Government Security News February 2017 Digital Edition

Government Security News 

FEBRUARY 2017 DIGITAL EDITION 

Photo: Peg Hunter 

Outpouring of American and foreign citizens mobilize against President’s 

“Executive Order” to ban refugees from U.S. for four weeks and Muslim 

nationals for 90 days – Page 8 

Also in this issue: 

Law suits challenge “Muslim Ban” executive order, citing Constitutional guarantee of equal protection – Page 10 

More than 75% of crypto ransomware in 2016 came from Russian-speaking Cybercriminal underground – Page 6

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Cyberbit’s ERD platform to help Infor detect malware 

that bypasses anti-virus 

More than 75% of crypto ransomware in 2016 came 

from Russian-speaking cybercriminal underground 

Law suits challenge “Muslim Ban” executive order, 

citing Constitutional guarantee of equal protection 

Chuck Brooks named winner of “Cybersecurity 

Marketer of the Year” Excellence Awards 

Amico Security launches next generation ANC 

composite fence system, receives M5.0 security rating 

Written testimony of DHS Secretary John F. Kelly for a 

House Committee on Homeland Security titled “End the Crisis: 

America’s Borders and Path to Security” 

Salient CRBT announces definitive agreement to acquire 

Information Innovators, Inc 

Federal experts agree that “Internet of Things” 

demands simple baked-in security 

Farpoint warns access control channel to suggest 

customers add anti-hacking measures, as Federal 

Trade Commission is now insisting on Cybersecurity protection 

Varex Imaging completes separation from 

Varian Medical Systems, lists on Nasdaq Stock Market 

Expansion of DMARC is critical to reducing 

spread of malicious emails, says Global Security 

Alliance, calling on Cyber companies to improve protections 

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Milestone release, enabling record-breaking performance for Xproduct users, 

delivers highest performing VMS ever, complete with new Cybersecurity focus 

Facial biometric boarding solution by Vision Box being tried at Schipol Airport 

Statement from Secretary Kelly on recent ICE enforcement actions 

FEATURES 

SPECIAL REPORT ON AIRPORT/AVIATION SECURITY 

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First 777-300ER in United’s fleet christened the “New Spirit 

of United” 

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Passenger advocacy group lists concerns before 

airline CEO’s meet with President Trump 

Southwest and NetJets Pilots urge President Trump to reverse NAI Foreign 

Carrier Permit 

British air traffic control provider tags Rohde and Schwarz 

for second voice system 

HOT TOPIC: OPINIONS ON IMMIGRATION 

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New Memos reveal harsh and unforgiving immigration road map, taking 

national backwords in guaranteeing due process and providing safe havens 

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Supreme Court hears case on shooting of 15-year old Sergio Hernandez by 

U.S. Border Patrol agent 

Abandoning priorities will make immigration enforcement 

work much harder 

“Expedited Removal” on noncitizens called for 

in President’s January 25 executive order 

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Cyberbit’s EDR platform to help Infor detect 

malware that bypasses antivirus 

AUSTIN, TX – February 9th, 2017 

– Cyberbit, whose cybersecurity 

solutions protect the world’s most 

sensitive systems, today announced 

it was awarded a contract from Infor 

for the supply of Cyberbit’s security 

platform for its own internal usage. 

Infor selected Cyberbit for its significant 

experience, technical acumen, 

and outstanding customer 

references, and is pleased to have 

Cyberbit complement its detection 

capability in this increasingly complex 

environment of Cyber threats. 

Cyberbit’s EDR platform uses a 

signature-less approach, proven to 

detect unknown threats that bypass 

antivirus and next-generation endpoint 

security platforms, while minimizing 

false positives. The EDR 

platform continuously records millions 

of low-level endpoint events 

across the network and rapidly correlates 

traces of malicious activity 

to verify an attack within seconds. 

Once an attack is detected, the entire 

storyline is displayed, enabling 

the platform to respond or provide 

the analyst with the necessary information 

to investigate the attack. 

Cyberbit’s unique approach serves 

as an “analyst in a box” that expedites 

the process of identifying and 

hunting down threats. Analysts often 

work with fragments of the story 

based upon their knowledge and 

experience to seek traces of attacks 

buried in the data. 

Cyberbit’s EDR platform 

assists analysts 

by automating much 

of the hunting process 

leveraging behavioral 

analytics and machine 

learning, which often 

saves weeks of investigative 

effort. 

“We are excited to be working with 

Infor to complement their forwardthinking 

IT security strategy,” said 

Stephen Thomas, VP Sales at Cyberbit. 

“Innovative IT organizations 

such as Infor’s are adapting this proactive 

detection-based strategy and 

I look forward to supporting their 

organization.” 

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• Request a demo of the Cyberbit 

Endpoint Detection and Response 

solution. 

• Learn about proactive hunting and 

endpoint control in this webinar. 

• Subscribe to Cyberbit’s blog. 

• Follow Cyberbit on Facebook, 

LinkedIn and Twitter 

(@CYBERBITHQ). 

About Cyberbit 

Created to protect the most highrisk 

organizations in the world, Cyberbit 

secures enterprises and critical 

infrastructure against advanced 

cyberthreats. The company’s battlehardened 

cybersecurity solutions 

detect, analyze and respond to the 

most advanced, complex and targeted 

threats. Cyberbit employs a 

formidable and diverse team from 

both the public and private sector, 

including Ph.D.s, hackers, former 

CISOs and SOC managers, as well as 

seasoned veterans of the intelligence 

and military communities. With offices 

worldwide, Cyberbit is a subsidiary 

of Elbit Systems Ltd. (NAS- 

DAQ: ESLT) and has more than 500 

personnel in the United States, Europe 

and Asia. To learn more about 

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More than 75% of crypto ransomware in 2016 

came from the Russian-speaking cybercriminal 

underground 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and Woburn, 

MA – February 13, 2017 – 

Out of 62 new crypto ransomware 

families discovered by Kaspersky 

Lab researchers in 2016, at least 47 

were developed by Russian-speaking 

cybercriminals. This findings 

and others are included in an overview 

of the Russian-speaking ransomware 

underground, conducted 

by Kaspersky Lab researchers. The 

review also highlights that small 

groups with limited capabilities are 

transforming into large criminal enterprises 

that have the resources and 

intent to attack private and corporate 

targets worldwide. 

Crypto ransomware – a type of 

malware which encrypts its victim’s 

files and demands a ransom in exchange 

for decryption – is one of 

the most dangerous types of malware 

today. According to Kaspersky 

Lab telemetry, in 2016 more than 

1,445,000 users (including businesses) 

around the globe were attacked 

by this type of malware. In the 

overview, one of the major conclusions 

is that the increase in crypto 

ransomware attacks observed in recent 

years is the result of a very flexible 

and user-friendly underground 

ecosystem, allowing criminals to 

launch crypto ransomware attack 

campaigns with almost any level 

of computer skills and financial resources. 

Kaspersky Lab researchers identified 

three levels of criminal involvement 

in the ransomware business: 

• The creation and update of 

new ransomware families 

• The development and support 

of affiliate programs 

distributing ransomware 

• The participation in affiliate 

programs as a partner 

The first type of involvement requires 

a participant to have advanced 

code-writing skills. The 

cybercriminals who create new ransomware 

strains are the most privileged 

members of the ransomware 

underground world, as they are the 

ones who create the key element of 

the whole ecosystem. 

On the second level of the hierarchy, 

there are the developers of 

the affiliate programs. These are the 

criminal communities which – with 

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the help of different additional tools, 

like exploit kits and malicious spam 

– deliver the ransomware issued by 

the malware creators. 

The partners of affiliate programs 

are on the lowest level of the whole 

system. Utilizing different techniques, 

they help the owners of affiliate 

programs to distribute the 

malware in exchange for a share of 

the ransom received by owners of 

the program. Only intent, a readiness 

to conduct illegal actions, and 

a couple of bitcoins are required for 

participants of affiliate programs to 

enter this business. 

According to Kaspersky Lab estimations, 

the overall daily revenue 

of an affiliate program may reach 

tens or even hundreds of thousand 

dollars, of which around 60 percent 

stays in the criminals’ pockets as net 

profit. 

Moreover, during their research 

into the underground ecosystem 

and multiple incident response operations, 

Kaspersky Lab researchers 

were able to identify several large 

groups of Russian-speaking criminals 

specializing in crypto ransomware 

development and distribution.

These groups may unite tens of different 

partners, each with their own 

affiliate program, and the list of 

their targets includes not only ordinary 

internet users, but also small 

and medium-sized companies and 

even enterprises. Initially targeting 

Russian and CIS users and entities, 

these groups are now shifting their 

attention to companies located in 

other parts of the world. 

“It is hard to say why so many 

ransomware families have a Russian-speaking 

origin. What is more 

important is that we’re now observing 

their development from small 

groups with limited capabilities 

to large criminal enterprises that 

have resources and the intent to 

attack more than just Russian targets,” 

said Anton Ivanov, security 

researcher at Kaspersky Lab, and 

the author of the overview. “We’ve 

seen something similar with financial 

malware groups, like Lurk. They 

also started with massive attacks 

on online banking users, and then 

evolved into sophisticated 

groups capable 

of robbing large 

organizations, 

like banks. Sun 

Tzu said: ‘If you 

know the enemy 

and know 

yourself, you 

need not fear 

the result of a 

hundred battles.’ 

That’s why 

we’ve created 

this overview: 

ransomware 

gangs are turning 

into very powerful enemies, 

and for the public and the security 

community, it is really important we 

learn as much about them as possible.” 

Read more about how Russianspeaking 

underground ransomware 

ecosystem works on Securelist.com 

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company founded in 1997. 

Kaspersky Lab’s deep threat intelligence 

and security expertise is 

constantly transforming into security 

solutions and services to protect 

businesses, critical infrastructure, 

governments and consumers 

around the globe. The company’s 

comprehensive security portfolio 

includes leading endpoint protection 

and a number of specialized security 

solutions and services to fight 

sophisticated and evolving digital 

threats. Over 400 million users are 

protected by Kaspersky Lab technologies 

and we help 270,000 corporate 

clients protect what matters 

most to them. Learn more at www. 

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Outpouring of American and foreign citizens mobilize 

against President’s “Executive Orders” to ban refugees 

from U.S. for four weeks and Muslim nationals for 90 days 

By Michele Waslin 

In his first week as president, President 

Donald Trump unleashed a 

series of executive orders, thereby 

launching his first strikes against 

current and future immigrants and 

refugees. In response, thousands 

of Americans mobilized over the 

weekend, demonstrating against the 

President’s actions. Strong opposition 

continues to come from foreign 

leaders, Congressional leaders, 

government bureaucrats, business 

leaders, university presidents, and 

others. 

The far-reaching and highly problematic 

executive orders on “Border 

Security and Immigration Enforcement 

Improvement” and “Enhancing 

Public Safety in the Interior of 

the United States” seek to radically 

change immigration enforcement 

along the U.S.-Mexico border and 

throughout the entire country. 

Friday’s “Protecting the National 

from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign 

Nationals” is intended to halt all 

refugee admissions for at least four 

months and bans nationals from 

seven Muslim-majority countries 

from entering the U.S. for at least 90 

days. Additional executive orders 

are expected in the coming days and 

weeks. 

Given the immediate impact of 

the ban, Friday’s executive order 

resulted in a great deal of confusion, 

frustration, and anger across 

the country and around the world. 

When the executive order was made 

public, large protests erupted at the 

White House and at airports around 

the country, including large numbers 

of attorneys offering free legal 

assistance and Members of Congress 

leveraging pressure on immigration 

officials. 

On Friday night and Saturday, the 

first travelers from the seven banned 

countries arrived at U.S. airports 

and were detained by Customs and 

Border Patrol (CBP) agents. CBP 

had not been issued clear guidance 

as to how the executive order was 

to be implemented, and as a result, 

treatment of foreign nationals differed 

by airport. 

Among those detained and scheduled 

to be returned to their home 

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countries were returning green card 

holders who already live and work 

in the U.S., as well as first-time green 

card holders whose vetting was recently 

completed, and temporary 

visitors to the U.S. One detainee was 

Hameed Khalid Darweesh, who 

had worked with the U.S. military 

as an interpreter in Iraq. As confusion 

and frustration rose and family 

members worried about their 

detained loved ones, immigration 

lawyers went to the airports to represent 

those in detention. 

