'Following these simple travel tips will help expedite the screening process at airports and keep travelers healthy and safe throughout the holiday travel season,' said Secretary Napolitano.

TSA's holiday travel tips will help decrease the amount of time passengers spend in line at airport security checkpoints, increase the overall efficiency of airport operations and enhance security by engaging passengers in the shared responsibility of watching out for suspicious activity at airports across the nation.

TSA Travel Tips

* Pay attention to your health before traveling
o The best way to prevent the spread of the flu is to stay home if you're sick or have flu-like symptoms.
o The CDC recommends you get both H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines.
* Practice good hygiene while traveling
o Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing.
o Wash your hands regularly to help prevent the spread of germs and illness.
* Ensure your government-issued ID and boarding pass are out and ready
o Getting all travel documents together and ready before you get in line will help security officers quickly verify that you, your identification, and your boarding pass match and are valid.
* Wear easily removable shoes and jackets
o Wearing footwear that can be easily removed helps speed the process for X-ray screening. Be prepared to remove all shoes, jackets and other outerwear for screening.
* Take out liquids and laptops
o Remember the 3-1-1 rule for liquids, gels and aerosols at the checkpoint:
+ 3-ounce bottles or less for all liquids, gels and aerosols;
+ 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic zip-top bag; and
+ 1 bag per passenger placed separately in a security bin for X-ray screening.
o The liquid restriction applies only to carry-on bags. Passengers can pack larger quantities of liquids and gels in checked baggage.
o Be prepared to remove your laptop from its case and place it in separate bin for X-ray screening.
* Use TSA Family Lanes if you or your family needs extra time or assistance
o Last year, TSA expanded its popular Family Lanes to every security checkpoint in the United States.
o Family Lanes allow infrequent travelers, those with small children or passengers who need additional assistance to move through security at their own pace. Officers in these lanes work with passengers to screen medically necessary items like baby formula and insulin.
* Keep an eye out for suspicious activity
o Transportation security is a shared responsibility. The traveling public plays an important role in keeping holiday travel safe.
o Travelers should report all suspicious activities or items to airport security personnel.
* Remember TSA's new Secure Flight program when booking new airline tickets
o Fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation, TSA is working with airlines to implement Secure Flight.
o Secure Flight prescreens passenger name, date of birth and gender against government watch lists for domestic and international flights—making travel safer and easier by keeping known or suspected terrorists from obtaining a boarding pass.
o In addition, Secure Flight helps prevent the misidentification of passengers who have names similar to individuals on government watch lists.
o When booking airline tickets, use your name as it appears on the government ID you plan to use when traveling—along with your date of birth and gender. Providing this information will clear 99 percent of travelers to print boarding passes at home.
o Airlines are phasing in this program; if you are not prompted for this information when booking travel or if there are small variations between your name and your reservation, don't worry—you will still be able to travel.

For more information on these and other helpful travel tips, please visit www.tsa.gov.

— WebWireID108249 —

'Global Entry expedites the customs and security process for trusted air travelers through biometric identification while helping DHS ensure the safety of all airline passengers,' said Secretary Napolitano. 'Making Global Entry permanent will improve customer service at airports across the country and enable law enforcement to focus on higher-risk travelers.'

Global Entry—currently available as a pilot program at 20 U.S. international airports—allows pre-approved members a streamlined, automated alternative to regular passport processing lines. The program currently reduces average wait times by more than 70 percent, with more than 75 percent of travelers using Global Entry processed in under five minutes.

The proposed rule published today poses federal regulations that would end the current pilot and make Global Entry permanent—allowing CBP to expand the program to additional U.S. international airports. Those members currently participating in the pilot will have their time credited to the five year membership as proposed in the rule, so there will be no break in membership or need to re-apply when the program becomes permanent.

At Global Entry kiosks, members insert their passport or lawful permanent resident card into a document reader, provide digital fingerprints for comparison with fingerprints on file, answer customs declaration questions on the kiosk's touch-screen, and then present a transaction receipt to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers before leaving the inspection area.

