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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 DIGITAL EDITION
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness Steven Blaney sign the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance
Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada. Page 4
Also in this issue:
GSN Technology Spotlight – Page 2
Technology update on Access Control, Identification, Biometrics – Page 21
Special Report on Protecting the Grid – Page 26

GSN February/March Digital Edition
Table of Contents
GSN TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT
Quantum Technology’s breakthrough in modern
perimeter intrusion systems
Mark Tinker is a scientist with a PHD in seismology. His company Quantum
Technology has created a ground sensor system that measures vibrations
in the earth from a distance beyond perimeter fences. With this technology,
the company can provide earlier detection and classification of threat
profiles ranging from vehicle activity, pedestrian activity, gunfire and lightning.
Read all about this major breakthrough technology in the article by Mr.
Tinker on Page 32
InZero’s “WorkPlay” separates work and play at
the hardware level
In light of the kerfuffle regarding Hillary Clinton’s personal and official
emails, the “WorkPlay Technology” from InZero Systems is starting to look
like a very significant invention. Which is not surprising at all, when you
consider that WorkPlay is the brainchild of Louis Hughes, who previously
served as President of Lockheed Martin, CEO of General Motors International
and Chief of Staff of the State Department’s Afghanistan Reconstruction.
With Work/Play, there are two operating systems in a computer
separated at the hardware level, one for work, one for play. Pretty simple?
Not quite. Read more on Page Page 18
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NEWS AND FEATURES
U.S. Canada Preclearance agreement Page 4
Data Conversion Labs seeking participants in
survey of content delivery outlets Page 6
Federal Transit Administration awards nearly
$55M for low and no emission buses Page 8
International training essential to global stability
and security Page 9
PortVision CE0 blog discusses benefits and
limitations of Automatic Identification
Systems (AIS) Page 14
Why small may be the new big for government
access control providers, by Robert Laughlin,
President, Galaxy Control Systems Page 16
GSN Interviews Louis R. Hughes, CEO of
cybersecurity start-up InZero Systems Page 18
Curtiss-Wright and Airbus collaboration delivers
pre-validated digital map solution Page 20
Largest vessel ever calls on Savannah Page 22
Transporting oil by rail: Is this a risk to national
security? By K. Denise Rucker Krepp Page 24
Access Control/ID and Biometrics Special Section
Entrust Datacard announces new software suite
for secure identification card issuance Page 27
Identiv announces U.S. Government
FICAM Certification of uTrust TS Government
Readers for premises access Page 28
Iris ID to enhance Canada Border Service
NEXUS program using Iris Recognition Page 29
Sonavation launches IDKEY featuring 3D biometric
ultrasound surface scan technology Page 30
Zwipe introduces HID Technology biometric
cards for iCLASS ® and ProxCard ® Readers
Page 31
Protecting the Grid Special Section
Quantum Technology’s breakthrough in modern
perimeter intrusion systems, by Mark A. Tinker, PhD
Page 32
Challenges and solutions for substation security
– applying smart thermal technology to prevent intrusions,
by John Romanowich, CEO, SightLogix, Inc.
Page 34
Utah-Based Washakie Renewable Energy, LLC
settles renewable fuel standard violations Page 36
Excerpts from Chuck Brooks 2014 radio interview
on the Dick Morris Show Page 38
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U.S./Canada sign preclearance agreement to
reduce border congestion, increase efficiency
WASHINGTON – Consistent
with the initiatives outlined in
the 2011 Beyond the Border Action
Plan, Secretary of Homeland
Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian
Minister of Public Safety
and Emergency Preparedness
Steven Blaney today signed the
Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine,
and Air Transport Preclearance
Between the Government
of the United States of America
and the Government of Canada.
This new agreement reaffirms the
United States and Canada’s commitment
to enhancing security
while facilitating lawful travel
and trade, and supersedes the existing
U.S.-Canada Air Preclearance
agreement signed in 2001.
“After years of hard work
and negotiations, today we have
one of the most significant, visible,
and anticipated products of
the Beyond the Border initiative
– a major achievement that will
produce significant benefits for
the United States and Canada,”
said Secretary Johnson. “This
agreement will help facilitate the
legitimate trade and travel that
keeps our economy thriving as
we maintain utmost vigilance to
the security of our borders. We
remain committed to our deep
partnership with Canada, a true
ally, neighbor and friend of the
United States.”
“Our Government’s top priority
remains creating jobs and
opportunities for Canadians,”
said Minister Blaney. “This historic
new agreement builds on
decades of successful preclearance
operations in Canadian airports.
It will enhance the security
at our border and create jobs and
growth in Canada by improving
the flow of legitimate goods and
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people between our two countries.”
This Preclearance agreement
– allowing for the immigration,
customs and agriculture
inspections required for entry
into either country to occur on
foreign soil – will reduce congestion
and delays at the border
and increase efficiency and predictability
in cross-border travel,
tourism and transportation. The
new agreement provides officials
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) and Canada Border
Services Agency (CBSA) with
the requisite authorities and tools
to conduct their border security,
facilitation, and inspection processes
in the other country.
This agreement will:
• Allow for the consideration
of requests for new preclearance
locations across all modes;
• Enable exploration of co-location
at small and remote ports,
if desired;
• Provide updates to the Air
Preclearance Agreement to better
reflect the post 9/11 operating

environment, including policies
and tools utilized at domestic
ports of entry;
• Enable Canada to request
that the United States regularize
existing U.S. immigration preinspection
sites – for example at
cruise, rail and ferry terminals in
British Columbia;
• Enhance authorities for preclearance
officers including the
ability to carry firearms, defensive
tools, and restraint devices to
the same extent that Host Party
officers are permitted to carry in
the relevant operating environments;
• Address officer privileges
and immunities through a shared
jurisdictional framework in
which the sending country may
generally exercise primary criminal
jurisdiction for acts committed
by its officers in the performance
of official duties in the
Host country; and
• Retain the civil and administrative
prosecutorial jurisdictions
for preclearance officers
provided for in the current Air
Preclearance Agreement.
Given the groundbreaking
nature of the agreement, the
United States and Canada must
enact legislation for it to be implemented.
The Civilian Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction Act was
introduced in the last Congress,
and we are hopeful of its reintroduction
in this Congress. Currently,
the 2001 U.S.-Canada Air
Transport Preclearance Agreement
continues to apply.
Preclearance is the process
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Data Conversion Labs seeking participants in
survey of content delivery outlets
Technical communicators, tools
vendors, consultants, and even
client organizations and end users
all feel the rapid changes
coming to content preparation,
delivery and consumption. To
better understand these changes
over time Data Conversion Laboratory
(DCL) and The Center
for Information-Development
Management (CIDM) are now
conducting their third annual
survey of practitioners, Following
the Trends — Is Your Content
Ready?, which is open now until
March 16, 2015.
“Content creation, management
and delivery grows more
complex, seemingly daily,” said
DCL CEO Mark Gross. “Understanding
the trends, challenges
and needs of the technical communications
industry, and how
they change over time opens the
doors to provide better solutions
and evolving best practices to
benefit practitioners, their organizations
and their customers.”
The first survey, conducted in
early 2013, found that content
providers in most organizations
take on multiple roles. And a
comparison
of those roles
with 2014 results
shows an
increasing percentage
have
responsibilities
in technical
support and in
customer service.
In addition,
the number
and variety
of channels to
which content is published are
increasing, especially in the areas
of mobile apps and mobile device
delivery. The 2015 survey should
uncover how these and other key
areas are continuing to shift.
“While many technical
communicators believe their
competitors are ahead of them in
delivering quality content electronically,
roughly half of our
respondents in 2014 believe they
are ready to support their organizations’
business requirements
for digital content,” notes Joann
Hackos, Director for CIDM. “We
think it’s critical to stay on top
of the barriers to digital content
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delivery from the business and
technology perspectives, so that
providers can plan for and actually
meet their organization’s
business requirements.”
Invitations to participate
in the survey have been sent to
previous participants; the survey
is available at: http://www.dclab.
com/resources/surveys/dcl-cidm-trends-survey-2015.
About Data Conversion
Laboratory, Inc. (DCL)
DCL (www.dclab.com) is a leader
in helping organizations grow
the value of their content assets
investment. With digitization