The ACLU, National Immigrant 

Law Center, and other legal organizations 

immediately challenged 

the executive order on behalf of 

Darweesh and others, and Saturday 

night a federal judge in the Eastern 

District of New York issued a nationwide 

stay of removal, preventing 

the Trump administration from 

deporting refugees and others who 

had lawful authority to enter the 

U.S. Similar lawsuits were filed in 

other cities: in Boston, the federal 

court prohibited the detention and 

removal of all those subject to the 

executive order but the order was

limited to Logan Airport; in Virginia, 

the federal court ordered the 

government to give attorneys access 

to all green card holders being detained 

and prohibit their removal, 

and; in Seattle, the court prevented 

the removal of plaintiffs subject to 

the seven-Muslim-majority country 

ban. However, there were reports in 

multiple cities that CBP was slow 

to comply with the nationwide 

and local court 

orders, even after the 

federal judge’s order was 

issued. 

Not until Sunday did 

the White House clarify 

that the order did 

not extend to returning 

green card holders. 

Despite other rumors 

about changes to the application 

of the policy, 

no further official guidance 

has been publicly 

released. 

Democratic and Republican 

Members of Congress have also denounced 

the Muslim ban. Senate 

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer 

called the executive order “meanspirited 

and un-American,” and said 

he would “claw, scrap, and fight with 

every fiber of my being until these 

orders are overturned.” Republican 

Senators McCain and Graham issued 

a joint statement saying “We 

fear this executive order will become 

a self-inflicted wound in the 

fight against terrorism.” Some also 

criticized the administration for 

failing to follow the regular protocols 

and consulting with the right 

people before issuing an executive 

order. “You have an extreme vetting 

proposal that didn’t get the vetting 

it should have had,” said Ohio Sen. 

Rob Portman. 

Opposition has appeared from 

within the government bureaucracy 

as well. Foreign Service officers 

from the department of State drafted 

a dissent memo in opposition to 

the refugee ban, claiming the policy 

“runs counter to core American values 

of nondiscrimination, fair play, 

and extending a warm welcome to 

foreign visitors and immigrants. 

Alternative solutions are available 

to address the risk of terror attacks 

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which are both more effective and 

in line with Department of State and 

American values.” 

Business leaders also condemned 

the Administration’s actions, explaining 

that the executive orders 

could make it more difficult for 

America’s companies to compete. 

Google ordered its employees traveling 

overseas to return to the U.S. 

immediately. Google 

says at least 187 foreign-born 

employees 

could be prevented 

from entering the 

Photo: John Taylor 

country. Twitter’s 

chief executive tweeted 

that the economic 

impact of the Muslim 

ban is “real and upsetting.” 

Netflix chief 

executive said that 

“Trump’s actions are 

hurting Netflix employees 

around the 

world, and are so un- 

American it pains us all…Worse, 

these actions will make America 

less safe (through hatred and loss of 

allies) rather than more safe.” 

Thus far, the opposition to Trump’s 

immigration agenda has been fast 

and furious and will likely continue 

as he continues to roll out additional 

immigration orders.

Law suits challenge “Muslim Ban” executive order 

citing Constitutional guarantee of equal protection 

and statutory prohibitions against discrimination 

By Mary Kenney 

The fallout continues from last 

week’s immigration executive order, 

which has been coined the “Muslim 

Ban.” Several lawsuits have been 

filed to challenge the executive order, 

including Ali v. Trump, on the 

grounds that it violates the Constitution’s 

guarantee of equal protection 

under the law and a statutory 

prohibition against discrimination. 

The American Immigration 

Council, Northwest Immigrant 

Rights Project, and the National 

Immigration Project of the National 

Lawyers Guild filed this nationwide, 

class action lawsuit in the District 

Court for the Western District of 

Washington on Monday, January 30. 

At issue in this lawsuit is Section 

3 of the executive order, through 

which President Donald Trump 

abruptly suspended immigrant visa 

processing for nationals of seven 

predominantly Muslim countries, 

and prohibited their entry into the 

United States. Section 3 violates 

Congress’ clear intent in Section 

202(a)(1) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act to prevent 

discrimination in 

the issuance of immigrant 

visas “because of 

the person’s race, sex, 

nationality, place of 

birth, or place of residence.” 

It also violates Plaintiffs’ 

constitutionally 

protected rights to 

family, marriage, and 

equal protection under 

the law. The lawsuit 

was filed on behalf of United States 

citizens and lawful permanent residents 

who have filed visa petitions 

for their close family members who 

are nationals of the seven countries. 

Reema Dahman, a lawful permanent 

resident of the United States, 

filed a petition to bring her 16-yearold 

son stranded in war-torn Syria to 

the United States. The two have not 

seen each other since 2012. They are 

now at the last stage of processing, 

waiting only for an immigrant visa 

interview to be scheduled. But the 

President’s executive order has suspended 

immigrant visa interviews, 

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Photo: Geoff Livingston 

putting safety and security further 

out of the boy’s reach and further 

delaying the boy’s reunification with 

his mother. 

Ms. Dahman described the moment 

she realized her separation 

from her son would continue by 

saying: 

“I’m heartbroken. Every day I am 

filled with anguish at what might 

become of my son, and this order 

just crushed my hopes that I could 

get him out of harm’s way anytime 

soon.” 

Juweiya Ali is also a plaintiff. Her 

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Chuck Brooks named winner of “Cybersecurity 

Marketer of The Year” at the 2017 Cybersecurity 

Excellence Awards 

WASHINGTON, DC – Chuck 

Brooks, Vice President at 

Sutherland Government Solutions, 

and Chairman of The 

New Emerging Technologies 

Committee for CompTIA, was 

named winner of Cybersecurity 

Marketer of The Year at the 

2017 Cybersecurity Excellence 

Awards. 

The 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence 

Awards recognize companies, 

products and individuals 

that demonstrate excellence, 

innovation and leadership in 

information security. The finalists 

and winners were selected 

based on the strength of their 

nomination and the popular 

vote by members of the Information 

Security Community 

(both ratings and comments). 

“Congratulations to Chuck 

Brooks for winning the Cybersecurity 

Marketer of the Year category 

in the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence 

Awards,” said Holger Schulze, 

founder of the 350,000 member 

Information Security Community 

on LinkedIn which organizes the 

awards program. “With over 450 

entries, the 2017 awards are highly 

competitive. All winners and finalists 

reflect the very best in leadership, 

excellence and innovation in 

today’s cybersecurity industry.” 

Chuck’s thought leadership writings 

on cybersecurity have helped 

shape the public policy debate as he 

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is respected in industry, in the 

Federal Government, academia, 

and on Capitol Hill. He has been 

a force in discussing, advocating, 

promoting cybersecurity 

issues across digital media, at 

events, in professional forums, 

and with a variety of public policy 

organizations. 

He has been a leading evangelist 

for cybersecurity, homeland 

security, and emerging 

technologies in both the public 

and private sectors. He was selected 

by LinkedIn as “One of 

the Top 5 Tech People to Follow 

On LinkedIn” by LinkedIn. He 

has been a featured speaker at 

numerous events and conferences. 

He recently presented at 

a workshop sponsored by The 

National Academies of Sciences, 

Engineering, and Medicine and the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation on 

Securing Life Sciences Data. He recently 

spoke at George Washington 

University event about the Cyber 

Threat Spectrum, will be participating 

soon at USTRANSCOM Senior 

Leader Cyber Security Roundtable.

Chuck has authored numerous 

articles focusing on cybersecurity, 

homeland security and technology 

innovation for many publications 

including Forbes, Huffington Post, 

The Hill, Federal Times, IT Security 

Planet, Bizcatalyst 360, Next Gov, 

Alien Vault, Gov 

Tech, MIT Sloan 

Blog, Government 

Security News, and 

Brink. Chuck is a 

pioneer in social 

media with over 

32,000 followers 

on LinkedIn and a 

global following and 

has brought significant 

attention to cyber 

issues from his 

frequent posts and 

commentaries. He 

has been involved as a judge for the 

past four years as a Judge for Government 

Security News’ Annual 

Homeland Security Awards. 

As a senior executive in government 

relations, marketing, and management, 

Chuck brings a unique experience 

from service in the public 

sector, academia, and industry. He 

serves on a variety of boards, many 

of them philanthropic. He brings a 

substantive knowledge on a broad 

range of cyber issues and a special 

subject matter expertise of cybersecurity 

and homeland security in 

government that have benefited 

both the not-for-profit, public, and 

commercial sectors. 

Chuck is one of the original 

“plank holders” at the Department 

of Homeland Security (DHS). Admiral 

Jay Cohen, former Under Secretary 

for Science & Technology at 

DHS stated “Chuck 

Brooks. as Director 

of Legislative Affairs 

at DHS, was 

INVALUABLE to 

me, the DHS S&T 

Directorate, DHS, 

the Nation AND 

Congress in making 

the “reformation” 

of DHS S&T 

a complete success. 

His Hill/DC acumen, 

insight, reliability, 

ability to 

develop highly effective congressional 

interaction/communications is 

WITHOUT PEER in my nearly 16 

years dealing with senior executive 

branch officials, industry, academia 

and the Congress.” 

Dexter Ingram, Senior Advisor to 

Interpol, said the following about 

Chuck “he is a consummate professional 

who has a deep understanding 

of the issues, process, and people 

involved in the world of homeland 

security and Law enforcement. His 

breadth of experience derived from 

working on The Hill, in government, 

in academia, in industry, and with 

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the media make him truly unique.” 

Chuck worked for many years 

on Capitol Hill for the late Senator 

Arlen Specter and covered national 

security, foreign affairs, and technology 

issues. He also was a member 

of the Adjunct Faculty at John 

Hopkins University where taught 

homeland security for two years. 

He has advised a multitude of organizations 

including the Bill & Melinda 

Gates Foundation, The Cyber 

Resilience Institute, and the Center 

for Advancing Innovation. He also 

serves as Chairman of CompTIA’s 

New and Emerging Technologies 

Committee, and is a member of the 

AFCEA Cybersecurity Committee. 

He is on the Board of Advisors 

for CyberTech, and on the Board 

of Directors at Bravatek, and the 

Cyber Resilience Institute. He is 

an advisor to R & D cybersecurity 

company Inzero Systems. He is a 

subject Matter Expert to The Homeland 

Defense and Security Information 

Analysis Center (HDIAC), 

a Department of Defense (DoD) 

sponsored organization through 

the Defense Technical Information 

Center (DTIC. Chuck also serves as 

a Christian Science Monitor “Passcode 

Influencers Panel member” on 

Information Security. He has a BA 

from DePauw University and an 

MA from the University of Chicago.

Airport/Aviation Security 

First 777-300ER in United’s fleet christened 

the “New Spirit of United,” marking a new 

era of passion, service and innovation 

CHICAGO, IL – Jan. 17, 2017 / 

PRNewswire/ – Next month, a 

brand-new United Airlines plane 

will push back from the gate with a 

new name: “New Spirit of United.” 

This special aircraft is also the company’s 

first Boeing 777-300ER featuring 

the United Polaris all-aisle 

access, lie-flat seat. It represents a 

commitment to the future and the 

commencement of an exciting new 

chapter for the company as it builds 

the best airline in the world. 

“This aircraft symbolizes the new 

spirit, the energy and enthusiasm 

that I have seen in our employees 

who take great pride in the work 

they are doing to take care of our 

customers and one another,” said 

Oscar Munoz, chief executive officer 

of United Airlines. “The new 

777-300ER fleet will play a crucial 

role in connecting our customers 

to far-away destinations and to the 

moments that matter most.” 

The “New Spirit of United” is exemplified 

by the significant progress 

the company made in operational 

reliability last year – achieving its 

best full-year on-time performance 

in company history, the 

elevated customer experience 

and the completion 

of new agreements 

with every domestic 

unionized work group 

in 2016. As United Airlines 

continues to build 

on this momentum, this 

new aircraft serves as a 

symbol of the hard work, 

professionalism and 

dedication of the entire United team 

to our customers. 

The aircraft will start regularly 

scheduled service in February 2017. 

This is the first of 14 777-300ER aircraft 

United expects to place into 

service in 2017. 

About United 

United Airlines and United Express 

operate more than 4,500 flights a 

day to 339 airports across five continents. 

In 2016, United and United 

Express operated more than 1.6 million 

flights carrying more than 143 

million customers. United is proud 

to have the world’s most comprehensive 

route network, including U.S. 

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mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, 

Houston, Los Angeles, New York/ 

Newark, San Francisco and Washington, 

D.C. The airline is a founding 

member of Star Alliance, which 

provides service to 192 countries 

via 28 member airlines. For more 

information, visit united.com, follow 

@United on Twitter or connect 

on Facebook. The common stock of 

United’s parent, United Continental 

Holdings, Inc., is traded on the 

NYSE under the symbol UAL.


Passenger advocacy group lists 

concerns before airline CEOs meet with 

President Trump 

WASHINGTON, DC – Feb. 6, 2017 

CEOs from the major U.S. Airlines 

will meet with President 

Trump on Thursday and 

will likely discuss air 

traffic control privatization 

and further limitations 

on foreign air competition. 

