The companies making new homeland security devices, such as bomb detectors and biological weapon alarms, want the government to pick up the tab if their products fail and they are sued. Full Story …
EPA Found Unready for Terrorism
An internal assessment of the Environmental Protection Agency`s response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks concluded the EPA is "not fully prepared" to handle a large-scale nuclear, biological, …
Volunteers Undergo Vaccine Trials
With the jab of a needle, volunteers are being injected with a smallpox vaccine as part of government-sponsored experiments that come amid heightened fear of biological terrorism. About 330 volunteers …
Israel stockpiling smallpox vaccine
The Health Ministry confirmed today that it is stockpiling smallpox vaccine for possible use in a future biological weapons attack on Israel. But ministry spokesman Ido Hadari declined to say whether …
Israel, Hong Kong: Hacker Hotbeds?
The two countries originate the largest number of corporate Internet attacks per online user, says a new study. On average, companies are hit 32 times a week Which part of the world has the dubious …
Study: U.S. should widen smallpox plan
The government should consider abandoning plans to vaccinate a limited number of people after a smallpox bioterrorism attack and instead adopt mass public vaccinations, say researchers who have …
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General Is Paid $183,372 for Domestic Security Role
As the director for protection and prevention in the Office of Homeland Security, Maj. Gen. Bruce Lawlor is the highest-paid member of the White House staff, with an annual salary of $183,372. His job …
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Much remains to be done on U.S. security, analysts say
In the months since the Sept. 11 attacks, new security measures have been put in place not only at airports, but also at border crossings, ports, and nuclear power and water supply plants. Emergency …
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Iraq Rebels Oppose U.S Strike to Topple Govt -Paper
A major Iraqi opposition organization said in remarks published on Saturday that Washington should seek to oust President Saddam Hussein through U.N. resolutions and not by military force. Speculation …
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Treasury to order Wall Street
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT plans to issue rules Friday requiring securities brokers and dealers to file suspicious-activity reports with the federal government for any dubious transaction or series of …