and content management expertise
across multiple industries
including publishing, life sciences,
government, manufacturing,
technology and professional
organizations, DCL uses its advanced
technology and U.S.-
based project management teams
to help solve the most complex
conversion challenges securely,
accurately and on time. Founded
in 1981, DCL was named to
EContent’s Top 100 Companies
in the Digital Content Industry
in 2014 for the fourth straight
year.
About the Center for
Information-Development
Management (CIDM)
The Center for Information-Development
Management (CIDM)
brings together the most highly
skilled and talented managers
in the field of information development
from across the US
and internationally to facilitate
the sharing of information about
current trends, best practices,
and developments within the industry,
from information development
to training and support.
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Communications,
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Federal Transit Administration awards nearly
$55M for low and no emission buses
The Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) has announced
awards to 10 project teams to
deploy 55 low and no emission
fuel cell, battery electric and electric
hybrid buses in neighborhoods
from Stockton, California
to Canto, Ohio. 38 of the 55 will
be either electric or fuel cell powered
and produce zero tailpipe
emissions.
“This critical FTA program
will help spur the growth of the
advanced tech bus industry in
the United States, which is a crucial
part of the effort to meet our
national air quality and climate
challenges,” said CALSTART
President and CEO John Boesel.
“We are especially pleased to be
working with three of the FTA
awardees and helping to make
zero buses competitive with existing
diesel technology,” he continued.
Newly established under the
Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (MAP-21), the
FTA’s LoNo program focuses on
deploying the cleanest and most
energy-efficient U.S.-made transit
buses designed to cut carbon
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pollution and other traditional
pollutants. Grants from the LoNo
program help transit agencies
integrate more of these cuttingedge
buses into their fleets.
The FTA provided a total of
$54,469,249 in total for 10 projects
nationwide. FTA received
50 project proposals requesting
a total of $200 million. See
the FTA’s web site for more details:
http://www.fta.dot.gov/
grants/15926_16268.html
CALSTART will work with
three partner transit agencies on
projects totaling nearly $24 million.
The organization will assist
its partners by providing various
consulting services, such as
data collection, analysis, surveys,
specification alignment, and
transit bus acquisition services.
CALSTART partners awarded
grants include the following projects:
• Stark Area Regional Transit
Authority (SARTA) will receive
$8,877,405 to purchase and
deploy five hydrogen fuel cell
buses from the Integrated Product
Team of Ballard Power Systems,
BAE Systems, and ElDorado
National. The agency will use
the new zero-emission buses in a
variety of operating conditions,
including congested downtown
streets, major urban roads and
rural highways. SARTA provides
more than 2.7 million rides per
year throughout Stark County,
Ohio, including servicing Canton,
where the NFL Hall of Fame
is located.
• SunLine Transit Agency
will receive $9,803,860 to build
and deploy five hydrogen electric
hybrid fuel cell buses. BAE Systems,
Ballard Power Systems and
ElDorado National will team up
to build the new zero-emission
buses. This project will increase
SunLine’s current fleet of hydro-

gen electric hybrid fuel cell buses
and allow the agency to offer
expanded transit service in the
Coachella Valley area of Southern
California.
• San Joaquin Regional
Transit District (RTD) will receive
$ 4,702,011 and purchase
five Proterra battery-electric buses
and a charging station. RTD,
the transit provider for Stockton
and San Joaquin County
in California, plans to add the
zero-emission buses and charging
station to expand service and
increase capacity at the Stockton
Downtown Transit Center, which
is the transfer point for nearly all
of the RTD’s routes. Under a previous
grant from the California
Energy Commission the RTD
purchased its first two zero emission
electric buses.
About CALSTART
CALSTART and its 140+ member
companies are dedicated
to expanding and supporting a
clean transportation industry
that cleans the air, creates jobs
and economic opportunities, reduces
greenhouse gas emissions
and secures our transportation
energy future. For further information
visit www.calstart.org/
International training essential
to global stability and security
By Scott Seavers,
Salient Federal Solutions
As long as there are people
on this great planet, there will be
conflict and a natural tendency
toward instability, regionally at a
minimum. While we can’t change
that, we can set the best conditions
possible to avoid escalation
and to minimize the periods of
insecurity and security assistance,
specifically international
training, plays a critical role in
the overall outcome.
The U.S. military is shrinking,
the U.S. alone cannot maintain
global stability, and security
assistance missions are some of
the first cuts as the U.S. defense
budget wanes. While cutting U.S.
defense budgets is a stark reality
of our time, cutting security assistance
runs counter to President
Obama’s recently released
2015 National Security Strategy
which highlights the need for the
U.S. to “lead with capable partners”
and acknowledges the fact
that global problems require U.S.
participation, but that few can be
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solved by the U.S. alone. While a
robust Department of Defense is
absolutely essential and a critical
component in ensuring national
and global security, increasing
partner nation capability is a costeffective
force multiplier. Now is
hardly the time to pull back from
training our partners to defend
themselves and to function effectively
in coalitions.
Language and cultural differences
make training together
far from easy, yet militaries have
been training together for centuries.
Foreign militaries that can
defend their homelands autonomously
and contribute to coalitions
enhance global security exponentially.
We are all firsthand
witnesses to the results effective
international training can attain.
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2015 Airport/Seaport/Border Security Awards
Now Accepting Entries!
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Vendors, Airport, Seaport and Border Security Officers, Executives and Security Teams
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37 updated entry categories, and if you find one or more of them that fits your company
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And we mean that literally, because all winners will
receive a handsome, gold-trimmed plaque that you
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It’s great publicity and exposure in Government Security News, which is sure to be further
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PortVision CE0 blog discusses benefits and limitations
of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
By Dean Rosenberg,
CEO, Portvision
As many of the readers of this
blog already know, Automatic
Identification System (AIS) is
a VHF protocol that has been
mandated on large vessels by
IMO for collision avoidance
and to enhance navigation since
2005. Every vessel over 300 gross
tons (or over 65 feet in the USA)
carries an AIS transponder that
receives broadcasts from nearby
vessels, and also transmits identifying
information about the
vessel carrying the transponder.
Information including a ship’s location,
speed, and identifying information
is transmitted multiple
times per minute when a vessel is
underway, and every few minutes
when docked. You can view all
details associated with the AIS
specification at the USCG Navigation
Center website.
Once AIS became a global
standard, the industry realized
that in addition to leveraging
the safety benefits of AIS in the
wheelhouse, organizations could
also drive significant value in
their shore-side operations by
using AIS to increase visibility
and transparency to vessel movements
around the world. Port-
Vision launched its web-based
service in 2007, and has since expanded
to provide global coverage
with a network of AIS receivers
around the world.
The challenge with a shorebased
AIS service is that an individual
AIS receiver is limited
Photo: Institute of Aeronautical Technology
to about a 50 mile radius. Ship
tracking through shore-based
(also known as “terrestrial”) AIS
requires that each vessel be within
50 miles of an AIS receiver in
order to be tracked in the system.
Terrestrial AIS provide significant
value to users, including
providing near-real-time vessel
tracking when vessels are near
shore. However, once a ship is
in open water, terrestrial AIS
becomes less effective. Initially,
PortVision took steps to increase
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coverage of AIS network by adding
receivers on offshore assets
such as offshore platforms and
workboats in high-density areas
such as the Gulf of Mexico. However,
while expanding visibility in
those areas, the offshore receivers
still did not address the challenge
of tracking ships at sea.
In 2008, the first commercial
AIS receivers were launched
into orbit as a satellite payload.
The initial satellite launches
were largely experimental, and
demonstrated that it indeed was
possible to detect AIS signals of
vessels in open water from an
orbiting satellite. This kicked off
the era of satellite AIS, as several
commercial operators began offering
satellite AIS services to
both government and commercial
clients.
From a wheelhouse perspective,
satellite AIS provides
minimal value. However, from
a shore-based business perspective,
satellite AIS provides many
benefits, including:
• Ability to track any AIStransmitting
vessel globally
• Ability to support searchand-rescue
and anti-piracy measures
by increasing the visibility
of ships at sea by first responders
and security personnel
• Ability to provide market
intelligence through aggregating
data across many vessels and
regions to answer business questions
• Ability to support compliance
and law enforcement activities
The above benefits are compelling.
However, it is also important
to recognize the limitations
of satellite AIS
Much lower reporting frequency.
While terrestrial AIS can
report vessel positions in nearreal-time
(with multiple updates
each minute), satellite AIS has
significantly higher latency and
lower frequency of reporting.
Current satellite AIS service providers
typically provide position
updates on specific vessels only
a few times each day. While this
lower frequency of reporting still
provides compelling value to
track the progress of ships at sea,
it does not allow for many of the
advanced alerting and reporting
features that are available with
terrestrial AIS.
Limited detection of vessels.
The ability to detect AIS signals
from space is currently an imperfect
“art”. Electromagnetic interference
(particularly in dense
areas) often limits the ability to
detect vessels in congested areas,
even when vessels are transmitting
their AIS signal.
Cost. It is expensive to
launch a satellite, and the commercial
satellite operators need
to recoup that investment. As
such, satellite AIS typically carries
significantly higher licensing
fees than terrestrial-only AIS
providers.
PortVision has been providing
satellite AIS to customers
since the first satellites were
launched over 5 years ago. We
continue to maintain a leadership
position in aggregating terrestrial,
offshore, and satellite
AIS to provide the highest-value
offering to our users. Combined,
we process over 50 million ship
location reports per day from all
AIS sources in our network. And
satellite AIS data plays an important
role for many of our users,
particularly those users who require
in-transit visibility to ships
around the world.
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Why small may be the new big for government
access control providers
by Robert Laughlin,
President, Galaxy Control Systems
Access control conglomerates
have undergone a lot of changes,
with some being
formed by combining
smaller companies,
and others being dissolved
with individual
companies re-emerging.
This has been interesting
to watch,
particularly for independent
access control
companies in the market. With
this in mind, end users must
take a hard look at the potential
ramifications of dealing with
large companies versus small/
medium-sized providers. Access
control systems require ongoing
service and support to ensure
continuous and reliable operation,
and small/medium providers
are well-positioned to excel in
these areas because of their focus
on both technology and customer
relations.
With government customers,
all access control companies
must be knowledgeable about
and mindful of GSA schedules
and the regulations and requirements
that apply to particular entities.
That’s why providers in this
space must have security-cleared
personnel
on staff to help navigate
these waters. Beyond
that, there are a
number of areas where
small/medium companies
are uniquely positioned
to outperform
larger companies.
Innovation
Every government facility and installation
is unique, even facilities
built using the same construction
and design models. Unfortunately,
off-the-shelf access control solutions
rarely provide the versatility
individualized installations
require. Customization poses
challenges for larger companies,
who typically leave that task to
installing dealers or end users’
in-house technicians. Given the
high stakes of government security,
it’s difficult to argue that this
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seat-of-the-pants customization
is ideal.
Small/medium providers,
however, thrive on customization
and focus on catering to customers’
specific needs. To compete
against large companies’ marketing
budgets and sophisticated
sales pitches, smaller providers
must innovate with new solutions
and remain conscious of
customers’ investments in legacy
technologies. New solutions that
address longstanding problems
and integrate with legacy and future
deployments are innovative;
rip-and-replacement solutions
are not.
Personal connections
All customers want to feel that
their provider understands their
needs and can connect with
them, particularly government
clients, who have very specific
procurement and purchasing requirements.
All providers working
with government entities
retain employees who understand
these nuances, but only
smaller companies can provide