As profits soar 

to record levels, passengers 

face a reduction in 

flights, shrinking seats, 

and less reliable air travel 

especially from small 

and medium size cities, 

noted FlyersRights.org. 

Being exempt from state consumer 

protection laws is not enough for 

the airlines. They seek to block foreign 

competition from airlines such 

as Norwegian Air, WOW Airlines, 

and Emirates. Blocking foreign 

competition will result in higher 

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prices and fewer choices for consumers. 

Paul Hudson, president 

of FlyersRights.org and 

member of the FAA Aviation 

Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee, noted the 

similarities between the 

airline industry now and 

the railroad industry in 

the 19th century, “Then, 

railroads controlled long 

distance transportation, 

as well as the courts and 

government regulators. 

A new word was coined to describe 

their abusive treatment of the public: 

being railroaded. Today, Americans 

are being ‘airlined’.” 

Additionally, the airlines are 

pushing for privatization of the Air 

Traffic Control system. The plan 

for privatization leaves little room 

for government oversight over an 

inherently governmental function, 

would transfer all government air 

traffic control to a AMTRAK like 

entity controlled by the airlines, and 

grant a long list of demands sought 

by air controller union including 

the right to strike. Such legislation 

was passed by the House in the last 

Congress but not acted on by the 

Senate. 

FlyersRights.org is the United 

States’ largest airline passenger advocacy 

group. The organization is 

most famous for spearheading the 

Passenger Bill of Rights and the 

rule against tarmac confinements. 

Among the many services it provides 

for airline passengers, it operates 

a toll-free hotline and publishes 

a weekly newsletter. FlyersRights. 

org is currently appealing the FAA’s 

refusal to enact a rulemaking to 

address the problems of shrinking 

seat sizes to the D.C. Circuit Court 

of Appeals. (Case 16-1101, FlyersRights 

Education Fund v. FAA). 

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Southwest and NetJets Pilots Urge President-elect 

Trump to Reverse NAI Foreign Carrier Permit 

DALLAS, TX – The Southwest Airlines 

Pilots’ Association (SWAPA) 

is partnering with the NetJets Association 

of Shared Aircraft Pilots 

(NJASAP) to urge President-elect 

Trump to reverse the decision to 

grant Norwegian Air International 

a foreign carrier permit. The two 

groups will meet in the nation’s capital 

for a Rally for U.S. Aviation Jobs 

on January 24. 

In the final days of his administration, 

President Obama granted 

Norwegian Air International (NAI) 

a foreign carrier permit, placing 

tens of thousands of U.S. jobs at risk. 

“This decision is just another failed 

trade deal by the Obama administration, 

giving foreign companies an 

unfair advantage over U.S. 

companies,” said Captain 

Jon Weaks, SWAPA 

President. “Only President-elect 

Trump has the 

power to reverse the lame 

duck Obama Administration’s 

reckless approval of 

Captain Jon Weaks 

SWAPA President 

NAI before it takes effect 

on January 29.” 

The late-December decision 

to grant NAI a foreign carrier 

permit paves the way for NAI 

to execute on its flag of convenience 

(FOC) scheme. This permit allows 

for Norwegian to establish an Irish 

subsidiary in order to take advantage 

of Ireland’s impotent labor, tax, 

and social laws. This is exactly the 

type of scheme that decimated the 

U.S. shipping industry and will be 

the catalyst for a race to the bottom 

in the U.S. airline industry. 

Government affairs representatives 

from SWAPA and NJASAP 

continue to work every possible avenue 

to garner the attention of the 

president-elect and right this wrong. 

With the January 29 deadline looming, 

the groups believe that time 

is of the essence, and the 

time for action is now. 

“The Obama administration 

has tilted the field 

of play in favor of a foreign 

competitor and put 

thousands of good-paying, 

middle-class, U.S. aviation 

jobs at risk. It will be up to 

the Trump administration 

to save them,” said SWAPA 

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Governmental Affairs Committee 

Chair Chip Hancock. Added 

Weaks, “President-elect Trump was 

elected on a pro-American worker 

platform and has already delivered 

wins for several American companies. 

It is our sincere desire that the 

president-elect will right this wrong 

by repealing this detrimental ruling.” 

About SWAPA 

Located in Dallas, Texas, the Southwest 

Airlines Pilots’ Association 

(SWAPA) is a non-profit employee 

organization representing the more 

than 8,500 pilots of Southwest Airlines. 

SWAPA works to provide a 

secure and rewarding career for 

Southwest pilots and their families 

through negotiating contracts, 

defending contractual rights and 

actively promoting professionalism 

and safety. For more information 

on the Southwest Airlines Pilots’ 

Association, visit www.swapa. 

org. Rally Hashtags: #DenyNAI 

#MakeItRight #ReverseObama


British air traffic control provider tabs 

Rohde & Schwarz for second voice system 

MUNICH – Feb. 7, 2017 NATS has 

selected the R&S VCS-4G IP-based 

voice communications system from 

Rohde & Schwarz as its second 

voice system for its air traffic control 

(ATC) communications in UK 

airspace. The voice over IP (VoIP) 

COTS solution from the Munichbased 

electronics firm was chosen 

based on its reliability, innovation 

and flexibility to create a single 

platform across NATS’ Swanwick 

and Prestwick control centers. In 

addition, the company has agreed 

to an accelerated delivery schedule 

to support NATS in their “Deploying 

SESAR” transformation programme. 

Rohde & Schwarz will provide the 

British air traffic service provider 

NATS with the IP-based voice communications 

system R&S VCS-4G. 

Within the framework of the Single 

European Sky (SES) initiative, NATS 

will modernize its entire air traffic 

management (ATM) infrastructure 

over the next few years. Tim Bullock, 

Director Supply Chain Management 

at NATS, explains: “NATS 

controls more than 2.4 million 

flights every year. Our systems must 

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be both flexible and 

able to handle heavy 

workloads in order 

to ensure efficient operations 

for airlines 

and passengers alike. 

We have found in Rohde 

& Schwarz an innovative 

and reliable 

partner. We welcome 

them to the collaborative 

team of suppliers joining us on 

our ATM transformation journey 

towards SESAR deployment.” 

Rohde & Schwarz will begin the 

implementation of the second voice 

system in 2017. It will provide enhanced 

resilience for voice based 

radio communications in UK airspace. 

The air traffic control centers 

in Swanwick and Prestwick as well 

as the NATS corporate and technical 

centre in Whiteley will all be 

equipped in a phased deployment 

that will be completed by 2020. The 

order includes the delivery, implementation 

and through-life support 

of more than 450 R&S VCS-4G controller 

working positions (CWP). 

Up to 1700 radios and various 

ground-ground lines will be connected 

to the system. 

According to Bosco Novak, Executive 

Vice President Secure Communications 

Division at Rohde & 

Schwarz: “NATS is a forerunner in 

the deployment of SESAR and introducing 

new technologies. It will 

be the first air traffic control provider 

in Europe to completely migrate 

all of its ATC communications to 

IP. Deploying our technology as the 

second voice system will increase 

service resilience and add operational 

flexibility to NATS business 

operation.” 

As airspace becomes more crowded, 

there is an increased demand for 

flexible, load-based reallocation of 

resources while ensuring efficient 

More on page 40

AMICO Security launches next generation 

ANC composite fence system, receives M5.0 

security rating 

BIRMINGHAM, AL — December 

30, 2016 — AMICO Security announced 

today that its ANC fence 

system has received an M5.0 security 

rating in compliance with the 

ASTM F2781-10 standard, which is 

used to test the forced entry resistance 

of security fence systems, an 

important designation for the military, 

the U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, industrial businesses 

and utilities. 

The next generation ANC fence 

system is a uniquely designed, 

non-metallic fencing system that is 

non-conductive and radar friendly, 

making it ideal for the protection of 

The non-conductive, radar friendly ANC fence system is ideal for 

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utility substations, airports and military 

applications. The ANC fence 

system is made up of a proprietary 

composite blend of non-conductive 

materials configured to increase the 

strength to weight ratio and greatly 

improve the level of security. 

The ANC fence system uses a 

unique self-draining diamond 

design and is a medium 

security alternative 

to traditional chain link 

fence products, which offers 

minimal security and 

can easily be compromised 

with simple hand tools. 

Because the system is non metallic, 

the ANC fence system 

is non-conductive 

and does not require 

grounding like a traditional 

chain link fence, 

significantly reducing 

the time and cost of engineering 

and fence installation. 

The system 

is ideal for use around 

power plants and sub 

stations, where the 

metal fencing can conduct 

electricity and become dangerous 

to the touch, and is widely used 

around (static synchronous compensators) 

STATCOMs, (switched 

virtual circuits) SVCs and reactors 

due to their high magnetic fields. 

The ANC fence system does not interfere 

with radar signals due to its 

non-metallic composition. 

“The unique design and 

high strength of the ANC 

fence system provides a 

safe, secure, aesthetic option 

to utilities, military 

bases and airports,” said 

Gary Baltz, Director of 

Marketing for AMICO Security. 

“Our product provides safety to the 

public and utility workers against 

step and touch potential, while at 

the same time greatly enhancing 

the security of our power grid and 

infrastructure. The system is easy to 

install in both new construction or 

retrofit situations.” 

The ANC fence system can be assembled 

up to 20 feet high and integrates 

with vehicular and pedestrian 

sliding automatic gate systems. The 

use in multiple perimeter security applications More on page 41

Written testimony of DHS Secretary John F. Kelly for a House 

Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Ending the 

Crisis: America’s Borders and the Path to Security” 

Release Date: 

February 7, 2017 

210 House Capitol Visitor Center, 

U.S. Capitol 

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member 

Thompson, and distinguished 

Members of the Committee: 

It is a great honor and privilege to 

appear before you today to discuss 

the crucial mission of the Department 

of Homeland Security (DHS) 

to protect the homeland and secure 

our nation’s borders. 

Over the past 45 years, I have 

been privileged to serve my nation 

as both an enlisted Marine and an 

officer. I have worked with our allies 

across agencies, the private sector, 

and with independent experts to 

identify innovative, comprehensive 

solutions to current and emerging 

threats. These assignments—while 

varied—shared the common characteristics 

of working within and 

leading large, complex, and diverse 

mission-focused organizations 

while under great pressure to produce 

results. 

I am humbled to once again be 

called to serve, this time 

with the men and women 

of DHS. As a Department, 

we face diverse 

challenges and adversaries 

that do not respect 

our rule of law or our 

borders. As Secretary, 

you have my commitment 

to tirelessly protect 

our country from 

threats, secure the border, and enforce 

the law while expediting lawful 

trade and travel. In pursuit of those 

missions, please know that I take 

seriously our legal responsibilities 

to balance the security of our homeland 

with the protection of privacy, 

civil rights, and civil liberties. 

The President’s Executive Orders 

During his first two weeks in office, 

President Trump issued executive 

orders to secure our borders, enforce 

our immigration laws, and protect 

the nation from foreign terrorist entry 

into the United States. The President 

has gotten right to work, fighting 

on behalf of American families 

and workers—and these moves will 

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DHS Secretary 

John F. Kelly 

strengthen our national 

security. 

The purpose of the 

order on border security 

is to direct executive 

departments and agencies 

to deploy all lawful 

means to secure the nation’s 

southern border, 

prevent further illegal 

immigration into the 

United States, and to repatriate illegal 

aliens swiftly, consistently, and 

humanely. 

This executive order establishes 

the foundation for securing our 

southern border by providing the 

tools, resources, and policy direction 

for DHS’s dedicated men and 

women who are responsible for securing 

the border—to prevent illegal 

immigration, drug and human 

trafficking, and acts of terrorism. 

In accordance with existing law, 

DHS is immediately taking all appropriate 

steps to plan, design, and 

construct a physical wall along the 

southern border, using the materials 

and technology that will most 

effectively achieve operational con-

trol of the southern border. In addition, 

DHS is immediately taking 

all appropriate action to ensure that 

the parole and asylum provisions of 

federal immigration law are applied 

consistent with the requirements of 

the law, and not exploited to prevent 

the removal of otherwise removable 

aliens. 

The executive order on interior 

immigration enforcement provides 

DHS with the tools it needs 

to enforce federal immigration laws 

within the United States. It will remove 

many of the obstacles that 

have been making it more difficult 

for the dedicated men and women 

of U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE) to carry out 

their mission, which includes arresting, 

detaining, and removing illegal 

aliens from the United States. 

Essentially, it will restore the highly 

successful Secure Communities 

Program, which allows ICE to more 

easily target criminal aliens for removal. 