To date, there have been approximately 100,000 admissions with Global Entry by 27,000 members. Global Entry is currently open to citizens of the United States and lawful permanent residents of the United States. Citizens of the Netherlands may also apply under a special reciprocal arrangement that links Global Entry with the Privium program in Amsterdam.

In August, Secretary Napolitano announced the expansion of the Global Entry pilot program to 13 additional airports across the country.

Citizens interested in commenting on this rulemaking—identified by docket number USCBP-2008-0097—may submit written comments by one of the following methods:

* The Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov
* Postal Mail:

Border Security Regulations Branch
Regulations and Rulings
Office of International Trade
Customs and Border Protection
799 9th Street, NW, 5th floor
Washington, DC 20001-4501

Comments must be received by Jan. 19, 2010.

— WebWireID108241 —

The new production wings are the cornerstone of the Aircraft Service Life Extension Program (ASLEP) which provides an industry-unique solution in keeping the world's P-3 fleets operational. P-3 operators selecting ASLEP will benefit from an additional 15,000+ flight hours per updated aircraft, extending the P-3's service life 20-25 years.

"Lockheed Martin is extremely proud of its strong partnership with our Customs & Border Protection customer," said Ray Burick, Lockheed Martin P-3/S-3 Programs vice president. "The CBP P-3 mission is truly unique, and vital to our nation's homeland security initiatives. We are honored to play a role in supporting CBP."

Under ASLEP, P-3 outer wings, center wing lower surface assembly, horizontal stabilizer, wing and horizontal stabilizer leading edges and various filet fairings are replaced. All necessary fatigue-life limiting structures are replaced, and new alloys are employed that provide a fivefold increase in corrosion resistance. ASLEP removes all current airframe flight restrictions on the P-3.

In April 2008, CBP contracted with Lockheed Martin under the P-3 Aircraft Service Life Extension Program (ASLEP), ordering up to 14 all-new production wing life extension kits. To-date, CBP has placed firm orders for six life extension kits. Other ASLEP customers to date include Canada and Taiwan. The U.S. Navy has contracted with Lockheed Martin for 13 sets of P-3 outer wings.

— WebWireID108193 —

Joe Fabiani, Munio RMS Chairman and CEO, stated, 'We were in the process of building out our own software platform when we came across the services and products of deverus. We could see right away that they could bring us to market months ahead of time with significant cost savings. They have become our IT software department.' Fabiani added, 'We believe that vendor screening is an emerging best practice, and that our partnership with deverus puts this emerging best practice on the best platform in the industry.'

Tony Cordaro, Vice President Sales for deverus said, 'Meeting and working with Joe and his team has been a natural fit. Munio's needs included some customizations that were easily delivered by our internal development team. Coupling that fact with our extremely flexible Verocity 2009 software allowed us to get Munio to market several months ahead of schedule. And, with our cost-effective fee matrix, Munio will realize ongoing savings by not having constant IT outlay expenses.'

deverus' Verocity 2009 software continues to surpass the competition in its functionality and feel with its client module and other user-friendly tools. deverus has been developing software exclusively for the background screening industry for over ten years and continues to be the industry leader. deverus can accommodate various sized companies looking to grow their background screening services to their clients. They offer state-of-the-art technology with good old-fashioned service to meet clients' needs by exceeding their expectations.

— WebWireID108172 —

— WebWireID107990 —

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today revealed that the global cyberarms race has moved from fiction to reality, according to its fifth annual Virtual Criminology Report. The report found that politically motivated cyberattacks have increased and five countries – the United States, Russia, France, Israel and China – are now armed with cyberweapons.

'McAfee began to warn of the global cyberarms race more than two years ago, but now we're seeing increasing evidence that it's become real,' said Dave DeWalt, McAfee president and CEO. 'Now several nations around the world are actively engaged in cyberwar-like preparations and attacks. Today, the weapons are not nuclear, but virtual, and everyone must adapt to these threats.'