deeper, more personal relationships
with someone who “speaks
the language.” Interestingly, large
companies often invest heavily
in emulating these relationships
that come naturally to smaller
companies.
Communication
Today, personal connections
seem to be scarcer than ever. The
barrage of 24/7/365 communications
certainly contributes,
creating greater demands on
people’s time. This is a challenge
for larger companies, where the
volume of internal interactions
further hinders timely response
to important issues. Delays are
unacceptable for government
agencies, especially those tasked
with highly sensitive or missioncritical
operations that cannot be
interrupted while waiting for a
callback.
Smaller companies have
clearer and more direct lines of
communication that enable faster
response. Generally, whoever
sold the system supports their
customers and can spend more
time communicating with them.
Delays compromise security, so
customers deserve a go-to person
they can rely on when they
need them most – typically when
something goes wrong and requires
immediate attention.
Timely decision-making
Decision-making tends to move
slowly for large organizations,
which comprise numerous levels
of hierarchy and specialized
roles that require authorized personnel
to collect and review data
before taking action. Again, delays
are not a viable option in the
government space. For smaller
companies, reporting paths to
decision-makers are shorter, enabling
faster resolution of critical
issues.
Executive involvement
Large companies’ top-level executives
make decisions that affect
customers, often without
direct involvement with those
customers or everyday management
issues. The opposite is true
of small/medium companies,
where upper-level management
normally has personal interaction
with customers and is aware
of trends and issues that impact
technology.
Access to ownership
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There are big differences between
working directly with the owners
of a small/medium company and
dealing with employees at larger
companies. Owners want a customer
for life – not just a single
sale or project – and will work
hard to ensure satisfaction. This
often creates a top-down corporate
culture of providing superior
service, support and satisfaction,
which big business strives to emulate.
Large access control providers
play a major role in the continued
development and evolution
of advanced access control
technologies. But technology
is just one part of the equation.
A combined focus on technology
and customer service allow
smaller companies to provide the
high level of ongoing service and
support crucial to ensuring reliability
and performance of access
control systems long after the
sale. The key is to remember that
big is not always better and that
success and growth don’t mean a
company has to become or even
act big. A personal touch and access
to management and ownership
allow small/medium companies
to treat every customer
like they’re the biggest customer.
As a result, the fast response and
quick resolution provide government
and other end users with
the level of service and reliability
they should expect from an access
control partner.

GSN Interviews Louis R. Hughes,
CEO of cybersecurity start-up InZero Systems
GSN: Lou, you’ve had an illustrious
career as an international
executive, public company Board
member and government leader.
What led you to take on the challenge
of cyber security technology
with InZero ?
LH: It was an opportunity offered
me several years ago, when
it had become apparent that software
security is a never-ending
battle between solution providers
and cyber criminals. It’s just
a matter of time before malware
is created to overcome a given
solution. InZero instead devoted
itself to hardware-based security,
and our experience with prior
technologies in this genre gave us
the expertise to develop Work-
Play Technology.
GSN: What is “WorkPlay Technology”?
LH: It’s a way to create multiple
operating systems (OS) running
inside a computer using a single
ARM processor, as virtually all
popular devices have. But unlike
other methods for data separation
like dual persona or containerization,
we provide hardwareseparated
OS’s.
GSN: What do you mean by
“hardware-separated”?
LH: Each OS has its own kernel,
memory and storage, so in effect
these OS’s are completely separated
at the hardware level. Other
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data separation or dual persona
methods share resources that allow
malware to spread and compromise
security.
GSN: What’s the benefit of your
hardware-separated OS’s?
LH: This literally solves half the
problem of using a computer for
both enterprise and personal activity.
GSN: Can you explain how
WorkPlay Technology solves
“half the problem”?
LH: It solves the personal use
half. When you use a computer
for both work and personal activity,
you’ve added significant risk
that your personal activity introduces
malware that can access
your business data and networks.
WorkPlay Technology eliminates
this risk, because one OS can’t
access another. So if you use one
OS for business and one for personal
use, your personal activity
can’t access the business OS, and
therefore can’t compromise busi-