A third executive order, signed 

by the President on January 27, will 

protect all Americans from certain 

foreign nationals who intend 

to commit terrorist attacks in the 

United States by preventing such 

individuals from exploiting our immigration 

laws. The order suspends 

entry into the United States from 

Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan Syria, 

Libya and Yemen until a comprehensive 

review has been completed; 

directs Federal agencies to implement 

uniform screening standards 

across all immigration programs; 

suspends the Refugee Admissions 

Program for 120 days to assess the 

vulnerabilities in the program and 

establish additional procedures to 

ensure refugees admitted do not 

pose a threat to national security or 

public safety; orders completion of 

the biometric entry-exit system; and 

ensures that applicants for visas are 

personally interviewed before their 

visas are approved in compliance 

with INA 222. 

As the President has stated, 

“Homeland Security is in the business 

of saving lives, and that mandate 

will guide our actions.” These 

executive orders further that goal 

by enhancing border security, promoting 

public safety, and minimizing 

the threat of terrorist attacks by 

foreign nationals in the homeland. 

More important, however, these executive 

orders emphasize the rule 

of law as a bedrock principle of our 

immigration system and provide 

clearly defined consequences for 

those who would violate our laws. 

Border Security 

and Immigration Enforcement 

As a nation, control of our borders 

is paramount. Without that control, 

every other form of threat—illicit 

drugs, unauthorized immigrants, 

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transnational organized crime, certain 

dangerous communicable diseases, 

terrorists—could enter at will. 

DHS was created to prevent terrorist 

attacks against the United States. 

The principal means of prevention 

within the United States is effective 

border control, denying admission 

to aliens who seek to harm Americans 

or violate our laws, and countering 

efforts to recruit individuals 

to undertake terrorist acts. 

Achieving this priority begins 

with physical obstacles like a border 

barrier and supporting infrastructure 

and surveillance capabilities. 

In this effort, I am committed to 

executing President Trump’s plan to 

secure our southern border with effective 

physical barriers, advanced 

technology, and strategic deployment 

of law enforcement personnel. 

While the presence of physical 

barriers and additional technology 

is essential, it must be bolstered by 

persistent patrol and the vigilance 

of the dedicated men and women of 

DHS. 

We must augment our expanded 

border security initiatives with 

vigorous interior enforcement and 

administration of our immigration 

laws in a manner that serves the 

national interest. This effort will include 

greater cooperation and coordination 

between DHS’s operational 

components, which are responsible 

for administering immigration ben-

DHS Secretary Kelly: “Ending the Crisis: America’s Borders and the Path to Security” 

efits and enforcing our nation’s existing 

immigration laws. 

Within DHS and our Federal, 

State, local, and international partners, 

we must expand our vetting 

of those seeking to enter our country—particularly 

of those individuals 

from high-risk countries—including 

refugees. We 

currently lack a comprehensive 

strategy 

with uniform screening 

standards to prevent 

terrorists from 

entering the country. 

Unfortunately, our 

country has recently 

admitted some foreign nationals 

without an adequate understanding 

of their allegiances and intentions. 

Additionally, because they are apprehended 

by DHS law enforcement 

agents, we know there continue to 

be any number of so-called “special 

interest aliens” that make their way 

into our country illegally each year. 

Last year, over 415,816 migrants, 

mostly from Central America and 

Mexico—including over 137,614 

unaccompanied children and individuals 

travelling in family units— 

were apprehended on our southern 

border. Many of those arriving at 

our southern border have fled violence, 

poverty, criminal networks, 

and gangs in their native countries. 

Border security requires a layered approach 

that extends far beyond our shores, throughout 

the hemisphere, in partnership with our 

neighbors to the south and north. 

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While the vast majority are fleeing 

violence or seeking economic opportunity, 

a small number of individuals 

could potentially be seeking 

to do us harm or commit crimes. 

Regardless of purpose or circumstance, 

the ease with which human 

smugglers have moved tens of thousands 

of people to our nation’s doorstep 

also serves as another warning 

sign: these smuggling routes are a 

potential vulnerability of our homeland. 

Our vigorous response to these 

threats must include increased border 

security infrastructure, personnel, 

and technology. However, we 

cannot just play defense in securing 

our borders. Border security 

requires a layered approach that 

extends far beyond our shores, 

throughout the hemisphere, in partnership 

with our neighbors to the 

south and north. 

Along nearly 7,000 miles of land 

border, approximately 95,000 miles 

of shoreline, and at 328 ports of entry 

and numerous locations abroad, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) has a critical role in preventing 

the illegal entry of people and 

goods into the United States. 

Across the wide expanses of our 

nation’s land, air, and maritime environments, 

CBP has worked to 

address the changing 

demographics 

of attempted border 

crossers and to 

maintain border security 

through significant 

investments 

in enforcement resources, 

technology, 

infrastructure, and enhanced 

operational tactics and strategy. 

Through advances in detection capabilities, 

such as fixed, mobile, 

and agent-portable surveillance 

systems, tethered and tactical aerostats, 

unmanned aircraft systems, 

and ground sensors, which work 

in conjunction with tactical border 

infrastructure and agent deployment, 

CBP is enhancing its ability 

to quickly detect, identify, and respond 

to illegal border crossings. 

At our nation’s air, land, and sea 

ports of entry, more travelers and 

cargo are arriving than ever before. 

To maintain the security of growing 

volumes of international travelers, 

CBP performs a full range of inspec-

tion activities and continues to enhance 

its pre-departure traveler vetting 

systems and integrate biometric 

technologies. CBP has also made 

significant developments in its intelligence 

and targeting capabilities 

to segment and target shipments 

and individuals by potential level of 

risk to identify and stop potentially 

dangerous travelers or cargo before 

boarding an aircraft or conveyance 

bound for the United States. 

Beyond managing the influx of 

people and cargo arriving in the 

United States, CBP is working with 

other DHS agencies to strengthen 

its capabilities to identify foreign 

nationals who have violated our immigration 

laws, as well as to track 

suspect persons and cargo exiting 

the country. CBP is also leveraging 

its newly-established Counter Network 

Program, which focuses on 

detecting, disrupting, and dismantling 

transnational criminal organizations, 

by expanding information 

sharing, increasing partnerships 

and collaboration that enhance 

border security, conducting joint 

exploitation of intelligence, and comanaging 

of operations with interagency 

and international partners. 

These efforts are building toward a 

safer and more secure border environment, 

one that supports the 

safety and success of each agent and 

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officer in the field. 

In the maritime environment, 

the U.S. Coast 

Guard (USCG) utilizes 

a multi-faceted layered approach 

to interdict threats far from 

the borders of our nation to combat 

the efforts of transnational criminal 

organizations. Targeting the primary 

flow of illicit drug traffic has a direct 

and damaging impact on these 

networks. 

Successful Coast Guard interdictions 

in the maritime transit zones 

feed a cycle of success—subsequent 

prosecutions lead to actionable intelligence 

on future events, which 

produces follow-on seizures and additional 

intelligence. Suspects from 

these cases divulge information 

during prosecution and sentencing 

that is critical to indicting, extraditing, 

and convicting drug kingpins 

and dismantling these sophisticated 

networks. 

USCG secures the maritime domain 

by conducting patrols and 

coordinating with other federal 

agencies and foreign countries to 

interdict aliens at sea, denying them 

illegal entry via maritime routes to 

the United States, its territories and 

possessions. Thousands of aliens attempt 

to enter this country illegally 

every year using maritime routes, 

many via smuggling operations. Interdicting 

these aliens at 

sea reduces the safety risks 

involved in such transits. 

Interdicted aliens can 

be quickly returned to their 

countries of origin, avoiding the 

costlier processes required if they 

successfully enter the United States. 

Interagency and International 

Cooperation 

As Secretary, I will advocate for expanding 

cooperation inside the interagency 

and with partner nations, 

particularly Canada and Mexico. 

Interagency relationships and bilateral 

cooperation are critical to identifying, 

monitoring, and countering 

threats to U.S. national security and 

regional stability. While DHS possesses 

unique authorities and capabilities, 

we must enhance and leverage 

our coordination with federal, 

state, local, and tribal partners. The 

magnitude, scope, and complexity 

of the challenges we face—illegal 

immigration, transnational crime, 

human smuggling and trafficking, 

and terrorism—demand an integrated 

counter-network approach. 

Regionally, we must continue to 

build partner capacity. Illegal immigration 

and transnational organized 

crime threaten not only our 

own security, but also the stability 

and prosperity of our Latin Ameri-

DHS Secretary Kelly: “Ending the Crisis: America’s Borders and the Path to Security” 

can neighbors. In Colombia, for 

example, we learned that key principles 

to defeating large cartels and 

insurgents are the same as defeating 

criminal networks: a strong, accountable 

government that protects 

its citizens, upholds the rule of law, 

and expands economic opportunity 

for all. It taught us that countering 

illicit trafficking and preventing terrorism 

often go hand-in- hand, and 

that U.S. interagency cooperation, 

coupled with a committed international 

partner, can help bring a 

country back from the brink. I believe 

these lessons can be applied 

across our many international partnerships, 

and in furtherance of our 

government’s many missions beyond 

our borders. 

Presently, we have a great opportunity 

in Central America to 

capitalize on the region’s growing 

political will to combat criminal 

networks and control hemispheric 

migration. Leaders in many of our 

partner nations recognize the magnitude 

of the tasks ahead and are 

prepared to address them, but they 

need our support. As we learned in 

Colombia, sustained engagement 

by the United States can make a real 

and lasting difference. 

Conclusion 

The security challenges facing DHS 

and our nation are considerable, 

particularly along the southern border. 

We have the laws in place to secure 

our borders. We also have outstanding 

men and women working 

at DHS, and in other federal, state, 

local, and tribal law enforcement 

agencies, who are committed to the 

border security mission. Finally, we 

now have a clear mission objective 

and the will to complete that mission 

successfully. We must accelerate 

our collective efforts to enforce 

the laws on the books and support 

those sworn to uphold the law. You 

have my commitment to work tirelessly 

to ensure that the men and 

women of DHS are empowered do 

their jobs. 

I believe in America and the principles 

upon which our country and 

way of life are guaranteed, and I 

believe in respect, tolerance, and 

diversity of opinions. I have a profound 

respect for the rule of law and 

will always strive to preserve it. As 

I mentioned in my confirmation 

hearing, I have never had a problem 

speaking truth to power, and I 

firmly believe that those in power 

deserve full candor and my honest 

assessment and recommendations. 

As Secretary, I recognize the 

many challenges facing DHS and I 

will do everything within my ability 

to meet and overcome those chal- 

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lenges, while preserving our liberty, 

upholding our laws, and protecting 

our citizens. 

Thank you again for the opportunity 

to appear before you today and 

for your continued support of DHS. 

I am confident that we will continue 

to build upon the momentum generated 

as a result of our previous operational 

achievements around the 

world. I remain committed to working 

with this Committee to forge a 

strong and productive relationship 

going forward to secure our borders 

and help prevent and combat 

threats to our nation. 

I would be pleased to answer any 

questions.

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Salient CRGT Announces Definitive Agreement 

to Acquire Information Innovators, Inc. 

FAIRFAX, VA – February 6, 2017 

– Salient CRGT, Inc. (“Salient 

CRGT”), a leading provider of agile 

software development, data analytics, 

mobility, cyber security, and 

infrastructure solutions, today announced 

that it has signed a definitive 

agreement for the acquisition 

of Springfield, VA-based Information 

Innovators, Inc. (“Triple-i”), a 

technology and missionfocused 

company serving 

the federal government, 

with particular strength 

in the healthcare information 

technology (“IT”) arena. The 

agreement is expected to close within 

the first quarter of 2017. Salient 

CRGT is backed by two private equity 

firms, Bridge Growth Partners, 

LLC and Frontenac Co, and Triple-i 

is backed by DFW Capital Partners. 

The transaction combines two 

highly complementary businesses. 

Triple-i has spent the past 16 years 

building and delivering a full suite of 

next generation solutions, including 

healthcare IT services, enterprise IT 

solutions, cloud services and agile 

development capabilities focused 

on the needs of customers within 

federal healthcare, civilian, national 

security, and defense markets. With 

the acquisition, Salient CRGT will 

increase its revenues to more than 

$500 million, solidifying the company’s 

position in the mid-tier federal 

IT services market and allowing 

it to effectively compete with largescale 

professional services providers 

while maintaining its agile, innovative, 

quality-driven, and customercentric 

approach. 

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“Salient 

CRGT’s acquisition 

of Triple-i directly supports 

the company’s long-term growth objectives 

to create a premier mid-tier 

agile software development, data 

analytics, cyber security and mobility 

solution and services company. 

By combining the ingenuity, creativity, 

and commitment of Salient 

CRGT and Triple-i employees, we 

will be able to deliver expanded services 

to our existing customers and 

offer compelling solutions to new 

customers,” said Brad Antle, Chief 

Executive Officer, Salient CRGT. 

“Now positioned firmly in this midtier 

market segment, Salient CRGT 

will compete more successfully and 

profitably in the federal IT market 

space with notable new capabilities 

in healthcare IT and consulting, IT 

infrastructure, network engineering 

and operations management, and 

cloud-based technologies.” 

