marine-fincantieri-an-oceanografhic-vessel-for-alaska/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marinette Marine Corporation, the FINCANTIERI&#8217;s American subsidiary, will built an oceanografic research vessel capable of working in icy artic waters (Alaska Region Vessel &#8211; ARRV) for the University of Fairbanks, Alaska. The vessel will be built at Mariette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin. Work will commence on the ship in the last quarter of 2010 for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiation Detection Portals at Port Hueneme</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/cbp-deploys-radiation-detection-portals-at-port-hueneme/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/cbp-deploys-radiation-detection-portals-at-port-hueneme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the deployment of Radiation Portal Monitors at Port Hueneme to prevent terrorists from attempting to smuggle radiological materials used in nuclear and radiological dispersal devices. “This advanced technology enhances our capabilities in keeping the flow of legitimate trade critical to the U.S. economy, while protecting our country from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA: X-ray Technology Capability at Checkpoints Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/tsa-x-ray-technology-capability-at-checkpoints-nationwide/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/11/tsa-x-ray-technology-capability-at-checkpoints-nationwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it is further bolstering existing explosives detection capabilities by deploying additional tools to screen powdered substances at checkpoints. &#8220;Every day, TSA officers work at over 450 airports nationwide screening approximately 2 million passengers to keep the traveling public safe,&#8221; said TSA Acting Administrator Gale Rossides. &#8220;These enhancements are part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Commission Regulation on Aviation Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/10/368/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/10/368/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EU lays down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security for safeguarding against acts of unlawful interferences and general measures supplementing the common basic standards in the following areas: Airport Security Arcraft Security Hold Baggage Screening Controls Cargo and Mail Screening Controls In Flight Security Control Security Equipments for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyberwar Declared As China Hunts For The West&#8217;s Intelligence Secrets</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/08/cyberwar-declared-as-china-hunts-for-the-wests-intelligence-secrets/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/08/cyberwar-declared-as-china-hunts-for-the-wests-intelligence-secrets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout Nato and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China. The attacks have also hit government and military institutions in the United States, where analysts said that the West had no effective response and that EU systems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDoD New Cyber-Security Rules For Unclassified Data</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/08/usdod-new-cyber-security-rules-for-unclassified-data/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/08/usdod-new-cyber-security-rules-for-unclassified-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Defense Department, the target of 300 million attempts daily to probe its computer networks, wants to require its contractors to report hacking that compromises sensitive information. Under a proposed regulation, companies would have to report the breach within 72 hours, preserve evidence and assist with the investigation. The proposal also would require companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Police upped security after shooting at Pentagon Metro</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/capitol-police-upped-security-after-shooting-at-pentagon-metro/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/05/capitol-police-upped-security-after-shooting-at-pentagon-metro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Capitol Police on Friday continued to maintain stringent security levels on Capitol Hill after a lone gunman shot and wounded three officers outside of the Pentagon on Thursday. Officers with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) shot and killed John Patrick Bedell, 36, Thursday evening after he approached them outside of the Pentagon Metro station [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pirates Hit Spanish Fishing Ship With RPG</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/pirates-hit-spanish-fishing-ship-with-rpg/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/04/pirates-hit-spanish-fishing-ship-with-rpg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Somali pirates hit a Spanish fishing boat off the coast of Kenya with a rocket-propelled grenade Thursday as private security on board returned fire at the would-be hijackers.  The successful defense of the fishing vessel Albacan illustrates two trends driving up the stakes for sailors and pirates off the Horn of Africa: Better trained and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>License plate recognition to be regulated in Maine</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/02/license-plate-recognition-to-be-regulated-in-maine/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/02/license-plate-recognition-to-be-regulated-in-maine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Action that would limit use to law enforcement, DOT could be precedent setting The Maine Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee has moved forward a bill this week that would set statewide policy for the use of license plate recognition technology. As part of LD 1561, “An Act to Regulate the Use of Traffic Surveillance Cameras,” LPR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airport scanners still in storage</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/airport-scanners-still-in-storage/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/03/01/airport-scanners-still-in-storage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus plan included $25 million for airport screening machines capable of detecting explosives like those carried by the Christmas Day bomber. But more than a year after passage of the stimulus, the Department of Homeland Security has yet to install a single scanner paid for by the bill. &#8220;We have not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT: THE FIVE LESSONS</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/28/emergency-preparedness-and-crisis-management-the-five-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/28/emergency-preparedness-and-crisis-management-the-five-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management” is part of a series of Workshops titled “Share Best Practices across the Atlantic” organized by SELEX SI. The 3rd Workshop guest speaker, the Hon Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of the US DHS speaks about The Five Lessons learned. Download the document 091201 Chertoff here]]></description>
