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October 16, 2008
Week 25
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Report slams TSA failure to
track security passes
Caltech team mulls worst-case
earthquake scenarios

Next month, Caltech geologists will simulate how authorities will respond to a massive earthquake in So. Cal. (www.shakeout.org)
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WASHINGTON — The agency overseeing security at the nation's airports failed for years to track security passes and uniforms of former employees, creating widespread vulnerability to terrorists, says a government watchdog report.

The Transportation Security Administration lacked centralized controls over the secure passes issued to some of its employees that grant people access to sensitive areas of an airport ... Full Story


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Food terrorism, by the book


By Doug Page, Homeland1 Contributor
Investigators or responders researching the topics of food terrorism, food defense or food safety often face a bewildering assortment of resources. Most Internet search engines produce far more results than anyone could ever access.

Going straight to appropriate Web sites would help, if one knew where they were. A new paper aimed at librarians offers help navigating through current federal government food terrorism and food defense Web sites ... Full Story

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Press Release:
Behind the Times: Local Emergency Alert Capabilities Not Keeping Pace in 21st-Century
[CDW Government, Inc.]

Tenn. emergency managers conduct drill at nuclear plant
[Chattanooga, TN]
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 S.C. agencies come together for nuclear station drill

OpEd: Educating people on risk
[Oklahoma City, OK]
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Terms like '100-year hurricane' create a false sense of security

White-powder scares drain resources
[Washington, DC]

N.Y. city puts grant money toward surveillance cameras
[Lockport, NY]

Contingency planning the focus of Tenn. conference
[Memphis, TN]

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Penn State University health physicist Mark Linsley, who teaches first responders about radiological hazards, offers these tips ... Full Tip

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