“This exciting transaction is a strategic 

step forward for Salient CRGT 

that is consistent with the goals we 

set together with our private equity 

partners Bridge Growth 

and Frontenac, when 

we decided to merge Salient 

and CRGT in 2015. 

Triple-i has supported 11 

out of the 15 cabinet-level federal 

departments to design, implement, 

sustain and manage their IT and 

healthcare services requirements,” 

said Tom Ferrando, President of 

Salient CRGT. “By combining their 

experience and our network, this 

acquisition expands Salient CRGT’s 

portfolio of high-profile agencies, 

including Health and Human Services, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Defense Health Agency, and 

Department of Homeland Security 

while adding important contracts to 

our portfolio, including VA T4NG,

CMS SPARC, GSA PSS, and US- 

AMRAA TEAMS, among others.” 

Commenting on the strategic 

nature of the acquisition, Steve 

Ikirt, President and Chief Executive 

Officer of Triple-i said, “Over 

the years, there have been several 

companies interested in having 

Triple-i become part of their 

team. We determined that Salient 

CRGT had the strength of management, 

clear strategic direction, 

proven financial performance, 

and the right mix of capabilities 

and customers to be an ideal fit 

for Triple-i. With Salient CRGT, 

we will be even better positioned 

to serve our customers’ needs with 

a broader and more diverse set of 

services.” 

Terms of the transaction were not 

disclosed. RBC Capital Markets and 

Sagent Advisors served as Salient 

CRGT’s financial advisors, and KippsDeSanto 

& Co. served as Triplei’s 

financial advisor. Willkie Farr & 

Gallagher LLP and Garvey Schubert 

Barer served as legal advisor for 

Salient CRGT. Holland & Knight 

served as legal advisor for Triple-i. 

About Salient CRGT 

Salient CRGT provides agile software 

development, data analytics, 

mobility, cyber security and infrastructure 

solutions. We support 

these core capabilities with full lifecycle 

IT services and training—to 

Enterprise IT 

Ensuring technology platforms are secure, 

efficient, and reliable. 

help our customers meet critical 

goals for pivotal missions. We are 

purpose built for IT transformation 

supporting federal civilian, defense, 

homeland, and intelligence agencies, 

as well as Fortune 1000 companies. 

We use the most innovative 

talent delivery model in the industry, 

scientifically providing exactly 

the right people for the customers’ 

most pressing requirements. Salient 

CRGT has earned a record of success 

with integration and operations 

of large‐scale, high‐volume solutions. 

For additional information 

on Salient CRGT, visit www.salientcrgt.com. 

About Information Innovators, Inc. 

Information Innovators Inc. (Triple-i) 

delivers solutions and services 

to IT and health-focused clients 

across the federal government. The 

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Company defines, develops, and 

implements innovations that help 

solve its customers’ hardest problems 

while saving them money, 

modernizing their systems, and 

achieving their mission objectives. 

Triple-i serves federal departments 

including Health and Human 

Services, Veterans Affairs, 

Homeland Security, Defense, 

Commerce, Transportation, Education, 

Housing and Urban Development, 

and the Intelligence 

Community through its core capabilities—enterprise 

IT services, 

cloud and hosting solutions, cyber 

security, software development and 

implementation, data and analytics, 

and health services. For more information, 

visit www.iiinfo.com. 

About Bridge Growth Partners 

Bridge Growth Partners, LLC brings 

together significant investment, 

financial, operating and strategic 

business building expertise and talent 

for the purpose of investing in 

carefully selected, growing and important 

segments of the technology 

and technology-enabled financial 

services sectors. For more information, 

visit www.bridgegrowthpartners.com. 

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Federal experts agree that ‘Internet of Things’ 

demands simple baked-in security 

By Tom O’Keefe 

As the federal government 

begins to 

incorporate mobile 

devices and the Internet 

of Things 

(IoT), security must 

be “baked in,” not “sprinkled on” as 

an afterthought to avoid hacking. 

That’s the verdict from experts 

in government and the contractor 

community, who recently met for 

a panel discussion on “Uniting Cybersecurity, 

Mobility and the Internet 

of Things” at immixGroup’s annual 

government summit on federal 

budgeting. 

The risk of cyber attack through 

IoT-enabled devices made headlines 

late last year when a highprofile 

internet-monitoring and 

traffic-routing company was hacked 

in a distributed denial of service 

(DDOS) attack. A simple malware 

called Mirai infected consumer 

DVRs, flooding the company with 

millions of bogus information requests. 

The company’s servers were 

overwhelmed, temporarily knocking 

out some of the nation’s most 

visited websites. 

Old security precautions 

don’t fit IoT 

Among federal agencies, current 

security requirements don’t necessarily 

fit in the new IoT environment. 

According to Jose Padin, 

sales engineering director, 

Federal Civilian & SI for Citrix, the 

fed’s approach to security “doesn’t 

always translate into consumerbased 

electronics.” 

The answer is for government organizations 

to develop or purchase 

new mobile and IoT solutions with 

security built in, said Michael Theis, 

with the CERT Insider Threat Center 

Software Engineering Institute. 

“I don’t think anyone’s really widely 

codified how you go about making 

sure that things are secure from the 

beginning,” said Theis. 

Padin noted that hardware, firmware 

and software for IoT-enabled 

products is “the wild west.” He said 

government must add security controls 

into procurement processes 

for these devices. He also acknowledged 

that industry must make investments 

in applying these requirements 

to all devices, rather than 

creating government versions. 

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Bad actors, Padin said, “realize 

that the weakest link is the consumer.” 

By building security provisions 

to products from the start, consumers 

will no longer be a vulnerability 

when they buy IoT-enabled appliances. 

At a more technical level, the challenge 

for government is to have the 

appropriate identity management 

requirements for mobility and IoT, 

according to Donna Dodson, director 

of the IT laboratory and chief 

cybersecurity advisor for NIST. A 

personal identity verification card, 

for example, “works nicely in a laptop 

or desktop but in a mobile device, 

not so much.” 

“The end users really matter here,” 

Dodson said. “We need to give them 

answers that are easy for them to 

do the right thing, hard to do the 

wrong thing and easy to back up if 

the wrong thing is done.” It’s important 

to think about identity management 

in the IoT space, she added. 

In many cases that may start “at 

the silicon level,” said Ashish Parikh, 

vice president of software and solutions 

at Arrow’s systems integration 

business. Silicon vendors are 

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Farpointe warns access control channel to suggest customers 

add anti-hacking measures, as Federal Trade Commission is 

now insisting on cyber security protection 

SUNNYVALE, CA – February 

14, 2017 – Farpointe Data, the access 

control industry’s trusted 

global partner for RFID solutions, 

is notifying its access control manufacturers, 

distributors, integrators 

and dealers that hacking of access 

control systems has become a threat 

far bigger than most think. Protecting 

their end-users from hackers is 

imperative for channel partners. 

“The U.S. federal government 

suffered a staggering 61,000 cybersecurity 

breaches, that it knows of, 

last year alone,” reports Farpointe 

Data President Scott Lindley. “Several 

recent events highlight the importance 

of why the access control 

channel must work with their customers 

to deal with accelerating 

hacking attacks.” 

According to Lindley, the most 

important is that the U.S. Federal 

Trade Commission (FTC) has decided 

that it will hold the business 

community responsible for failing 

to implement good cyber security 

practices and is now filing lawsuits 

against those that don’t. An appeals 

court has backed its lawsuit against 

the hotel chain operator Wyndham 

Worldwide for not protecting 

consumers’ information and, just 

recently, the FTC filed a lawsuit 

against D-Link and its U.S. subsidiary, 

alleging that it used inadequate 

safeguards on its wireless routers 

and IP cameras that left them vulnerable 

to hackers. 

“Prospective penalties go beyond 

FTC threats, though,” Lindley 

warns. “A luxury hotel in Austria, 

the Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt, 

recently had to pay hackers a ransom 

after they managed to access 

its electronic key system and lock all 

the hotel guests in their rooms. Approximately 

180 people were staying 

at the hotel on that day. Many 

were locked in their rooms, while 

others were locked out of theirs. The 

hackers demanded €1,500, about 

$1,600. The hotel decided to pay, explaining 

that they felt that they had 

no other choice, especially because 

neither police nor insurance could 

help them.” 

Adding to the problem, states 

Lindley, is that Wiegand, the industry 

standard over-the-air protocol 

commonly used to communicate 

credential data from a card to an 

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electronic 

access 

reader, is 

no longer 

inherently 

s e c u r e 

due to its 

original 

obscure 

and non-standard nature. 

For this reason, Farpointe has introduced 

features such as potting all 

readers and options that can be added 

to the readers. The first is MAX- 

Secure, which provides a higher-security 

handshake, or code, between 

the proximity or smart card, tag and 

reader to help ensure that readers 

will only accept information from 

specially coded credentials. The second 

is Valid ID, a new anti-tamper 

feature available with contactless 

smartcard readers, cards and tags. 

It can add an additional layer of 

authentication assurance to NXP’s 

MIFARE DESFire EV1 smartcard 

platform, operating independently, 

in addition to, and above the significant 

standard level of security that 

DESFire EV1 delivers. Valid ID lets 

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Varex Imaging completes separation from Varian 

Medical Systems, Lists on Nasdaq Stock Market 

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – January 30, 

2017 – Varex Imaging Corporation 

(Nasdaq: VREX) today announced 

that its spin-off from Varian Medical 

Systems (NYSE: VAR) has been 

successfully completed. The common 

stock of Varex Imaging, a new 

independent public company, will 

begin trading “regular way” today 

on the Nasdaq Global Select Market 

under the ticker symbol “VREX”. 

Under the terms of the previously 

announced separation, Varian 

stockholders received 0.4 of a share 

of Varex stock for every one share of 

Varian stock they held as of the record 

date of January 20, 2017. Varex 

shares were distributed at 12:01 am 

Pacific Time on January 28, 2017 in 

a distribution that is intended to be 

tax-free for U.S. federal income tax 

purposes. Varex has approximately 

38 million shares outstanding. 

In connection with the separation, 

Varex made a $200 million cash payment 

to Varian. Varex funded this 

payment and related expenses from 

its $300 million revolving credit facility. 

The balance of undrawn funds 

remain available to fund working 

capital needs and other general corporate 

purposes. 

Varex Imaging Corporation is the world’s largest independent supplier of medical X-ray tubes 

and image processing solutions. 

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“The past few months have been 

very busy as we prepared for the 

spin-off of Varex Imaging and also 

announced the planned acquisition 

of the Medical Imaging business of 

PerkinElmer,” said Sunny Sanyal, 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

of Varex Imaging. “Much of our 

time recently has been filled with 

meetings, calls and roadshow presentations 

with the investor and analyst 

community. Overall, the past 

year has been an exciting time for us 

and I want to thank all the people 

at Varian and Varex who devoted so 

much time and effort to make the 

separation a success,” Sanyal added. 

Varex Management 

The new President and Chief Executive 

Officer of Varex Imaging is 

Sunny Sanyal (previously President 

of the Varian Imaging Components 

business). The new Chief Financial 

Officer is Clarence Verhoef (previously 

Varian Corporate Controller). 

The new General Counsel and 

Corporate Secretary is Kim Honeysett 

(previously Vice President and 

Assistant General Counsel and Assistant 

Corporate Secretary for Varian).

Varex Board Members 

• Dr. Ruediger Naumann-Etienne 

is Chairman of the Board of Varex 

Imaging Corporation. He has 

been the Owner and Managing 

Director of Intertec Group, an in 

vestment company specializing in 

the medical device field, since 

1989. 

• Sunny Sanyal is Varex’s President 

and Chief Executive Officer. 

• Christine A. Tsingos has been 

the Chief Financial Officer of 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. a 

global provider of life science 

research and clinical diagnostic 

products, since 2002. 

• Dow R. Wilson is President and 

Chief Executive Officer of Varian 

Medical Systems. 

• Dr. Erich R. Reinhardt is 

currently the Chairman of the 

Board of Medical Valley 

Europaische Metropol Region in 

Nürnberg in Germany. Previously, 

he was President and Chief 

Executive Officer of Siemens 

Healthcare (formerly 

Siemens Medical Solutions). 

• Jay K. Kunkel is Senior Vice 

President and President, Asia- 

Pacific Operations of Leer 

Corporation. He has extensive 

experience in Asia that includes 

his current role and previous 

senior management positions 

with Continental A.G. and SRP 

International Group Ltd. 

Additional information about Varex’s 

management, board of directors 

and corporate governance can be accessed 

via the Investors section of the 

company’s website at www.vareximaging.com. 