ness data including, critically,
accessing the business intranet.
Your IT administrator no longer
has to worry about what you
do personally. Hence, half of the
problem is solved. And for an
added benefit, the user’s privacy
in using the personal OS can also
be assured.
GSN: How is it used – how would
I go back and forth between business
and personal computing?
LH: It’s easy. You just click the
switch icon to move to the other
OS. Takes about 3 seconds. This
allows the open OS to hibernate
and activates the second OS. We
also provide optional password
authentication. It’s just like opening
an app, and entering a password.
GSN: Do you think WorkPlay
Technology is a game-changer, a
real difference-maker?
LH: Well, you can buy two mobile
devices or laptops if you
want, use one for business and
one personally. Of course even
then you’d have to keep both
open or constantly boot up.
But using just one device instead
of two? Yes it changes the game
in several ways: So long as you
use the same resources, like one
kernel, a software method like
containers or hypervisors is susceptible
to malware that gains the
elevated privileges to access the
entire device. Is this a real threat?
Ponemon just issued a new report
and 38% of the respondents
found container and other security
like complex firewalls still
vulnerable. In point of fact, over
the last year, we have been reading
about the vulnerabilities of
these methods constantly. Moreover,
our own technical people
discovered multiple vulnerabilities
in existing mainstream products
when we were evaluating
their compatibility with Work-
Play Technology. So I’ll say it as
a rhetorical question - - why not
take half the risk away?
GSN: Why wouldn’t WorkPlay
Technology replace existing dual
persona solutions?
LH: Because you still would often
want those solutions inside
at least the business OS. Think
of WorkPlay Technology as a
unique, secure and cost-effective
method to provide truly two devices
in one. Everything else is
the same. The apps, the security,
all the same. You may still want
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other solutions to protect data inside
an OS. And these days, it is
more important than ever to protect
the end user device as much
as you can.
GSN: Why is that now increasingly
important?
LH: It’s evidently become the
path of least resistance, often
through phishing and spearphishing.
While SONY received
extensive publicity for its data
breach, but meanwhile, we’ve
lost untold amounts of government
data through cybercrime
like Operations Pawn Storm and
Cleaver. Unwittingly, government
and military personnel introduced
malware by simply clicking
“Like” on Facebook, exposing
government data. Moreover,
cybercrime like Pawn Storm has
been going on for seven years, say
the reports. Social media are also
being targeted more and more:
Facebook and YouTube were the
sources of several large breaches
last year. In the case of the most
publicized enterprise breaches,
like Target and Home Depot,
over a hundred million records
were exposed through a phishing
attack. I’m not saying they all
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Curtiss-Wright and Airbus
collaboration delivers pre-validated
digital map solution
ASHBURN, Va. - March 17, 2015
– Curtiss-Wright Corporation
(NYSE: CW) today announced
that its Defense Solutions division,
in collaboration with Airbus
Defence and Space, has introduced
the SferiAdvise System
Ready Application (SRA), a new
pre-validated, pre-tested digital
map, flight plan, and helicopter
terrain awareness and warning
system (HTAWS) solution. It
provides system designers with
a verified software and commercial-off-the-shelf
(COTS) module
solution, yet adds no additional
cost. The SferiAdvise SRA, which
supports both 3U VPX and 6U
VME form factor modules, eases
and speeds the integration of
digital map and mission management
applications in defense and
aerospace rotary-wing platforms.
“We are very pleased to collaborate
with Airbus Defence
and Space to offer system integrators
pre-tested and pre-validated
cost-effective solutions for digital
mapping and mission management,”
said Lynn Bamford,
Senior Vice President and
General Manager, Defense
Solutions division. “Our
System Ready Application
approach reduces design risk and
cuts costs and time to market,
helping to ensure the success of
our customers’ system designs.”
SferiAdvise SRA Performance
Features:
• Digital Map: Capable of displaying
raster maps in all relevant
formats and scales in accordance
with the requirements defined by
DO-257.
• Flight Plan: In accordance
with DO-257, the SferiAdvise
SRA uses the GAMA protocol
interface to receive and display
flight plan information from
a Flight Management System
(FMS). When not interfaced to
the FMS, it can process and display
pre-loaded flight plans in
accordance with real-time navigation
data.
• HTAWS: The SferiAdvise
SRA provides predictive (as opposed
to reactive) aural and visual
warnings of terrain and ob-
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stacle threats in accordance with,
and surpassing, the requirements
of DO-309 for rotary wing platforms.
The SferiAdvise SRA combines
the Airbus Defence and
Space’s popular SferiAdvise
Digital Map and Mission Management
Solution and Curtiss-
Wright rugged VPX-based commercial-off-the-shelf
(COTS)
board-sets. Two different configurations
of the SferiAdvise
SRA are currently available, one
for use in VPX-based systems
and the other for use with VME
architectures.
The pre-validated VPX
board-set consists of Curtiss-
Wright’s recently announced
VPX3-150 3U VPX Single Board
Computer (SBC) and VPX3-718
Graphics Controller Module.
Both of these compact, small
form factor boards support DO-
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C certifiability to speed development
while reducing the cost and
risk of safety-certifiable aviation
systems. The associated DO-178B
DAL C certification artifacts are
also available for SferiAdvise.
The VME board-set combines
SferiAdvise and Curtiss-
Wright’s VME-186 SBC and
XMC-715 Graphics Controller
mezzanine card. This board-set,
designed for applications that require
higher performance, supports
certifiability to DO-178C
DAL C.
About Curtiss-Wright SRAs
Curtiss-Wright’s pre-verified
SRA solutions reduce design risk
from the process of integrating
new application functionality
into embedded systems without
adding cost. Because the test and
verification for the software and
Curtiss-Wright modules has already
been performed, SRAs ease
the development of demanding
deployed applications, including
digital moving maps, situational
awareness, and cockpit
and vehicle displays. Using these
pre-qualified and validated SRAs
to add capabilities such as HMI,
Digital Maps and Cross Domain
Solutions, significantly speeds
their integration into embedded
systems.
SRA Advantages:
• Complete hardware and
software solution from Curtiss-
Wright providing a single point
of contact for the customer
• Pre-tested and validated as
an integrated solution
• Minimizes design risk
• Reduces cost and schedule
Complete System Solutions
The SferiAdvise SRA is the latest
pre-tested, pre-validated
hardware/software solution to
be offered by Curtiss-Wright.
SRA solutions are offered across
all Curtiss-Wright system architectures
by combining our
wide range of Intel® and Power®
Architecture-based SBCs, with
our industry-leading graphics
controllers and all the software
components required. Curtiss-
Wright’s wide range of hardware
options, industry leading software
support and wide range of
chassis and integrated systems
enables us to offer SRAs for
integration into existing systems
or packaged in a turnkey rugged
deployable system.
About Curtiss-Wright
Corporation
Curtiss-Wright
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Corporation
(NYSE:CW) is a global innovative
company that delivers highly
engineered, critical function
products and services to the commercial,
industrial, defense and
energy markets. Building on the
heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the
Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright
has a long tradition of providing
reliable solutions through
trusted customer relationships.
The company employs approximately
9,000 people worldwide.
For more information, visit www.
curtisswright.com.
About Airbus Defence and
Space
Airbus Defence and Space is a
division of Airbus Group formed
by combining the business activities
of Cassidian, Astrium and
Airbus Military. The new division
is Europe’s number one defence
and space enterprise, the second
largest space business worldwide
and among the top ten global
defence enterprises. It employs
some 40,000 employees generating
revenues of approximately
€14 billion per year.

Largest vessel ever calls on Savannah
Indianapolis, IN, March 6 -- Less
Savannah, Ga. - March 18, 2015 -
The Georgia Ports Authority welcomed
the largest ship ever to call
on the Port of Savannah today
when the ZIM Tianjin docked at
Garden City Terminal.
“This 10,000-TEU vessel
represents the future of U.S.-Asia
shipping,” said Georgia Ports Authority
Executive Director Curtis
J. Foltz. “The Tianjin is another
example of a growing trend in
the ocean carrier business toward
larger, more efficient vessels.”
The ship measures 1,145
feet long by 150 feet wide. Stood
on end, it would stand nearly as
tall as the Empire State Building
(1,454 feet, including its antenna).
The vessel’s route originated
in Qingdao, China, arriving on
the U.S. East Coast via the Suez
Canal. “The port call by the ZIM
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Tianjin is another example of the
strong and long standing professional
relationship between GPA
and ZIM,” said ZIM Vice President
Brian Black. “We are very
excited to have the largest vessel
call Savannah!”
GPA crews will make more
than 2,000 container moves on
and off the vessel during its time
at dock.
Foltz said ships in the Tian-

jin’s class provide lower cost per
container slot for cargo owners -
reducing the expense of delivering
goods to customers at home
and abroad. “The economy of
scale achieved by Super Post-
Panamax vessels is the reason
we’re seeing more of them in
Savannah, a trend that will only
continue after an expanded Panama
Canal opens in 2016.”
In order to better accommodate
Super Post-Panamax
vessels, the Savannah Harbor
Expansion Project will deepen
the main river channel to 47 feet
at low tide (averaging 54 feet at
high tide). This month, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers issued
a $134.5 million contract that
will mark the start of dredging.
The contract covers deepening
the outer harbor, extending 18.5
miles into the Atlantic Ocean.
Dredging the outer harbor
constitutes about half of the project
to deepen the 40-mile shipping
channel and harbor from
deep ocean to Garden City.
Georgia has approved $266
million in bonds to cover the
state’s projected share of construction
costs. As the $706 million
expansion moves forward,
construction funding will shift to
federal dollars. Better accommodating
larger, more efficient vessels
such as the Tianjin will save
U.S. companies moving goods
through Savannah 20 to 40 percent
on transportation.
The Tianjin’s next stop is
Kingston, Jamaica.
Georgia’s deepwater ports
and inland barge terminals support
more than 352,000 jobs
throughout the state annually
and contribute $18.5 billion in
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income, $66.9 billion in revenue
and $2.5 billion in state and local
taxes to Georgia’s economy.
The Port of Savannah handled 8
percent of the U.S. containerized
cargo volume and 10.9 percent of
all U.S. containerized exports in
FY2013.

Transporting oil by
rail: Is this a risk to
national security?
By K Denise Rucker Krepp
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When a train
carrying oil
has an accident,
the local
community
is the one
that suffers.
Residents are
forced to leave
their homes, sleep on gym floors,
and pray that their lives return
to normal. This suffering is increasing
significantly as more
and more trains derail around
the country. One way to stop
this suffering is to designate the
oil transported by rail as security
sensitive material. This designation
automatically imposes
greater safety and security measures
and increased government
oversight.
Designating oil transported
by rail as security sensitive material
doesn’t require Congressional
action. In 2007, Congress passed
the Implementing the Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission
Act. Section 1551 requires
railroad carriers “to, no later than
90 days after the end of each calendar
year, compile security-sensitive
materials commodity data.
Such data must be collected by
route, line segment, or series of
line segments, as aggregated by
the railroad carrier. Within the
railroad carrier selected route,
the commodity data must identify
the geographic location of
the route and the total number of
shipments by the United Nations
identification number for the security-sensitive
materials.”
Section 1551 also requires
the railroad carriers to “provide a
written analysis of the safety and
security risks for the transportation
routes identified in the security-sensitive
materials commodity
data collected.” Additionally,
Section 1551 requires railroad
carriers to “identify practicable
alternative routes” and to examine
the “risk of a catastrophic release
from a shipment traveling
along the alternate route compared
to the primary route.”
Unfortunately, the Obama
Administration has not fully defined
security sensitive material.
Section 1501 of the 9/11 Act defines
it as “a material, or a group
or class of material, in a particular
amount and form that the
Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Transportation,
determines, through a rulemaking
with opportunity for public
comment, poses a significant risk
to national security while being
transported in commerce due to
the potential use of the material
in an act of terrorism.”
It’s been 8 years and the U.S.
Department of Homeland Secu-

