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This Week

Features
State to Retrofit Traffic Signals
TSA's New 'Pledge to Travelers' Emphasizes Security, Customer Service
News
NYC Council Amends Building Codes
GAO Releases Report on 21st Century Challenges
Local Security Gets Boost
News of the Weird

Features

State to Retrofit Traffic Signals

By retrofitting traffic signals on all state-maintained roads, the Commonwealth of Kentucky will save a guaranteed $10.2 million over the life of the six-year energy savings performance contract with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.

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TSA's New 'Pledge to Travelers' Emphasizes Security, Customer Service

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) unveiled its 'Pledge to Travelers,' a statement of rights and expectations for all persons who go through the screening process at America's airports. The pledge is TSA's latest demonstration of the agency's ongoing commitment to customer service in the fulfillment of its security mandate.



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News

NYC Council Amends Building Codes

Safety for citizens who work in the commercial high rises of New York City was a key issue which led NYC Council to amend existing building code laws. These new codes will mandate the usage of improved markings, exit signage and back-up power to exit signs.

Following the 9/11 World Trade Center attack, the WTC Building Code Task Force made recommendations which influenced the new building code amendment. Because the WTC had already implemented safety markings to create clear paths for emergency evacuation, more people were able to escape when the attack occurred.

The power black-out of August 14, 2003, which affected most of the Northeast, was also a factor in the NYC Council's decision.

GAO Releases Report on 21st Century Challenges

Comptroller General David M. Walker, head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), released a special report, 21st Century Challenges: Reexamining the Base of the Federal Government, at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The report is intended to help the Congress in reviewing and reconsidering the base of federal spending and tax programs.

To download a pdf version of 21st Century Challenges: Reexamining the Base of the Federal Government, visit: www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-325SP

Local Security Gets Boost

The security chiefs of approximately 40 Minnesota firms, the FBI, and local law enforcement agencies have teamed up to exchange greater information to be better able to detect possible terrorist activity. On Feb. 9, the FBI introduced a secure Web site through which the bureau and local police agencies can communicate, says U.S. Attorney Tom Heffelfinger. Agencies will also use e-mail and phone calls to talk with each other, he says. Executives from local companies may also soon get government clearance to access the data, Heffelfinger says.

The local FBI launched the Twin Cites Security Partnership about 18 months ago. The partnership's approximately 100 members meet quarterly to interact, says FBI special agent Paul McCabe, who notes that law enforcement also hopes to team up with large businesses such as Xcel Energy and the Mall of America. Heffelfinger says if a private company experiences a case of identity theft, it could help law enforcement track down funds being transferred to terrorist organizations. At the same time, law enforcement agencies might be able to alert companies about possible criminal actions before they are aware of it in their stores. "This is a faster way of connecting the dots," says Michael Tabman, the recently appointed head of Minneapolis' FBI office.

Source: the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).

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