As previously disclosed, Varex expects 

revenues for fiscal year 2017 

to grow by 3-4 percent over the approximately 

$620 million recorded 

for fiscal year 2016 as set forth in the 

company’s Form 10 filing with the 

SEC. Assuming approximately 38 

million shares outstanding and a 35 

percent tax rate, Varex anticipates 

that GAAP net earnings per diluted 

share for the second through the 

fourth quarters of fiscal year 2017 

will be in the range of $1.20 to $1.30. 

Going forward Varex will provide 

annual guidance. 

Varex intends to file a 10-Q for 

the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 

approximately at the end of February 

2017. Prior to the filing of Varex’s 

10-Q, Varian is expected to file 

financial information related to the 

discontinued operations of its Imaging 

Components business that is 

not anticipated to be comparable to 

the financial information included 

in Varex’s Form 10. 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and 

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz acted 

as the respective financial and legal 

advisors in connection with the 

separation. 

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About Varex Imaging 

Varex Imaging Corporation is a 

leading innovator, designer and 

manufacturer of X-ray imaging 

components, which include tubes, 

digital flat panel detectors and other 

image processing solutions, which 

are key components of X-ray imaging 

systems. Varex’s components are 

used in medical imaging as well as 

in industrial and security imaging 

applications. With a 65+ year history 

of successful innovation, global 

OEM manufacturers of X-ray imaging 

system use the company’s X-ray 

sources, digital detectors, connecting 

devices and imaging software 

as components in their systems to 

detect, diagnose and protect. Varex 

employs approximately 1,400 people 

located at manufacturing and 

service center sites in North America, 

Europe, and Asia. For more information 

about Varex, visit www. 

vareximaging.com. 

Varex Imaging Corporation is the 

world’s largest independent supplier 

of medical X-ray tubes and image 

processing solutions. From medical 

imaging, to cargo screening and 

border security, our components are 

used by X-ray imaging system manufacturers 

everywhere to detect, diagnose, 

and protect.

Hot Topics: More opinions on Immigration 

New memos reveal harsh and unforgiving immigration road 

map, taking nation backwards in guaranteeing due process and 

providing safe havens, as Department of Homeland Security 

implements President Trump’s immigration Executive Orders 

By Beth Werlin 

The White House released the 

implementation memos and other 

information on Monday about 

how the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) will begin 

implementing President Trump’s 

immigration Executive Orders 

on border security and immigration 

enforcement. The memos 

reveal that DHS intends to take 

our nation backwards in terms of 

guaranteeing due process, providing 

a safe haven for those who 

need it, and building productive 

and safe communities where everyone 

can thrive. 

What is in the memos? 

An end to long-standing protections 

for children. DHS intends 

to strip many children 

arriving alone at our border of 

basic protections and to penalize 

their parents for seeking to 

reunite with their children in 

the United States. They will do 

this by narrowing 

the definition 

of “unaccompanied 

alien child” 

in order to limit 

those protections 

and by launching 

either civil or 

criminal enforcement 

against the 

parents. This will 

result not only in scaring parents 

from coming forward to reunite 

with their children but also lead 

to more young children representing 

themselves in immigration 

court against a seasoned 

government attorney. 

A massive expansion of detention. 

The memos contemplate 

a massive expansion of detention, 

including a requirement 

that DHS officers detain nearly 

everyone they apprehend at or 

near the border. This detention 

space expansion—a boon to the 

private prison industry—means 

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Photo: Chucky Eager 

that more children, families and 

other vulnerable groups seeking 

protection in the United States 

will end up detained, at great financial 

and human cost. 

Prosecution priorities and discretion 

are gone. The new memos 

rescind earlier policies on 

whom to prosecute and deport 

and whom to deprioritize because 

they pose no threat to our 

communities. The new enforcement 

priorities are extremely 

broad covering nearly all undocumented 

individuals in the 

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Supreme Court hears case on shooting of 15-year 

old Sergio Hernandez by U.S. Border Patrol Agent 

By Walter Ewing 

Officers with U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP)—the federal 

agency which includes the Border 

Patrol—are rarely held accountable 

for their actions. Nowhere is this 

more apparent than in the case of 

Sergio Hernandez, a 15-year-old 

boy shot dead in 2010 in Mexico by 

a Border Patrol agent who fired on 

him from the U.S. side of the border. 

The agent in question has never 

faced criminal charges for the 

killing. The boy’s mother brought 

a civil suit against the agent for 

damages, and her case was argued 

before the Supreme Court on February 

21. 

The central question before the 

Court is whether a federal court 

has the authority to consider a 

civil suit such as this. The Court 

will determine, then, whether the 

agent must stand trial to account 

for his deadly conduct. But this case 

will have ramifications well beyond 

the actions of one Border Patrol 

agent because his actions represent 

a systemic lack of accountability 

within CBP. 

Rather than fix the system, the 

Trump administration is proposing 

to throw gasoline on the fire; adding 

thousands of new CBP officers to 

the mix without doing anything to 

ensure that the rights of the people 

whom CBP encounters are respected. 

The results could well prove fatal 

to more immigrants, regardless of 

which side of the border they find 

themselves on. 

The Hernandez case is egregious 

in a number of ways. According to 

the brief filed by his family, Sergio 

was playing with two friends just 

over the border from El Paso in 

Juarez. As is common among the 

children of Juarez, Sergio and his 

companions were running up the 

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side of a concrete culvert and touching 

that 18-foot-high border fence 

before running back down. Since 

they were playing and not trying to 

enter the United States, they did this 

in plain view of the Paso del Norte 

Port of Entry. 

Needless to say, they were unarmed. 

Nevertheless, a Border Patrol 

agent named Jesus Mesa took 

exception to this behavior and 

grabbed one of the boys as they ran 

back down the culvert. Mesa then 

drew his weapon and fired down 

into the culvert, hitting Sergio in 

the head. Mesa claimed that Sergio 

was throwing rocks at him. 

Because Sergio was standing in 

Mexico when Mesa killed him, the 

U.S. government is claiming that 

Mesa cannot be sued for violating 

Sergio’s rights. 

If the Supreme Court sides with 

Photo: Pete Jordan 

Mesa in this case, it is tantamount 

to declaring open season on anyone 

standing on the wrong side of 

the U.S.-Mexico borderline. Then 

again, it was already a declaration 

of open season when no criminal 

charges were filed against Mesa. In 

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Abandoning priorities will make immigration 

enforcement work much harder 

Photo: t3hWIT 

By Mary Giovagnoli 

The Trump administration ensured 

this week that its immigration 

enforcement policies will be 

a chaotic affair marked by mistakes, 

civil rights violations and 

overzealous enforcement. They 

did this by outlining measures 

that they claim simply return 

power to immigration agents to 

do their jobs—measures such as 

authorizing the hiring of thousands 

more border and interior 

enforcement officers, eliminating 

targeted priorities for removal, 

and creating an aggressive 

plan to deputize local law 

enforcement. 

Significantly, 

the administration also rescinded 

virtually all guidance on the 

use of prosecutorial discretion. 

In the short-term, this dramatic 

rescission of guidance leaves 

officers with no framework for 

decision-making, except the 

vague idea that their mission is 

to deport as many unauthorized 

immigrants as possible. In the 

long-term, it turns the authority 

to arrest, detain, and deport individuals 

into a type of unchecked 

power that once unleashed is 

hard to pull back and is bound to 

create chaos. 

One of the defining measures 

of the Obama administration’s 

Priority Enforcement Program 

was discretion. Over the 

years, officers were given 

a set of enforcement priorities 

that emphasized 

the removal of persons 

convicted of serious 

crimes, or who were national 

security threats, 

or who had recently 

crossed the border. The 

memos categorized enforcement 

priorities not to 

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keep officers from doing their 

job, but to ensure that officers 

had guidance that gave them a 

framework for using their resources 

and making good choices 

about individual cases based 

on more than just the authority 

to arrest and detain someone. 

The November 2014 memos 

issued by former Secretary Jeh 

Johnson emphasized that even 

within these priority categories 

there were reasons why an individual 

case might merit a decision 

to decline to prosecute. 

These memos and others emphasized 

the favorable exercise of 

discretion—in other words, the 

need to triage cases, starting first 

with the nature of the violation 

(is this person a convicted killer 

or a jaywalker?) and then walking 

progressively through other factors 

such as whether this person 

was a victim of domestic abuse, 

or an asylum seeker, or had U.S. 

citizen children. The goal was 

to ensure that limited resources 

were used to remove those who 

posed a threat to safety or securi- 

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“Expedited removal” of noncitizens called for 

in President’s January 25 executive order 

President Trump’s January 

25, 2017, executive 

order directs the Department 

of Homeland Security 

(DHS) to dramatically 

expand the use of 

“expedited removal.” Created 

in 1996, expedited 

removal is a process by 

which low-level immigration 

officers can quickly 

deport certain noncitizens 

who are undocumented or 

have committed fraud or misrepresentation. 

Since 2004, immigration 

officials have used expedited removal 

to deport individuals who arrive 

at our border, as well as individuals 

who entered without authorization 

if they are apprehended within 

two weeks of arrival and within 100 

miles of the Canadian or Mexican 

border. 

One of the major problems with 

expedited removal is that the immigration 

officer making the decision 

virtually has unchecked authority. 

Individuals subject to expedited 

removal rarely see the inside of a 

courtroom because they are not afforded 

a regular immigration court 

hearing before a judge. In essence, 

the immigration officer serves both 

as prosecutor and judge. Further, 

given the speed at which the process 

takes place, there is rarely an opportunity 

to collect evidence or consult 

with an attorney, family member, or 

friend before the decision is made. 

Such a truncated process means 

there is a greater chance that persons 

are being erroneously deported 

from the United States, potentially 

to imminent harm or death. Moreover, 

individuals who otherwise 

might qualify for deportation relief 

if they could defend themselves 

in immigration court are unjustly 

deprived of any opportunity to do 

so. Yet expedited removal has been 

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increasingly applied in 

recent years; 44 percent 

of all removals from the 

United States were conducted 

through expedited 

removal in Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2013, the most recent 

government data available. 

A dramatic expansion, 

as directed by President 

Trump, might result 

in thousands of additional 

deportations without due process. 

What the Law Says 

“Expedited removal” refers to the 

legal authority given to even lowlevel 

immigration officers to order 

the deportation of some non-U.S. 

citizens without any of the dueprocess 

protections granted to most 

other people—such as the right to 

an attorney and to a hearing before 

a judge. The Illegal Immigration 

and Immigrant Responsibility Act 

of 1996 created expedited removal, 

but the federal government subsequently 

expanded it significantly. 

As it now stands, immigration officers 

can summarily order the removal 

of nearly any foreign national


who arrives at the border without 

proper documents; additionally, undocumented 

immigrants who have 

been in the United States 14 days or 

less since entering without inspection 

are subject to expedited removal 

if an immigration officer encounters 

them within 100 miles of the 

U.S. border with either Mexico or 

Canada. As a general rule, however, 

DHS applies expedited removal to 

only those Mexican and Canadian 

nationals with histories of criminal 

or immigration violations, as well as 

persons from other countries who 

are transiting through Mexico or 

Canada. There is no right to appeal 

an immigration officer’s decision to 

deport someone via expedited removal. 

Individuals in expedited removal 

are detained until removed. 

By law, expedited removal may 

not be applied to certain individuals. 

U.S. citizens or lawful permanent 

residents (LPRs, or “green 

card” holders) should not be subject 

to expedited removal. Nor should 

it be used against refugees, asylees, 

or asylum seekers (people who fear 

persecution in their home countries 

or indicate an intention to apply for 

asylum). 

Asylum seekers are instead referred 

to an asylum officer for an 

interview to determine if they have 

a “credible fear” of persecution. If 

an individual has been previously 

deported, an asylum officer determines 

if the person has a “reasonable 

fear” of persecution—a higher 

standard than “credible fear.” If the 

asylum officer fails to find that the 

person has a credible or reasonable 

fear of return, that person is ordered 

removed. Before deportation, the 

individual may challenge the asylum 

officer’s adverse finding by requesting 

a hearing before an immigration 

judge, who must review the 

case “to the maximum extent practicable 

within 24 hours, but in no 

case later than 7 days….” The judge’s 

review is limited solely to assessing 

whether the individual’s fear is credible 

or reasonable. 

Individuals found to have a credible 

or reasonable fear of persecution 

are detained pending further 

review of their asylum case. In limited 

circumstances, these individuals 

may be paroled—that is, released 

from detention—and permitted to 

remain in the United States while 

their asylum case is pending. 

Until January 2017, an exception 

to expedited removal had been 

made for “an alien who is a native 

or citizen of a country in the Western 

Hemisphere with whose government 

the United States does not 

have full diplomatic relations and 

who arrives by aircraft at a port of 

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entry.” Cubans arriving by aircraft 

had been exempted from expedited 

removal under this provision, but in 

the closing days of the Obama administration, 

DHS published a regulation 

eliminating Cuban nationals 

from the exemption. 