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rity has still not drafted the rule
making. The Department indicated
that it might do so soon in
its Fall 2014 Regulatory Agenda.
But hey, it’s been eight years so
what’s the rush?
The impetus to finally identifying
security sensitive material
and imposing greater rail safety
and security precautions is Galena,
Gogama, Timmis, and Mount
Carbon. In each of these locations,
trains derailed and local
communities were upended. No
longer could people sleep in their
beds, drink their water, or safely
breath the air. The environment
was contaminated and remained
so for weeks.
More importantly from the
homeland security perspective,
these derailments demonstrated
to potential terrorists the vulnerabilities
to our nation’s rail
system. If a train could derail
by accident, imagine what type
of damage a terrorist could do.
Death and destruction on an unimaginable
scale.
So the first step in resolving
the problem is for DHS to
determine that oil by rail shipments
pose a threat to national
security. This shouldn’t be a significant
hurdle. Multiple government
agencies have involved in
the response and recovery phases
of these spills. They can testify to
the monumental financial costs
involved in cleaning up the accidents.
The second step is to release
the security sensitive rule making
and hold public meetings. These
meetings will allow residents
from Galena, Gogama, Timmis,
and Mount Carbon to explain in
detail the suffering they endured
when trains derailed in their
communities.
The government needs to
understand the emotional toll a
train accident it takes on a person.
The toll of closely watching
your children to make sure they
don’t drink contaminated water.
The toll it takes to grab your
clothes and run out of the house,
not sure if you will be able to return.
It may not give you gray
hair in two weeks, but you’ll definitely
get an ulcer.
Taken together, the suffering
in Galena, Gogama, Timmis,
and Mount Carbon, plus the 47
people who died in Lac Megantic
provide the justification for DHS
to finally define security sensitive
material and to include oil transported
on trains within this definition.
These communities have
seen first hand the catastrophic
nature of the accidents and its
time for government to act.
K. Denise Rucker Krepp is a homeland
security and transportation
security consultant. While serving
as the Senior Counsel on the
House of Representatives Homeland
Security Committee, Ms.
Krepp wrote the rail security provisions
in the Implementing Recommendations
of the 9/11 Commission
Act.

International training essential to
global stability and security
Continued from page 9
NATO forces have been training
together from its establishment
in 1949. Collectively NATO has
experienced success in Afghanistan,
Libya, the Balkans and
Kosovo, and the coast of Africa
just in the past 10 years. NATO’s
success epitomizes the Aristotle
saying “The whole is greater than
the sum of its parts.”
We are also firsthand wit-
nesses to less than effective results.
Part of ISIS’s success has
come due to the lack of capability
for indigenous forces to contain
them. While foreign forces have
been willing to participate for the
most part, lack of capability has
stifled the efforts. As the coalition
of capable and interoperable
forces increases, the success rate
will go up.
I’m certainly not an advocate
of giving away all of our
military secrets nor our best
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equipment to foreign militaries.
However, there is substantial
benefit to providing our coalition
and partner forces with comparable
U.S. military capability. Writing
the check for the equipment
is actually the easy part though –
the difficulty comes in effectively
integrating and employing military
equipment and capability.
This is where security assistance
via international training plays
an important role – the ability to
effectively operate autonomously
and as interoperable partners
in a coalition is as essential
as having the capability in
the first place. The resultant
benefit is immeasurable and
mitigates many of the risks
we incur with a diminished
U.S. military fighting force.
Again, the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts.
Capable foreign military
partners offer the U.S.
many tangible benefits in
terms of stability and security.
First and foremost,
strong foreign militaries act
as a deterrent to aggression.
Both internal and regional
bad actors are less likely to
take hostile action knowing
a capable military is within
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Special Section: Access Control/ID and Biometrics
Entrust Datacard announces
new software suite for secure
identification card issuance
Entrust Datacard has announced the new Datacard®
TruCredentialTM Suite Software which is
designed to help organizations of all sizes deploy a
secure ID program that meets a wide range of application
requirements—from basic photo IDs to
high-assurance credentials.
The new software suite can be used to issue
a variety of credentials such as student, faculty or
visitor IDs; employee or contract badges; patient
and staff healthcare IDs; credentials for local government
programs; membership and customer
loyalty cards; and transit passes.
Available in four editions that allow organizations
to easily scale from a single workstation
to a multi-station, enterprise-wide application
without increasing complexity – the TruCredential
Suite offers a combination of functionalities.
These include pre-configured card design templates
that can be easily customized to develop
unique designs; enrollment and data capture capabilities
with support for QR code, photo and signature
devices for capturing physical and logical
cardholder data; workflow tools for reduced setup
time; enterprise integration including physical
access control system (PACS) interfaces; and
smart card encoding support to drive operational
efficiencies.
“For most public and private organizations,
the ability to positively identify employees, students
and visitors serves as the foundation for effective
security – and this requires a flexible, web
based secure ID solution,” said Ryan Zlockie, vice
president of software product marketing for Entrust
Datacard. “We are pleased to offer a complete
software suite that can support a wide range
of issuance technologies that gives organizations
the ability to determine precisely who should and
who should not access their facilities.”
For more information, please visit www.datacard.com/issuance-software/trucredential-software.
About Entrust Datacard
Consumers, citizens and employees increasingly
expect anywhere-anytime experiences — whether
they are making purchases, crossing borders, accessing
e-gov services or logging onto corporate
networks. Entrust Datacard offers the trusted
identity and secure transaction technologies that
make those experiences reliable and secure. Solutions
range from the physical world of financial
cards, passports and ID cards to the digital realm
of authentication, certificates and secure communications.
With more than 2,000 Entrust Datacard
colleagues around the world, and a network of
strong global partners, the company serves customers
in 150 countries worldwide. For more information,
visit www.entrustdatacard.com.
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Special Section: Access Control/ID and Biometrics
Identiv announces U.S. Government FICAM Certification
of uTrust TS Government Readers for premises access
Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), a global security
technology company that provides trusted identity
solutions for premises, information, and everyday
items, has announced that Identiv’s uTrust
TS Government Readers for premises access are
now included on the U.S. government’s FICAM
Approved Products List (APL). The General Services
Administration (GSA) lab, which is part of
the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management
(FICAM) Testing Program, has evaluated
and approved Identiv’s uTrust TS Government
Readers.
Identiv’s uTrust TS Government
Reader is specifically
designed for U.S. government
customers to support
any existing building access
system (such as Identiv, Lenel,
AMAG, Honeywell, or
Software House) and provide
a forward path to FICAM
compliance. Featuring high
security with an inbuilt secure
processor certified to the
highest standards (EAL 6+), uTrust TS Readers
support all major commercial and government
access credentials, including U.S. government
PIV, PIV-I, and CAC. Multiple form factors are
available, including mullion and wall mount, with
an upcoming keypad model.
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Offering a seamless transition to standardsbased
network cabling, uTrust TS Readers support
simultaneous Wiegand, RS485, and Ethernet
communication. Four independent processors
combine to deliver the fastest building entry transaction
times, speeding access and reducing user
frustration. One reader can be used at all building
access points, delivering secure, future-proof access,
while simplifying purchasing and reducing
deployment and management costs.
“The uTrust TS Government Reader delivers a single
cost-effective reader that
supports all existing access
systems and all major credential
types, providing a clear
path to a standards-based FI-
CAM solution and migration
to network cabling,” said Jason
Hart, Identiv CEO. “Identiv
Channel Alliance Network
partners are able to deliver a
product from an American
company to 100% of the U.S.
government marketplace, giving
customers a cost-effective solution for over
150,000 access points across all U.S. government
buildings, recently mandated to adopt FICAM
standards. uTrust TS Government Readers are
available now and have already shipped to U.S.
government customers.”

