Video surveillance for munitions areas at Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
The U.S. Air Force is planning to install two wireless surveillance cameras outside the entrance to the munitions storage area at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and one indoor camera at the entry to the munitions control room.
From Government Security News, June 18, 2009
Banks fight robberies with new policies, camera positions
To combat disguised bank robbers, banks resort to new dress policies for customers, but also to a more flexible placement of surveillance equipment
From Security InfoWatch, June 16, 2009
High-def video surveillance standard viewed as boon to users
A new industry group officially launched Tuesday with a proposed standard for closed-circuit high-definition TV for video surveillance, and end-users applauded the effort to promote interoperability in a new generation of monitoring gear.
From NetworkWorld, June 16, 2009
Public Works Enhances Traffic Flow in Bay County, FL
Traffic in Bay County gets smart.
The Intelligent Transportation System allows traffic flow to respond to changing conditions. Bay County wants to expand the process.
From wmmb.com, June 15, 2009
St Mary's (South MD) Public Schools: Surveillance to sharpen with improved cameras
St. Mary's public schools will invest about $200,000 in new high-tech cameras for its three high schools to help deter violence and vandalism.
From Southern Maryland Newspapers, June 12, 2009
ICE to slip FPS to NPPD
Some 1,225 positions that are currently part of DHS's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be transferred to DHS's National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), under changes contemplated in the Obama administration's fiscal year 2010 budget request.
From Government Security News, June 12, 2009
DUOS to secure West Coast freight rail yard
Jacksonville, FL-based Duos Technologies, Inc. will design and deploy an intelligent video surveillance system to secure an unnamed a “vital” rail yard in the western United States.
From Government Security News, June 12, 2009
Coweta (GA) to get limited stimulus money for transportation
Gov. Sonny Perdue announced last week that the required certification had been submitted for $39 million in transit projects around the state that will be paid through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus package. Coweta County’s portion is $20,800. The funding is being routed through Georgia Dept. of Transportation (DOT).
From The Citizen (GA), June 11, 2009
Ukraine: First Vice PM Turchynov Asking NBU To Oblige Banks To Install Video Surveillance
First Vice Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchynov has asked the National Bank of Ukraine to oblige commercial banks to install video surveillance at their premises, he told the press.
From The Financial (Ukraine), June 11, 2009
Highway Message Boards Could Eventually Keep Motorists Out of a Jam
Forewarned is forearmed. No place is that as true as a traffic jam. Because if you had known before you got in the car that you would be spending hours of your life you can never get back trapped behind a wreck, you would have taken another route. If you had gotten just a little advance notice, you would have bailed while there was still time. If you had at least received an update on what was causing the delay, you might have grinned and borne it a little better.
From Albuquerque Journal, June 10, 2009