Use of Expedited Removal 

Is on the Rise 

The use of expedited removal to deport 

people has risen substantially 

over the past two decades. In FY 

2013, approximately 193,000 persons 

were deported from the United 

States through expedited removal. 

That represents 44 percent of all 

438,000 removals from the United 

States in 2013 

CONCERNS ABOUT 

EXPEDITED REMOVAL 

Erroneous Deportations 

There are few checks on the authority 

of immigration officers to place 

non-citizens in expedited removal 

proceedings. In essence, the law 

permits the immigration officer to 

serve both as prosecutor (charged 

with enforcing the law) and judge 

(rendering a final decision on the 

case). Generally, the entire process 

consists of an interview with the inspecting 

officer, so there is little or 

no opportunity to consult with an 

attorney or to gather any evidence

that might prevent deportation. For 

those who are traumatized from 

their journey or harm they fled, 

the short timelines can make it extremely 

difficult to clearly explain 

why they need protection in the 

United States. 

The abbreviated process increases 

the likelihood that a person who is 

not supposed to be subject to expedited 

removal—such as a U.S. citizen 

or LPR—will be erroneously removed. 

Moreover, individuals who 

otherwise would be eligible to make 

a claim for “relief from removal” 

(to argue they should be permitted 

to stay in the United States) may be 

unjustly deprived of any opportunity 

to pursue relief. For example, a 

witness or victim of a crime might 

be eligible for status but is prohibited 

from making such a claim in 

expedited removal proceedings. 

Inadequate Protection 

of Asylum Seekers 

In practice, not all persons expressing 

a fear of persecution if returned 

to their home countries are provided 

a credible or reasonable fear screening. 

Studies by the U.S. Commission 

on International Religious Freedom 

(USCIRF) noted that, in some cases, 

immigration officers pressured 

individuals expressing fear into 

withdrawing their application for 

admission—and thus their request 

for asylum—despite DHS policies 

forbidding the practice. In other 

cases, government officers failed to 

ask if the arriving individual feared 

return. In addition, the Commission 

found that the government did 

not have sufficient quality assurance 

mechanisms in place to ensure that 

asylum seekers were not improperly 

being turned back. 

A Growing Backlog of 

Asylum Applications 

Individuals expressing fear of return 

who are diverted from expedited 

removal are referred to asylum officers 

for screening. These officers 

are often the same corps handling 

affirmative asylum applications (i.e., 

cases filed by individuals not in removal 

proceedings). Since these 

asylum seekers are detained pending 

completion of the credible or 

reasonable fear process, their cases 

are prioritized by the government. 

Asylum Office resources are therefore 

diverted to these interviews, 

contributing to the backlog of affirmative 

asylum cases. 

Further expansion of expedited 

removal will require significantly 

more asylum officers, or the backlog 

of affirmative asylum cases will 

continue to grow. This workload 

management crisis could be avoided 

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entirely if DHS personnel placed all 

asylum seekers apprehended at the 

border in regular immigration court 

proceedings and paroled them 

pending their hearings. Providing 

the immigration court system with 

enough funds to sufficiently staff 

immigration judge teams would 

help ensure that asylum seekers get 

a prompt court hearing. 

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Expansion of DMARC is critical to reducing spread of 

malicious emails, says Global Cyber Alliance, calling on 

leading Cyber companies to improve email protections 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 

14, 2017 – There is a fix that can prevent 

a great amount of email-born 

attacks on consumers and businesses. 

Unfortunately, the vast majority 

of public and private organizations 

globally, including leading 

cybersecurity companies, have not 

deployed DMARC (Domain-based 

Message Authentication, Reporting 

& Conformance) to prevent 

spammers and phishers from 

using an organization’s name to 

conduct cyber attacks, according 

to new research from the Global 

Cyber Alliance (GCA). 

DMARC provides insight into 

any attempts to spam, phish or 

spear-phish using an organization’s 

brand or name. DMARC is supported 

by 85 percent of consumer 

email inboxes in the United States 

(including Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, 

etc.) and more than 2.5 billion 

email inboxes worldwide. However, 

DMARC adoption rates among enterprises 

and government remains 

low. 

The UK Government’s guidance 

for government agencies directs 

them to implement DMARC but 

as of December 2016 only five percent 

of UK public sector domains 

had done so. A mere 16 percent of 

the healthcare sector has adopted 

DMARC. 

The latest research from GCA, an 

international cross-sector organization 

dedicated to confronting systemic 

cyber risk, finds that adoption 

remains low in the cybersecurity industry 

as well. 

Only 15 percent of the 587 email 

domains (that were scanned) for 

companies exhibiting at the RSA 

Conference -- one of the world’s 

largest gatherings of cybersecurity 

experts -- use DMARC. Of the 

90 RSA exhibiting organizations 

that do use DMARC, more than 

66 percent use the DMARC policy 

of “none,” which only monitors for 

email domains, greatly reducing the 

effectiveness of DMARC. 

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It is time for the cybersecurity industry 

to lead the charge and push 

for DMARC use across the globe. 

GCA strongly advocates that organizations 

implement DMARC and 

has developed a free DMARC Setup 

Guide to make DMARC implementation 

easier (https://dmarc.globalcyberalliance.org/). 

The value of correctly implementing 

DMARC is clear as studiesiii 

have shown that organizations 

that use DMARC correctly receive 

just 23 percent of the email 

threats that those who do not 

use DMARC. 

“As world leaders in cybersecurity, 

we can do better. DMARC protects 

brands and preserves consumer 

confidence. While no security effort 

is cost-free, clear guidance and 

tools, such as the GCA DMARC 

Setup Guide, make DMARC implementation 

practical, and the benefits 

are considerable. DMARC is 

one of the cybersecurity protocols 

that can broadly reduce risk, and the 

more it is implemented, the more 

protection if offers for everyone,” 

said Philip Reitinger, President and

CEO of GCA. “I’m placing a stake 

in the ground and calling on the 

cybersecurity industry to lead the 

adoption of DMARC, with a goal 

that 50 percent of the companies 

that exhibit at the 2018 RSA Conference 

implement DMARC prior 

to the conference, and that 90 percent 

implement prior to the 2019 

RSA Conference. Working together 

the cybersecurity industry can be a 

role model and make a difference.” 

About The Global Cyber Alliance 

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) 

is an international, cross-sector effort 

dedicated to confronting cyber 

risk and improving our connected 

world. It is a catalyst to bring communities 

of interest and affiliations 

together in an environment that 

sparks innovation with concrete, 

measureable achievements. While 

most efforts at addressing cyber risk 

have been industry, sector, or geographically 

specific, GCA partners 

across borders and sectors. GCA’s 

mantra “Do Something. Measure It.” 

is a direct reflection of its mission to 

eradicate systemic cyber risks. 

GCA, a 501(c)3, was founded in 

September 2015 by the Manhattan 

District Attorney’s Office, the City 

of London Police and the Center 

for Internet Security. Learn more at 

www.globalcyberalliance.org. 

Milestone release, enabling 

record-breaking performance for 

XProtect users, delivers highest 

performing VMS ever, complete with 

new Cybersecurity focus. 

COPENHAGEN – February 15, 

2017 – Milestone Systems, the open 

platform company in networked 

video management software (VMS), 

has released XProtect 2017 R1. 

Milestone is committed to delivering 

three VMS product releases every 

year, in addition to bi-monthly 

device pack releases supporting 

third-party devices. This frequent 

release schedule will ensure Milestone’s 

rapid response to market and 

Milestone community needs. 

Highest VMS Performance 

Thanks to the true open platform 

technology in XProtect, Milestone 

can rapidly respond to community 

needs and enable cost-efficiency in 

large installations. For XProtect, 

this entails a recording server performance 

of 3.1 Gigabit/S. This high 

performance level enables Milestone 

community partners to offer 

large solutions using a reduced 

number of servers, or even smaller 

servers. This contributes to hardware 

costs savings and a simplified 

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infrastructure. In short, it significantly 

reduces the total cost of a 

Milestone solution. 

Pioneering Hardware Acceleration 

In the latest XProtect releases, Milestone 

has harvested the advantages 

of the close 

relationships 

with Intel and 

Microsoft by 

implementing 

hardware acceleration. 

The 

processor-intensive 

task of 

decoding (rendering) 

video is 

offloaded to the 

Bjorn Skou Eilertsen 

CTO 

dedicated graphics system (GPU) 

inside the processer, leaving the 

main processor free to take on other 

tasks. The GPU is optimized to handle 

computer graphics and video, 

meaning these tasks will be greatly 

accelerated. Using the technology in 

servers can save even more expen- 

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Facial biometric boarding solution by 

Vision Box being tried at Schipol Airport 

AMSTERDAM, February 10th, 

2017 – Boarding quickly and easily 

without showing your boarding 

pass or passport is the goal of the 

biometric boarding trial in operation 

at Schiphol Airport. Involving 

KLM, the three-month initiative 

intends to test facial recognition to 

expedite and speed up passenger 

boarding, recognizing them by their 

face. 

At a specially selected gate at the 

airport, a dedicated kiosk was made 

available for passengers to register 

for the trial, by scanning their passport 

and their boarding pass, as well 

as enroll their face image. This will 

allow them to quickly go through a 

biometric eGate simply looking at a 

camera, without showing any document. 

Vision-Box and Schiphol have 

been working together in the scope 

of the recently announced framework 

agreement, developing innovations 

and creating smart ways of 

improving ease of travel, speed, and 

airport processes. As the airport 

aims to become “Leading Digital 

Airport” in 2018, Vision-Box was 

the partner allowing one further 

step in that direction. 

It is expected that after the trial, 

biometric boarding will roll out to 

more boarding gates at the airport. 

About Vision-Box 

Founded in 2001, Vision-Box is 

the leading provider of electronic 

identity solutions, intelligent security 

management, and automated 

border control systems that use 

ICAO- compliant standards. 

The biometric border control 

portfolio aimed at airports, airlines 

and immigration authorities, includes 

solutions addressing a variety 

of business scenarios which englobe 

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security check-points, self-boarding 

gates and automated border control 

gates. 

Every second, millions of images 

are being captured and processed 

by Vision-Box systems, installed 

right at the heart of the most prestigious 

organizations, who trust our 

biometric identity and digital video 

management solutions for their 

critical applications. 

Covering the entire ID management 

life cycle, Vision-Box also 

delivers, to governments and issuing 

authorities, solutions ranging 

from live biometric enrollment stations, 

document verification kiosks 

and digital document dispensers. 

Starting with the process of identity 

enrollment, covering the life cycle 

of a biometric identity document 

and finally assuring its verification 

and identification towards the user, 

Vision-Box’s product portfolio is 

linked together through a powerful 

service platform, which orchestrates 

the trusted chain of identity of the 

citizen. Vision-Box’s solution portfolio 

enables the implementation 

of advanced border management 

systems, integrated with advanced 

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Statement from Secretary Kelly on recent 

ICE enforcement actions 

WASHINGTON, DC – February 

14 – Last week, U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 

launched a series of targeted enforcement 

operations across the 

country. These operations targeted 

public safety threats, such as convicted 

criminal aliens and gang 

members, as well as individuals who 

have violated our nation’s immigration 

laws, including those who illegally 

re-entered the country after 

being removed and immigration fugitives 

ordered removed by federal 

immigration judges. 

ICE officers in the Los Angeles, 

Chicago, Atlanta, San Antonio and 

New York City areas of responsibility 

arrested more than 680 individuals 

who pose a threat to public safety, 

border security or the integrity 

of our nation’s immigration system. 

Of those arrested, approximately 75 

percent were criminal aliens, convicted 

of crimes including, but not 

limited to, homicide, aggravated 

sexual abuse, sexual assault of a minor, 

lewd and lascivious acts with 

a child, indecent liberties with a 

minor, drug trafficking, battery, assault, 

DUI and weapons charges. 

ICE conducts these kind of targeted 

enforcement operations regularly 

and has for many years. The focus 

of these enforcement operations is 

consistent with the routine, targeted 

arrests carried out by ICE’s Fugitive 

Operations teams on a daily basis. 

President Trump has been clear 

in affirming the critical mission of 

DHS in protecting the nation and 

directed our Department to focus 

on removing illegal aliens who have 

violated our immigration laws, with 

a specific focus on those who pose 

a threat to public safety, have been 

charged with criminal offenses, 

have committed immigration violations 

or have been deported and reentered 

the country illegally. 

I commend the heroic efforts of 

the dedicated officers of ICE’s Office 

of Enforcement and Removal 

Operations and those who provided 

assistance from ICE Homeland Security 

Investigations, the U.S. Marshals 

Service, as well as cooperating 

state and local law enforcement 

agencies. These professionals put 

their lives on the line to protect our 

communities and country. There is 

no greater calling than to serve and 

protect our nation – a mission that 

the men and women of ICE perform 

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with professionalism and courage 

every single day. 