Identiv’s uTrust TS family of connected premises
readers utilizes open, secure standards and a flexible,
updatable platform design to support a broad
range of access card technologies from proximity
to public key infrastructure (PKI) at the door.
Identiv’s uTrust TS Readers enable agencies to
support existing access systems and migrate to a
secure U.S. government FICAM solution at a fraction
of the cost of other competitive solutions.
uTrust TS Readers are available immediately
through the Identiv Channel Alliance Network
(ICAN) Global Partner Program and to original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners
through the uTrust Technology Partnership Program.
Identiv’s approved products on the FICAM
PACS APL can be downloaded here. For more information
on the FICAM Testing Program, please
click here.
About Identiv
Identiv is a global security technology company
that establishes trust in the connected world, including
premises, information, and everyday
items. CIOs, CSOs, and product departments
rely upon Identiv’s trust solutions to reduce risk,
achieve compliance, and protect brand identity.
Identiv’s trust solutions are implemented using
standards-driven products and technology, such
as digital certificates, trusted authentication, mobility,
and cloud services. For more information,
visit identiv.com.
Iris ID to enhance
Canada Border Service
NEXUS program using
Iris Recognition
CRANBURY, N.J., and OTTAWA, ON—25 February
2015 Iris ID in collaboration with IBM
(NYSE:IBM) announced today that they are providing
iris recognition technology to the Canada
Border Services Agency’s NEXUS program. Enrolled
travelers can now clear customs by simply
looking into a camera that uses the eye’s iris as
proof of identity.
The biometric technology will improve security
and expedite border clearance processes
between Canada and the U.S. More than one million
pre-approved members of the program will
be able to use the authentication process at eight
international airports in Canada, 19 land ports of
entry, and approximately 430 marine locations.
Members also benefit from expedited security
screening lines in preclearance areas at dedicated
immigration lanes at more than 100 participating
U.S. airports.
Charles Koo, CEO and President of Iris ID
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Special Section: Access Control/ID and Biometrics
Sonavation launches IDKEY featuring 3D biometric
ultrasound surface scan technology
Palm Beach Gardens-based Sonavation, a pioneer
in biometric ultrasound technology for digital
security, has announced the launch of its IDKEY
biometric security key product line. IDKEY is the
most complete FIDO Ready U2F/UAF solution
for multi-factor authentication that securely protects
logical and physical access to online systems,
documents, files and facilities.
IDKEY is powered by Sonavation’s patented
3D biometric ultrasound surface scan technology,
which provides the most in-depth scan of a user’s
biometric fingerprint, creating a unique identifier
for each user that is virtually unspoofable. IDKEY
secures a users’ access across all digital touchpoints
and is convenient, smart and simple, delivering
peace of mind. With just a swipe of the finger,
a user’s identity and online life are protected.
“The current state of passwords is broken,”
said Bob Stewart, COO, Sonavation. “Today, a
hacker’s biggest opportunity is through the digital
front door, which is often left open due to poor
password security. We’ve seen multiple instances
of this in the past few months alone – from the
iCloud disaster to the recent Sony hack. The best
approach to locking this door is with biometric
technology. As our fingerprint scanning technology
is the most well-developed and sound biometric
approach, with IDKEY, we’re committed to
giving consumers and businesses the most secure
environment possible.”
Eliminating unauthorized access to online
accounts and files by providing all users with
unique identifiers, IDKEY is fully compliant with
FIDO universal 2nd factor (U2F/UAF) standards.
With IDKEY, a user’s biometric information is
stored on the device and off the grid. Additional
features of the IDKEY product line include:
• 16GB of encrypted storage to securely store
passwords and files and quickly access on-the-go
• Voice search – As the device can store thousands
of passwords, use voice search to pull up
specific passwords in seconds
• Bluetooth & Wi-Fi enabled – Seamlessly
connect wirelessly, with auto-fill in of passwords
to websites, online bank accounts and files
• Uses NFC and Secure Element technology
allowing it to be HID SEOS ready
• USB – Plug directly into any computer for
immediate access to your passwords and file folders
• OLED screen display – Enter and view your
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passwords with the simple swipe of a fingerprint
and click of a button
• Rechargeable battery
• Water resistant – Device is protected and fully
functional in all environments
• Apps for iOS and Android – Ensure ultimate
identity security on all devices due to mobile compatibility
and functionality
• Software Upgradeable
“As a founding member of the FIDO Alliance,
we know that that secure authentication is
a critical step to solving the pain point of password
insecurity,” said Stewart. “FIDO standards
of multi-factor authentication are the future of
digital security and access. With IDKEY, users can
own the most advanced FIDO-compliant technology
designed to keep their online identities in
their own hands.”
For more information, please visit www.ID-
KEY.com.
Zwipe introduces HID Technology
biometric cards for iCLASS ® and
ProxCard ® Readers
About Sonavation
The Sonavation product line is designed to provide
secure authentication and protection for digital
and physical environments for consumers and
businesses. Solutions include both embedded and
stand-alone device offerings designed to protect
physical access as well as online systems, including:
eCommerce, financial services, health data
and other sensitive applications.
Sonavation designs and manufactures the
industry’s leading biometric fingerprint sensors,
utilizing ultrasound. Its 3D surface scan and subsurface
technology is protected by 38 awarded
patents plus over 70 additional patents filed, making
it the world’s smallest low-power ultrasound
sensor. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens,
Fla., Sonavation is committed to “Empowering
Trust, Delivering Peace of Mind.”
For more information, please visit http://www.
sonavation.com/.
Oslo, Norway based Zwipe, a global leader in biometric
authentication technology, has announced
that HID Global’s iCLASS® and 125kHz ProxCard®
users can now easily integrate the Zwipe Access
biometric card, eliminating the need to add biometric
readers to an existing HID Global®iClass®
or Prox-based system.
“As the largest smart and proximity card provider
in the world, HID Global has thousands of
users who would like to upgrade to biometric authorization,
but may not have the budget or the resources
to invest in biometric readers,” added Robert
Fee, director of sales, Americas, Zwipe. “The
Zwipe biometric card provides an easy, affordable
option for security professionals to extend the use
of their present card systems by adding biometrics
for multi-factor, card-based authentication.”
By providing authorized users with Zwipe
Access biometric cards that interoperate with
their existing iCLASS and 125 kHz ProxCard
More on page 39
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Special Section: Protecting the Grid
New CIP standards provide a catalyst to unite se
By Mark A. Tinker, PhD
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In late 2014, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
(FERC) outlined new rules,
which take effect in 2016, requiring
electrical utility companies
to determine the key
electric transmission stations
and substations that could
have large scale impact on the US electrical grid.
Heading into 2015, those tasked with securing
the national electrical grid must proactively
enhance their security posture to address these
critical infrastructure protection guidelines. However,
large power corporations are starting to realize
it is possible to capitalize upon compliance
by leveraging security investments across other
departments. Enhancing security not only has
the desired effect, but when done from an holistic
perspective, it can actually improve operations,
increase asset resilience, and improve rate payer
value. In other words, security is no longer a line
item in a budget, but a critical element of corporate
performance.
According to an article in the Wall Street
Journal in November 2014, large power companies
such as PG&E and Dominion Resources plan
to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to alleviate
current weaknesses that incidents like Metcalf
exploited. Among the vulnerabilities common to
electrical transmission substations were remoteness
of assets, security operators lack of confidence
in alerts, and the image quality from cameras,
especially in darkness or difficult weather
conditions.
Addressing these vulnerabilities means
proactively turning operator intuition into intelligence.
Intelligence stems from validated alerts
that lead to action, whether by operator initiative
or automatically by the security system. This leads
to proactive deterrence.
Shift from Reaction to Deterrence
Since 9/11, reaction became the dominant element
of the new security paradigm. Today, while reaction
is still a common and necessary requirement,
a new theme is appearing, which is deterrence. It
is now possible to model how modern perimeter
intrusion systems can significantly increase the
probability of deterrence. As utility companies
strengthen their security posture, they seek to deter
or delay threats before they can act. A driver
for deterrence capability is having space and time
available for intercession.
The technologies that enable deterrence also
add value to business operations and resilience.
Operators can now confirm with security if they
are witnessing an anomaly and if so, begin to take
necessary actions.
Integrated Security Enabling Defense in
Depth
What is most intriguing are emerging new technologies
that can single-handedly do much more
than ever before, yet when integrated with other