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		<title>Equatorial Guinea Maritime Security: 250 M$ potential value to L-3 Communications</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/178/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/178/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[L-3 Communications announced that its MPRI division has been awarded a $58 million firm-fixed-price task order with the government of Equatorial Guinea to establish a Maritime Security Enhancement Program (MSEP). This task order is the first part of a multi-year contract, with a potential value of approximately $250 million. The MSEP is designed to provide nationwide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FEMA wasted millions: report</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/fema-wasted-millions-report/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/24/fema-wasted-millions-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FEMA didn’t do a heckuva job on its contracts under President Bush. The &#8220;disaster&#8221; agency spent twice as much as it needed to for a building in Tennessee that smelled like sewage and had insects, roaches and bullet casings strewn over its floors, according to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General&#8217;s report conducted by Foxx [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border Patrol Agents Intercept Migrants After Landing by Boat in Florida</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Feb. 22, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Border Patrol agents from the West Palm Beach Station responded to a call from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office which reported a landing of migrants in the area of Sewall’s Point, Fla. Border Patrol agents interviewed and processed four Haitians and one Dominican. The subjects are adult males [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: 3550 M$ assigned</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/23/the-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-of-2009-3550-m-assigned-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DHS      GSA      CPB      TSA      ICE      USCG      FEMA 405        850       420     1000       20        240          615 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miami Sector Border Patrol Agents Intercept Migrants After Landing by Boat in Florida U.S. Citizen Suspected of</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/miami-sector-border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida-u-s-citizen-suspected-of/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/22/miami-sector-border-patrol-agents-intercept-migrants-after-landing-by-boat-in-florida-u-s-citizen-suspected-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smuggling On Feb. 22, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Border Patrol agents from the West Palm Beach Station responded to a call from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office which reported a landing of migrants in the area of Sewall’s Point, Fla. Border Patrol agents interviewed and processed four Haitians and one Dominican. The subjects are adult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Napolitano Highlights Strengthened Aviation Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/secretary-napolitano-highlights-strengthened-aviation-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/secretary-napolitano-highlights-strengthened-aviation-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday toured Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosive detection technologies and canine program operations in Virginia and Texas—highlighting $576 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and other security investments devoted to securing the U.S. aviation system and creating jobs in local communities across the country [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBInet program on delays</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/sbinet-program-on-delays/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/17/sbinet-program-on-delays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SBInet director shares frustrations and progress on delays, tests and Boeing But Mark Borkowski remains hopeful that SBInet will be a success As executive director of the Homeland Security Department’s Secure Border Initiative, Mark Borkowski is in the unenviable position of overseeing SBInet, the border protection system that is as noteworthy for technical glitches and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeland Security Industry Shows Impressive Growth</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/homeland-security-industry-shows-impressive-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/04/homeland-security-industry-shows-impressive-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Homeland Security (HLS) Market has continued its rapid growth in spite of the global economic slowdown, growing by a healthy 12%. Increased government spending, growing public awareness, and rise in private sector spending has contributed to the rising demand of HLS products and services. Discretionary spending has also increased and it continues to migrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama officials present a strategic redefining of Homeland Security&#8217;s mission</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/02/01/obama-officials-present-a-strategic-redefining-of-homeland-securitys-mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Monday delivered to Congress the nation&#8217;s first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, defining homeland security for the first time as including hazards beyond terrorism, in a strategic document intended to drive long-term budget decisions. Congress mandated the high-level strategic review in 2007, two years after Hurricane Katrina exposed failings in the government&#8217;s response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU: 20 M€ for research Selex SI</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/28/eu-20-me-for-research-selex-si/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/28/eu-20-me-for-research-selex-si/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union has approved funding of almost € 20 million for two projects coordinated by Selex Sistemi Integrati in the second edition of the ban &#8220;Call Security&#8221; of the Seventh Framework Program. This was announced by the company of the Finmeccanica group, noting that he won the highest share of the approximately 118 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU: 20 mln for research to Selex SI</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/27/eu-20-mln-for-research-to-selex-si/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/27/eu-20-mln-for-research-to-selex-si/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=119</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Union has approved funding of almost € 20 million for two projects coordinated by Selex Sistemi Integrati in the second edition of the ban &#8220;Call Security&#8221; of the Seventh Framework Program. This was announced by the company of the Finmeccanica group, noting that he won the highest share of the approximately 118 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italian official condemns Haiti earthquake relief</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/italian-official-condemns-haiti-earthquake-relief/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/italian-official-condemns-haiti-earthquake-relief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guido Bertolaso, undersecretary of State and the head of Italy&#8217;s civil protection service, has commented the presence of US soldiers in Haiti after the earthquake, saying they don&#8217;t have a &#8216;close rapport with the territory&#8217;. The Italian government official who led the country&#8217;s response to the L&#8217;Aquila earthquake has condemned relief efforts in Haiti as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The major international security challenges in 2010: Italy&#8217;s role and vision</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/the-major-international-security-challenges-in-2010-italys-role-and-vision/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/25/the-major-international-security-challenges-in-2010-italys-role-and-vision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Intervention of: Franco Frattini, Italian Minister for Foreing Affairs :  The full document in, 100125 The major international security challenges  “in 2010 we face an “arch of instability” which stretches from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula to Central Asia. A challenge that poses serious threats to international security and means that we cannot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBP Halts Deadly Illegal Immigration Attempt at Torrey Pines Beach</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/01/19/cbp-halts-deadly-illegal-immigration-attempt-at-torrey-pines-beach/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/01/19/cbp-halts-deadly-illegal-immigration-attempt-at-torrey-pines-beach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One person is dead, another is in critical condition, and 14 others are in custody following a failed attempt to illegally enter the United States by boat at a San Diego beach this morning. At about 4:30 a.m., law enforcement authorities spotted a 30-foot panga in distress in the surf just off of Torrey Pines [...]]]></description>
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