Fact Sheets 

• 190 arrested in Georgia, the 

Carolinas, during ICE operation 

targeting criminal aliens, illegal 

re-entrants and immigration 

fugitives 

• 235 arrested in six Midwestern 

states during ICE operation 

targeting criminal aliens, illegal 

re-entrants, and immigration 

fugitives 

• ICE arrests 161 in Los Angelesarea 

operation targeting criminal 

aliens, illegal re-entrants, and 

immigration fugitives 

• 41 arrested in New York-area ICE 

operation targeting criminal 



• 28 arrested in San Antonio-area 

ICE operation targeting criminal 



ICE Fugitive Enforcement Operations

Cyberbit’s EDR Platform to help 

Infor detect Malware that bypasses 

antivirus 

Continued from page 4 

how Cyberbit maximizes protection 

against today’s signature-less 

threats, visit www.cyberbit.net. 

About Infor 

Infor builds business software for 

specific industries in the cloud. 

With 15,000 employees and over 

90,000 customers in more than 170 

countries, Infor software is designed 

for progress. To learn more about Infor, 

please visit www.infor.com. 

Farpointe warns access control 

channel to suggest customers add 

Anti-Hacking measures 


a smartcard reader effectively help 

verify that the sensitive access control 

data programmed to a card or 

tag is not counterfeit. 

“With the increasing incidences 

of hacking throughout the world 

and the fact that the FTC is now reviewing 

such cyber security lapses 

should make channel partners providing 

access control products and 

systems take notice and suggest 

anti-hacking solutions to their customers,” 

Lindley argues. 

British air traffic control provider 

tabs Rohde & Schwarz 


and sustainable air traffic control 

in line with the highest safety standards. 

Rohde & Schwarz is a proven 

provider on the market offering the 

ability to create virtual control centres. 

The electronics firm meets this 

challenge with the R&S VCS-4G IP 

based voice communications system. 

The fully VoIP-based system 

in line with the EUROCAE ED-137 

B standard features a distributed, 

redundant architecture. It will link 

the control centres in Swanwick 

and Prestwick and provide the geographic 

flexibility to manage their 

operations as one operational environment 

in the future. 

Rohde & Schwarz is participating 

in the World ATM Congress 2017 

in Madrid. From March 7 to 9, the 

company will showcase its comprehensive 

portfolio for state-of-the-art 

air traffic management at booth 586, 

hall 9. More information: https://atc. 

rohde-schwarz.com. 

About Rohde & Schwarz 

The Rohde & Schwarz electronics 

group is a leading supplier of solutions 

in the fields of test and measurement, 

broadcasting, secure 

communications, and radiomonitoring 

and radiolocation. Founded 

80 years ago, this independent global 

company has an extensive sales 

network and is present in more than 

40 

Law suits challenge “Muslim Ban” 

executive order 


6-year-old Somali son is also in limbo. 

Ms. Ali, a U.S. citizen, began the 

process to bring him to the United 

States in August 2016. But they too 

now are left to worry that the visa 

process will remain suspended indefinitely. 

Like thousands before them, these 

plaintiffs have diligently pursued the 

rigorous immigrant visa process, 

which includes paying hundreds 

of dollars in filing fees, undergoing 

security screenings and medical examinations, 

and attending an interview 

before a consular officer. 

The arbitrary and unfair nature 

of the ban will be difficult to defend 

in court. There are multiple challenges 

afoot and likely many more 

to come as the President seeks to 

close America’s doors to the rest of 

the world. 

70 countries. It has around 9300 employees 

and achieved a net revenue 

of EUR 1.9 billion (USD 2.5 billion) 

in fiscal year 2012/2013 (July 2012 

through June 2013). The company is 

headquartered in Munich, Germany. 

R&S ® is a registered trademark 

of Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. 

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AMICO Security Launches Next 

Generation ANC Composite Fence 

System 


fence system is fire retardant and 

corrosion resistant. Laboratory testing 

of leakage current and flashover 

voltage shows the ANC fence system 

revealed no electrical conductivity 

for up to 650,000 volts. 

About AMICO Security 

AMICO security is an industry 

leader in manufacturing medium 

to high security perimeter systems. 

AMICO has been in business 

for over 76 years and our patented 

proprietary systems protect infrastructure 

and boarders throughout 

the world. The new AMIGUARD 

perimeter system is the gold standard 

for perimeter protection and 

is rapidly becoming the number one 

choice for infrastructure protection 

worldwide. 

Federal Experts Agree that 

‘Internet of Things’ Demands 

Simple Baked-In Security 


becoming concerned with identity 

and maintaining a “chain of custody 

to the device, to the network, to the 

solution,” to ensure appropriate access. 

The cloud’s role 

in IoT development 

When it comes to application development 

incorporating mobility and 

IoT, panelists concurred that the 

cloud offers a means of shortcutting 

the process, with minimal risk to security. 

Government versions of the 

cloud are usually more secure than 

enterprise offerings, which allows 

people to focus on solving their 

problem, rather than on building 

out infrastructure, said Parikh. 

“When we talk about IoT and you 

say, ‘Yes, I’m going to build it from 

the sensor all the way up to the 

cloud and I’m going to have all that 

in my agency,’ good luck. We’ll see 

you in a couple of decades and you’ll 

be left behind,” Parikh noted. 

Padin agreed that the cloud offers 

a more practical environment 

for the coming wave of IoT applications. 

IoT sensors, Padin said, 

generate “tons of data,” and it isn’t 

“realistic” to house that data in an 

on-premise system. 

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What’s more, the data generated 

by IoT devices ties back to mobility, 

Padin said. “We have this great 

pool of data, what do we do with it? 

People want access to it in real-time, 

but how?” Mobility can provide active 

alerting to take action on data 

in real-time, extended to the mobile 

device. “All of this is interconnected,” 

he said. “It’s a system that needs 

to be thought about completely.” 

Despite concerns about security, 

panelists agreed that there is huge 

upside potential to IoT for government 

applications. 

“These are really quite exciting 

times,” said Dodson. “The changes 

we will see in this nation in the next 

10 years will really dwarf what we 

saw with the IT revolution.” 

BIO: Tom O’Keefe 

is a consultant with 

immixGroup, an 

Arrow company 

that helps technology 

companies 

do business with 

the government. Tom focuses on IT 

trends in civilian agencies, as well 

as the Internet of Things and mobility. 

He can be reached at Tomas_ 

Okeefe@immixgroup.com, or connect 

with him on LinkedIn at www. 

linkedin.com/in/tmokeefe.

Abandoning priorities will make 

immigration enforcement work 

much harder 


ty, or in the case of recent border 

crossers, whose unauthorized 

presence undermined efforts to 

secure the border. At each step 

of the way, the emphasis was on 

assessing individual equities. 

Balancing equities is hard 

work, and the series of memos 

issued from 2010 to 2014 on 

enforcement priorities and the 

exercise of discretion were attempts 

to ensure that people did 

the hard work of individually 

reviewing and thinking through 

the implications of each case. 

Many officers will continue to 

make their decisions to arrest 

and detain based on a belief that 

exercising favorable discretion is 

part of their job. But some, especially 

those who didn’t like the 

idea that they were being told 

how to prioritize their work, may 

not do so. In fact, some will see 

it as their duty and obligation to 

arrest everyone, no matter the 

compelling circumstances. And 

that is what can lead to chaos. 

Does guidance serve as a constraint 

on power? Of course, but 

that isn’t a bad thing. Everyone 

needs guidance to do their jobs, 

especially when their jobs have 

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life and death implications for 

others. By stripping away much, 

if not all, of the guidance of the 

last eight years, and offering 

nothing in its place, DHS just 

made its officers’ jobs harder, 

not easier. 

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New memos reveal harsh and 

unforgiving immigration road 

map as DHS implements President 

Trump’s Executive Orders 


United States. They even include 

individuals simply charged or 

suspected of having committed 

crimes. 

Creation of a deportation force. 

The memos order the hiring of 

5,000 additional Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) agents 

and 10,000 additional Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement 

(ICE) agents. They direct a massive 

expansion of 287(g)—a law 

that allows DHS to deputize state 

and local law enforcement officers 

to perform the functions 

of immigration agents. And, 

they reinstate Secure Communities 

and terminate the Priority 

Enforcement Program, which 

expand the ways in which local 

police collaborate with ICE. This 

approach will have devastating 

consequences for immigrant 

communities and undermine 

public safety rather than make 

our nation more secure. 

Plans to bypass immigration 

courts and short-circuit due 

process. The memos indicate 

that many people in the interior 

of the country – not just those at 

the border – could be subject to 

expedited deportation without

going before a judge, the details 

of which DHS said will be forthcoming 

in a notice in the Federal 

Register. This expansion of “expedited 

removal,” will allow the 

government to bypass the backlogged 

immigration courts in order 

to deport people rapidly and 

with little-to-no due process. 

While the feasibility of many of 

these policies depends on Congressional 

willingness to fund 

them and whether they pass 

muster in the courts, undeniably, 

these policies are thin on humanity 

and thick on punishment. 

They will separate families, cultivate 

fear among immigrant 

communities, and destabilize 

our economy. 

Facial biometric boarding solution 

by Vision Box being tried at 

Schipol Airport 


digital video analytics solutions, intelligent 

biometric and biographic 

data management engines and danger 

management functionalities. 

Vision-Box operates over 1200 

Automated Border Control solutions 

in more than 70 international 

airports and has over 3000 electronic 

identity systems deployed across 

the globe. www.vision-box.com 

Milestone release delivers highest 

performing VMS ever for XProtect 

users 


sive computer muscle. 

Hardware-accelerated video motion 

detection is new in XProtect 

2017 R1 - another industry first for 

VMS software. Customers can have 

twice as many cameras on the same 

server with the same CPU load, or 

experience up to 90 percent reduction 

in the CPU load with the same 

number of cameras on the server*. 

This use of hardware acceleration 

lets mid- to large-scale installations 

experience improved performance 

at a lower hardware cost. 

Hardware acceleration was already 

implemented in the XProtect 

2016 Smart Client. This provided an 

80 percent reduction in the processor 

load on computers with selected 

Intel processors, firmware, drivers 

and Microsoft operating systems. 

This paves the way for the use of 4K 

cameras and processing-intensive 

video compressions like H.265. 

New Cybersecurity Features 

As video management systems are 

becoming more and more businesscritical, 

cybersecurity is a natural 

focus. In 2016, Milestone launched 

several initiatives aimed at strengthening 

security in Milestone software. 

Like the Hardening Guide that 

details how an XProtect installation 

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can be better secured against cyber 

threats and the Kerberos strict userverification 

in XProtect. 

The XProtect 2017 R1 update includes 

several security enhancements 

for improved cybersecurity, 

including two-step verification and 

greater control when granting user 

permissions for the Milestone Advanced 

VMS products. 

Two-step verification is an industry-first 

security feature for 

XProtect 2017 R1. It is designed to 

prevent unauthorized access to the 

VMS when a password is compromised, 

as a code from the user’s mobile 

phone is needed to complete 

login. 

Keeping VMS systems isolated 

from the Internet is one important 

element when it comes to keeping a 

high security level. XProtect Smart 

Maps (introduced last year) now include 

support for OpenStreetMap 

offline maps: This means that customers 

with offline installations can 

take advantage of improved situational 

awareness by using maps, 

without exposing their XProtect 

system to online threats. 

“We take cybersecurity very seriously. 

Milestone is constantly adding 

security features to XProtect 

software and helping the Milestone 

community focus on VMS security,” 

Eilertsen says. 

XProtect 2017 R1 is available to 

the Milestone community now.

Supreme Court hears case on 

shooting of 15-year old by U.S. 

Border Patrol Agent 


short, this is an extreme example of 

a system lacking even the most basic 

mechanisms of accountability. 

And now, the Trump administration’s 

Executive Order and subsequent 

implementation memo on 

border security and immigration 

enforcement would amount to a 

“surge” of 5,000 new Border Patrol 

agents with very few checks on 

their behavior in dealing with any 

non-U.S. citizen, particularly if that 

non-citizen has the misfortune to be 

standing in Mexico. Moreover, the 

drive to grab every unauthorized 

immigrant in sight without regard 

for any reasonable enforcement priorities—as 

reflected in the Executive 

Order—is a recipe for the use of 

excessive force. 

Pouring more resources and personnel 

into a dysfunctional system 

is not going to make that system 

any more functional. It’s just going 

to create an even bigger dysfunctional 

system. CBP—and the Border 

Patrol in particular—is already 

out of control. Even in cases where 

CBP officers injure or kill someone, 

they rarely suffer any serious 

consequences. This case speaks to 

a broader, systemic problem within 

CBP—an organizational culture in 

which anything goes. 

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