curity with operations in electrical utilities
technologies or existing systems provide superior
intelligence that can be integrated into operations
or other non-security functions. For example, new,
concealed seismic sensors are able to detect and
classify complete threat profiles such as vehicle activity,
pedestrian activity, gunfire, even lightning,
in non-line-of-sight conditions. Validating the results
with other sensors allows the security operator
to confidently and quickly act, or the system
automatically employ reactive measures, such as
audible or visual warnings directed at the possible
intruder. Even more impressive is how integrated
architectures can even ascertain intent within a
broad awareness zone outside the fence, all from
sensors at or inside the fence line. For example, is
the gunfire a legal hunter or actual threat?
The North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) sets out best practices for
delivering early warning and opportunities for
rapid response. With these new technologies, the
tip of the security spear has pushed the boundary
of the awareness zone farther out in distance
and time. Potential threats such as gunshots can
be detected and classified outside the perimeter
sooner and with greater accuracy. This ability to
reach beyond a perimeter, such as a fence or property
line, provides a significantly increased level of
situational awareness, increasing time and space
in which to act.
burglary incidents which often go unreported,
leading utilities see the financial and operational
benefit of achieving fewer intrusions, suffering
fewer losses that derail safety, or reducing expensive
system redundancies. Collaboration between
security, IT, and operations yields reduced operational
expenses and affords increased uptime. In
the event of an incident, be it security or otherwise,
the additional data may provide forensic information
for later understanding, criminal prosecution,
or system efficiency improvement.
With 2016’s new rules for electrical utilities
as a catalyst, there is a growing understanding
among energy company leaders that increased
collaboration between security and operations
yields reduced operational expenses and results
in increased uptime. The reaction culture remains
ever important, but now we can validate our intuition
and intercede as necessary, all with a high
level of confidence. Leveraging the security awareness
zone and the intelligence it provides is just
the beginning.
About Mark Tinker
Mark Tinker, PhD, is the CEO of Quantum Technology
Sciences, a science and engineering company
delivering real-time situational awareness solutions
around critical infrastructure assets to expand and
enhance physical security.
Collaboration between Security and Operations
In light of instances such as the Metcalf attack and
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Special Section: Protecting the Grid
ROMANOWICH ON SURVEILLANCE
Challenges and solutions for substation security –
applying smart thermal technology to prevent intrusions
John Romanowich
CEO, SightLogix, Inc.
Protecting electrical substations
presents a number
of unique challenges,
ranging from theft, vandalism
and safety concerns to complying with increasingly
enforced regulations from the National
Electrical Reliability Commission’s (NERC) Critical
Infrastructure Protection (CIP) program.
Despite the threat of terrorist activity to
disrupt the nation’s power grid, theft of valuable
copper and vandalism are more common. Substation
owners have taken some precautions, such as
painting or marking wiring, to alert scrap yards
that copper has been stolen, but that has not
stopped thieves from breaking in, often with serious
consequences. The risk of injuries and even
loss of life brings new liabilities above and beyond
disrupted electrical service. Maintenance personnel
have been severely injured or killed in the process
of performing regular maintenance due to
the destabilization of elements of the power grid
caused by copper theft.
In light of these and other concerns, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has
worked together with NERC to put additional
safeguards in place for physical security around
these assets and to prevent cascading consequences.
This partnership has led to the strengthening
of NERC’s critical infrastructure protection (CIP)
standards. As CIP standards move toward mandates,
utilities will be required to deploy security
equipment to comply with regulations, or face
fines and other measures for non-compliance.
To assure the physical security of potentially
vulnerable substations, CIP standards require
protection on all six sides of assets; the four surrounding
sides plus above and below. To meet this
requirement, conventional wisdom has been to
use video surveillance cameras, but there are limitations
to what video surveillance can do. What is
really needed is a security modality that can detect
intruders as soon as they threaten a secured area.
Real-time awareness when an intrusion is taking
place is critical to ensuring a timely response and
preventing an incident from escalating.
Real-time awareness is where automated solutions
excel. These smart systems never tire, cover
wide areas, and see what the human eye would
miss, while delivering immediate, actionable information
to help security staff make fast response
decisions.
Reliable accuracy is the key to success with
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smart outdoor security systems. When alerts are
unreliable, responders lose confidence in the system
and resources are wasted on false alarms.
Historically, blind sensors, such as fiber on fence
lines, were used to detect activity. The drawbacks
to that approach are that these sensors generate
many nuisance alerts, diminishing reliability, and
incurring an additional cost of either a confirming
camera system or a physical confirmation by
a guard.
Thermal cameras with video analytics – also
known as “smart” thermal cameras - provide substantial
advantages. They increase the probability
of intruder detection while greatly reducing the
nuisance alarms that have plagued automated
perimeter systems in the past. They also detect
break-ins as they occur to better thwart an intruder
in real time, while providing enough detail to
determine the “what and where” of an alert without
additional verification systems.
Smart thermal cameras accurately and reliably
detect intruders in conditions when visible
light cameras will fail. Thermal cameras ignore
headlights, reflections off water, and other lighting
issues that cause false detections with visible
light cameras. Because they can detect in complete
darkness, bright sunlight, or poor weather,
smart thermal cameras are a 24/7 outdoor detection
solution. Combining manpower, automation
and smart thermal systems will deliver reliable,
real-time security and meet federal physical security
mandates.
In terms of system design, the historic focus
for securing critical assets such as substations
has been on perimeter security. The capabilities
of smart thermal cameras can provide additional
advantages and new operational modes. For example,
they can be used to create virtual barriers
outside a perimeter fence or along open areas that
surround a building or any specific asset. These
virtual barriers can alert officials to real time activity
for review, and can provide alerts when someone
is about to enter an area – before they had an
opportunity to steal, vandalize or disrupt substation
operations. Within a facility, such alerts could
prevent insider theft where physical barriers don’t
exist. Smart video can be used to create a security
“buffer zone” around areas of special concern to
control access based on time of day or other criteria,
mitigating possible sabotage or theft from
insiders.
When it comes to protecting critical assets,
real-time awareness of an intrusion is critical.
Real-time awareness is the key to ensuring a
timely response and preventing theft, vandalism,
and other potentially dangerous events that could
disrupt power grid stability – while also meeting
increasingly enforced security regulations.
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Special Section: Protecting the Grid
Utah-Based Washakie Renewable Energy, LLC
WASHINGTON, March 19 – The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department
of Justice (DOJ) today announced a
settlement with Utah-based Washakie
Renewable Energy, LLC, that resolves
allegations that the company
generated more than
7.2 million invalid renewable
fuel credits worth
more than $2 million.
From January
to October of 2010,
Washakie generated
more than 7.2 million
Renewable Identification
Numbers,
or RINs, and reported
to EPA that it produced
biodiesel associated with
those RINs at its Plymouth,
Utah facility. During that time,
however, Washakie did not produce
any biodiesel at the Plymouth
facility. The biodiesel associated with the 7.2
million RINs would have accounted for a reduction
of emissions equivalent to more than 30,000
metric tons of carbon dioxide. Washakie has purchased
and retired from the market an equivalent
number of RINs, which achieved this reduction of
emissions.
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Renewable fuel producers and importers
generate RINs for each gallon of renewable fuel in
the U.S. market that meets greenhouse gas
emissions reduction standards established
under the Renewable
Fuel Standard. Washakie
will pay a $3 million penalty
under the settlement,
which was
lodged today in the
U.S. District Court
for the District of
Columbia.
“This case is
another example of
EPA’s commitment
to maintain the integrity
of the Renewable
Fuel Standard program,”
said Cynthia Giles,
EPA Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance. “Making sure
producers are supporting their claims
with production of actual renewable fuels is critical
to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are
fueling climate change.”
“The defendant made quite a profit by failing
to adhere to the requirements of the Renewable
Fuel Program regulations,” said Assistant At-

settles renewable fuel standard violations
torney General Cruden. “The penalty here sends
the message that renewable fuel producers will
be held accountable for meeting all legal requirements.
The Department of Justice remains committed
to taking the profit out of illegal activity.”
This is the first case under the second Renewable
Fuels Standards in which, as a part of a
settlement, EPA secured the replacement of invalid
RINs by the producer of those RINs. Because
Washakie purchased and retired an equal amount
of RINs to the number identified as invalid and
used for compliance purposes, EPA does not plan
to request that the obligated parties who used the
invalid RINs replace them. This reduces the burden
on the parties that purchased and used the
RINs for compliance purposes.
EPA initially discovered these violations
during an EPA inspection of the Washakie facility
in Plymouth, Utah in 2010, and uncovered additional
information concerning the violations in
Washakie’s response to information requests and
additional investigative work by the agency.
EPA is responsible for developing and implementing
regulations to ensure that transportation
fuel sold in the United States contains a minimum
volume of renewable fuel. The Renewable Fuel
Standard program – created under the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 – was developed in collaboration
with refiners, renewable fuel producers, and
many other stakeholders. It was expanded and
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strengthened under the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007, which was designed to encourage
the blending of renewable fuels into our
nation’s motor vehicle fuel supply, and reduce the
nation’s dependence on foreign oil, help grow the
nation’s renewable energy industry, and achieve
greenhouse gas reductions.
To read the settlement, or for more information
about the case, visit: To read the settlement,
or for more information about the case, visit:
http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/washakie-renewable-energy-llc-clean-air-act-settlement.
For more information on the Renewable Fuel
Standards, visit: http://www.epa.gov/oms/fuels/
renewablefuels/

Special Section: Protecting the Grid
Excerpts from Chuck Brooks 2014 radio interview
on the Dick Morris Show
Dick Morris: Tell us what’s going on with
the Grid, Chuck
Chuck Brooks: It’s a monumental issue.
Nobody is paying attention to the electrical grid
even though we all depend upon it. Most of the
grid was built in the 1950s, It’s vulnerable not only
to terrorist incidents, but also from being old.
Most of the telephone lines and circuit breakers
are over 30 years old. Yet energy usage has increased
almost 60% since the 70’s. It’s an $860 billion
industry involving 70,000 transformer power
stations, with 70% of the transmission lines 25
years old or more and 60% of the circuit breakers
over 30 years old.
On the subject of Cyber/SCADA, aka “Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition”, a new
Ponemon study has revealed that 67 percent of
critical infrastructure providers reporting falling
victim to at least one security breach in the last
twelve months, causing
disruption of operation
or loss of sensitive information.
“Breaches in a
cyber-way”, Brooks responded
to another
question from Morris
asking “What kind of
Breaches”.
But terrorist activites
are only one of
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the threats, said Brooks.
There are cyber threats
involving malware that
can cause Denial of
Service aimed at master
stations and control
centers, and blackouts
can be caused by human
error… But the biggest
threats of all are weather threats, ranging from
lightning to geomagnetic storms – such as the
Carrington Event of 1859 and the Railroad Storm
of 1921 – and solar flares. A solar geo-storm that
sends an electric wave, a “flare from the sun”, could
take out 90% of our infrastructure. And there have
been terrible solar geo-storms in the past. But we
weren’s as connected then
Morris: So what are the solutions?
Brooks: It’s a combination of solutions.
Incredibly, there are few facilities that even have
guards, despite the fact that the grid is an $860-billion
industry that generates enormous profits for
90% of the facilities that are privately owned. The
combination of solutions includes guards for the
facilities, sharing of information between electrical
power companies and hardening the “targets”
for surge protection, because the biggest threat is
the voltage surge threat. The targets would also
protect citizens from solar flares or geo-magnetic
storms.
Morris: And what is the government doing

