The 9/11 Commission recommended a biometric and comprehensive screening system of foreign visitors, including an exit system.In the wake of the Christmas Plot and the Times Squares near getaway by Faisal Shahzad already boarded on an international flight leaving the U.S. when arrested, we are once again reminded that border security is an essential element of national security, and EXIT may matter to that rubric. For 14 years, a law requiring...

CNi Expo will be the exhibition for solutions, products and ideas to effectively mitigate risk and ensure security from all threats to infrastructure.These threats and risks are applicable to many sectors whose assets or components are essential to the safe and continued delivery of essential services. The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) defines nine sectors which deliver essential services: Energy Food Water Transp...

The International fib Congress and Exhibition presents a very unique opportunity. Congresses are only held once every four years, and in a different member’s country each time. The last Congress in 2006 was held in Naples, Italy. Congresses are fib’s high points. Unlike its Symposia, which take place during non-Congress years and focus on specific themes, Congresses encompass all aspects of structural concrete, bringing together p...

Content ROT: How to Find and Treat It Class Format: Seminar Instructor: Delia Konizeski, WelchmanPierpoint Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Place: Department of Labor (DOL) Directions to DOL Fee: $50 federal, state, or local U.S. government; $75 for non–government Seminar Description With thousands of government websites, there is a lot of ROT (redundant, outdated, and trivial) content. You can't engage citizens...

If you do business with government agencies and their contractors, you should attend Business Over Breakfast™, the most productive government sector "just networking" breakfast event in DC/MD/VA. Business Over Breakfast™ Manassas convenes at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store just off I-66 and is hosted by Guy Hinkler of V2 Systems, a Founding Member of The American Small Business Coalition and Joe Martin of Employment Enterprise...

Biotech has rebounded from the recession faster than most other industries in Maryland and with about 8% of the biotech companies in the country based in Maryland, the future of Maryland's tech scene is bright. Adding to the optimism is recent approval of plans to create a $10 billion, 17.5M SF "Science City" for bioscience research. How do the top Maryland tech players envision the future of the I-270 tech corridor? Where will future develop...

If you do business in support of government agency requirements you should plan to attend For Government Contractors Only, a new edition of Business Over Breakfast™, the most productive government sector networking breakfast event in DC/MD/VA exclusively for B2G and B2B2G companies.For Government Contractors Only is a sister-activity of the weekly event that started more than fourteen years ago by Navy and Marine Veterans doing business...

Money-laundering is one of the most common and complex financial crimes to be committed. Learn exactly what you need to know about the specific statutes and regulations that govern the crime. Register for this webinar to receive first-hand advice from a veteran anti-money laundering investigator on: Key anti-money laundering laws; Penalties for money-laundering crimes; How your organization can best respond to money-laundering mandates, whethe...

The Governor's Hurricane Conference (GHC) is the largest hurricane conference in the nation. The primary purpose of the GHC is to improve hurricane preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation in the State of Florida and beyond in order to save lives and reduce property damage. The scope of interest includes all aspects of the hurricane threat. To accomplish this, the GHC ensures the annual program emphasizes the following: Lessons learned...