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The Homeport Site: New Internet Port for Coast Guard, Maritime Stakeholders
Laurie Thomas

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

The Coast Guard's versatile & user-friendly Homeport website, designed to link the service's own offices and agencies, has evolved into a valuable research & operational tool open to the public -but retains a secure link only to those with a need to know. read

On the Waterfront: Improvements in Visual Surveillance Systems
Laurie Thomas

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

The security officer on the beat and the trusty watch clock may both be out of work, thanks to the development of new "intelligent video" systems that are never bored, never mesmerized, cost less, and are more reliable. read

Maritime FSOs: The New Breed of Homeland-Security Professionals
Laurie Thomas

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

The duties of the nation's new facility security officers are many and daunting, but also vitally important both to national security and to the U.S. economic well-being. read

Piracy 2005: A New and Major Terrorism Concern
Laurie Thomas

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Although romanticized in the movies, piracy remains a clear and present danger in many areas of the world - and, in the Age of Terrorism, poses a major new threat to the United States and its Free World allies. read

Lessons Learned: A Major Educational Resource
Laurie Thomas

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The LLIS.gov secure website provides an encyclopedia of helpful information for first responders and other information-seekers in the rapidly growing U.S. domestic-preparedness community. It may not have ALL the answers (yet), but it is headed in that dir read