Zwipe introduces HID Technology biometric
cards for iCLASS® and ProxCard® Readers
Continued from page 31
these organizations can now benefit from the leading
edge biometric authorization technology by
simply incorporating the card into their existing
systems in the same way they already incorporate
proximity or HID Global smart cards. The Zwipe
solution enables customers to extend the life of
their existing infrastructure while simultaneously
increasing its security.
With Zwipe’s patented on-card authentication
technology, only the authorized cardholder
can activate card communication with the reader.
This means no more lending or borrowing of ID
badges to access buildings, university labs, hospital
pharmacies, data centers or networks. By upgrading
the authentication from something they carry
(a card) to something they are (a fingerprint), the
issues associated with a lost or stolen credential
are dramatically reduced.
The problems associated with PINs and passwords
are eliminated through the use of Zwipe’s
biometric authentication technology. The on-card
fingerprint scanner with 3D capacitive technology
resides on the contactless smart card that utilizes
an embedded HID Global 13.56MHz iCLASS or
125kHz Proximity transponder. The Zwipe biometric
card is also compatible with MIFARE Classic
and DESFIRE EV1.
By incorporating Zwipe’s biometric solution
to access control, organizations can increase
the security of their systems, their employees and
their assets by changing the authentication from
something you carry to something you are without
any modification to their existing infrastructure.
About Zwipe
Starting in 2009, Zwipe challenged the status quo
of identity verification by replacing PINs and
passwords with fingerprint authentication. After
developing the leanest, fastest, and most power efficient
fingerprint algorithm in the world, Zwipe
continued disrupting the industry through its patented
energy harvesting technology. No longer
dependent on batteries, Zwipe fingerprint readers
harvest the energy needed from already existing
access, transport, border control and financial infrastructures.
With its already strong portfolio of
patent applications, Zwipe continues to develop
and refine its innovative technology. For more information,
visit www.zwipe.com or follow them on
Twitter@Zwipe.
to encourage responsible actions and investments
by the electric power plant operators?
Brooks: With the Critical Infrastructure
Protection Act of Representative Trent Franks
HR3410, Congress is now establishing standards
that business has to follow. The needs are for:
• Collecting and sharing information
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• Hardening of targets to provide grid protection
by protecting against surges and voltage
• Storage and automated self-healing
• Mandatory security standards
• Training and contingency planning
It would not be too expensive to harden the facilities.
It’s an $860 billion industry.

Iris ID to enhance Canada Border Service
Continued from page 29
said, “We are excited to work with IBM to make
the enhancements to the NEXUS program. Iris
ID’s iCAM 7 Series and IrisAccelerator backend
matching engine are integral parts of the changes
to the Nexus program. Koo added, “A similar system
is also being used by Canadian Air Transport
Security Authority (CATSA) across 29 major international
airports in Canada for employee identity
management and access control.”
The iris-scanning systems enable the validation
of the iris-scanning camera, reads the Nexus
card, and prints a receipt and other functions.
“IBM is always looking for innovative ways
to improve the lives of Canadians so boosting security
and reducing time spent in lines at border
crossings is something we’re proud to be part of,”
said John Fursey, VP and Partner Public Sector
Leader Canada. “
Iris recognition is a superior verification process
because a picture of the human iris provides
measurement unparalleled by other methods. The
unique pattern in the human iris is formed by 10
months of age and remains unchanged throughout
one’s lifetime. The probability of two irises
producing the same code is nearly impossible and
the technology is easily integrated into existing
security systems or can operate alone. A distinctive
iris pattern is not susceptible to theft, loss or
compromise and it is non-invasive. Unlike other
biometric technologies, iris recognition is noncontact
and quick, offering unmatched accuracy
when compared to any other security alternative,
from distances as far as six inches to one meter
from the eye.
With the enhancements pre-screened, frequent
travelers can be identified quickly and allow
enforcement activities to be focused on high-risk
travelers. For more information about the Nexus
program please visit http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/
prog/nexus/menu-eng.html. For more information
about IrisID visit: http://www.irisid.com/irisrecognitiontechnology
About Iris ID Systems
Iris ID Systems, Inc, formerly a division of LG
Electronics USA known as LG Iris, has been active
in iris recognition research, development and production
since 1997. Today, U.S. based Iris ID Systems
in a proven global leader in the Iris recognition
market. IrisAccess® is the world’s most widely
deployed Iris recognition platform, used in thousands
of locations authenticating the identities of
millions of people. More people look to IrisAccess
for iris- and face-based authentication than to all
other iris recognition products combined. To find
out more about Iris ID visit www.irisid.com.
For IrisID, Wendy Kwan, Customer Service
Office: +1-609-819-IRIS (4747), wkwan@irisid.
com
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GSN Interviews Louis R. Hughes
Continued from page 19
came through personal use, but I
am saying, get rid of the risk of
personal use. Why not?
GSN: Is WorkPlay Technology
easy to implement?
LH: Yes. It’s a core technology
you can adapt to any ARM
device, which in the mobile
world are very common. But I
think the more telling answer is,
our core technology is small, just
several thousand lines of code.
That’s not much when you look
at the size of other containerization
methods. This is important
because the code is pretty easy
to evaluate, modify and support.
The underlying technology was
validated for us by a NIST-certifying
lab, Cygnacom. So it is not a
large or long exercise to fit it into
the majority of existing hardware
platforms.
GSN: What about cost?
LH: We expect to make it
quite inexpensive to the user customer
- - imagine dividing your
tablet into a Work tablet and a
Play tablet, for just a few extra
dollars.
GSN: How do you plan to
get it implemented?
LH: We work with chip
makers, OEMs and large customers
who want it, like the government,
or should want it. We can
integrate it into existing devices
in the field or new production
devices. It’s just a simple way of
eliminating a dilemma between
using a device for business and
personal use, or any other reason
for separating data, like between
classified and unclassified information.
And when it is implemented
there’s no downside to
the user, there are just two real
devices in one. Our view is, why
not if you can?
GSN: Has the marketplace
had a chance to evaluate and respond?
LH: We’ve both proven and
demonstrated WorkPlay Technology’s
validity, effectiveness
and ease of use to our potential
partner-customers. We have
agencies, chip makers, OEMs and
large cyber technology providers
we are in various degrees of serious
discussion with right now.
Each of these has its own needs
and wants, and our mission is to
make it easy and satisfy them. It
is important to make it as easy
as possible for the end users, especially
government and critical
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enterprises, to seamlessly be able
to benefit from WorkPlay Technology
to, as I said, eliminate half
the problem.
GSN: Thanks, Lou. If the
old saying is true that “All work
and no play makes Jack a dull
boy,” it looks like you may have
found a solution for a lot of potential
workaholics.
Louis R. Hughes is the former
President of Lockheed Martin and
General Motors International Operations,
a current member of the
Board of Directors of several large
multinational companies including
Alcatel-Lucent and ABB, and
served as State Department Chief
of Staff for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Now, he also serves as
Chairman of a local R&D firm,
InZero Systems, specializing in
embedded computer security
technology. InZero has developed
“WorkPlay Technology” for mobile
devices and laptop/desktops.
Contact: InZero Systems ,13755
Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 750,
Herndon, VA 20171, Email:
info@workplaytablet.com, Phone:
703-636-2048, www.workplaytablet.com/.

International training essential to
global stability and security
Continued from page 26
close striking distance. And if
viable threats do exist, nations
with autonomous capability can
contain them without U.S. assistance
in most cases. Finally,
in the extreme cases where a local
or regional threat is not easily
contained with indigenous forces,
threatened partner nations
can function inter-operably with
U.S. and/or other friendly foreign
forces to most effectively neutralize
menaces to stability.
We are currently seeing a
shift to more U.S. defense contractors
performing and/or providing
support to security assistance
missions utilizing an
extremely capable cohort of
largely former military personnel.
This U.S. veteran workforce
combined with highly motivated
private sector individuals is ensuring
critical missions continue
to successfully train and better
prepare foreign military partners
for self-defense and/or coalition
participation.
The U.S. will always play an
important role in international
stability and the future will rely
more and more on the strength
and capability of our partners.
Increasing the capability of our
partners through security assistance
training is the most effective
solution to mitigate the U.S. military
drawdown
while preserving
regional and
global security.
We simply can’t
afford not to!
Scott Seavers, former USAF Colonel
and Air Force Security Assistance
Training Commander, is a
Vice President at Salient Federal
Solutions in Fairfax, Virginia.
U.S./Canada sign preclearance
agreement
Continued from page 5
by which CBP Officers stationed
abroad screen and make admissibility
decisions about passengers
and their accompanying goods
or baggage heading to the United
States before they leave a foreign
port. CBP officers do, however,
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retain the authority to inspect
passengers and their accompanying
goods or baggage after
arriving in the United States.
CBP officers currently conduct
preclearance operations at eight
Canadian airports: Calgary, Edmonton,
Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa,
Toronto, Vancouver and
Winnipeg.
This agreement achieves a
key component of the Beyond
the Border: A Shared Vision for
Perimeter Security and Economic
Competitiveness Action
Plan. On February 4, 2011, President
Obama and Prime Minister
Harper released the Beyond the
Border Declaration, articulating a
shared vision in which our countries
work together to address
threats at the earliest point possible
while facilitating the legitimate
movement of people, goods
and services across our shared
border. The Action Plan outlines
the specific steps our countries
intend to take to achieve the security
and economic competitiveness
goals outlined in the Beyond
the Border Declaration.
For more information, visit
www.dhs.gov.

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