The Virtual Criminology Report includes insights from more than two dozen of the world's leading experts in international relations, including Dr. Jamie Saunders, counselor at the British Embassy in Washington D.C. and security experts with experience at the U.S. National Security Agency and the Australian Attorney-General's Department. Former White House advisor Paul Kurtz compiled the report on McAfee's behalf.

The report for the first time provides a model to define cyberwar, identifies the countries involved in developing cyberoffenses and cyberdefenses, dissects examples of politically-motivated cyberattacks and reveals how the private sector will get caught in the crossfire. Government disclosure is also a major issue, as cyber initiatives and information are often classified by the government, hindering cybercrime defense in the public and private sector.

Experts call for a clear definition and an open debate on cyberwarfare. Without an open discussion among the government, private sector and the public, future cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure could be devastating.

This year's report identifies the following challenges:

* Cyberwarfare is a Reality – Over the past year, the increase in politically motivated cyberattacks has raised alarm and caution, with targets including the White House, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service and Department of Defense in the U.S. alone. Nation-states are actively developing cyberwarfare capabilities and involved in the cyberarms race, targeting government networks and critical infrastructures. The result of a cyberattack of this nature can result in physical damage and death –it's not just a war between computers, cyberwarfare can cause real devastation.
* Cyberweapons Are Targeting Critical Infrastructure – Attackers are not only building their cyberdefenses, but cyberoffenses, targeting infrastructure such as power grids, transportation, telecommunication, finance and water supplies, because damage can be done quickly and with little effort. In most developed countries, critical infrastructure is connected to the Internet and lacks proper security functions, leaving these installations vulnerable to attacks. Without the appropriate protection combined with the current lack of preparedness, an attack on these infrastructures would be detrimental and will cause more destruction than any previous attacks.
* Cyberwar is Undefined – Cyberwarfare entangles so many different actors in so many different ways that the rules of engagement are not clearly defined. Additionally, there is debate on how much responsibility should be placed on organizations to protect and educate the public on preventing cyberattacks. Without a proper definition in place, it is nearly impossible to determine when a political response or threat of military action is warranted.
* Private Sector is the Most at Risk – Critical infrastructure is privately-owned in many developed countries, making it a huge target for cyberwarfare. The private sector relies heavily on the government to prevent cyberattacks. If virtual shooting starts, governments, corporations and private citizens may get caught in the crossfire. Without insight into the government's cyberdefense strategy, the private sector is not able to be proactive and take the proper precautions. Experts call for a public discussion on cyberwarfare, bringing it out of the shadows.

'Over the next 20 to 30 years, cyberattacks will increasingly become a component of war,' William Crowell, a former Deputy Director of the U.S. National Security Agency, is quoted as saying in the Virtual Criminology Report. 'What I can't foresee is whether networks will be so pervasive and unprotected that cyber war operations will stand alone.'

The McAfee Virtual Criminology Report 2009 is available for download at http://resources.mcafee.com/content/NACriminologyReport2009NF

To learn more about the research findings and opinions, please visit the McAfee Security Insights blog at http://siblog.mcafee.com/

About McAfee, Inc.

McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee is committed to relentlessly tackling the world's toughest security challenges. The company delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the web more securely. Backed by an award-winning research team, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com

NOTE: McAfee and the McAfee M-Shield are registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other marks may be claimed as the property of others. © 2009 McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved.

— WebWireID107889 —

The contract covers two Saab 340 AEW (Airborne Early Warning) systems, comprising of the Saab 340 aircraft equipped with the advanced Erieye radar system. The contract also includes ground equipment as well as logistics and support services.
A true multi-mission system

An Airborne Early Warning system is used to monitor a country's airspace, borders and territorial waters. Together with the associated ground equipment, the surveillance system provides a detailed situational picture that can be used in conjunction with, for example, border control and rescue operations.

"We've been conducting discussions with the UAE for several years concerning an airborne surveillance system," says Saab's CEO Åke Svensson. "This contract is an additional proof of our expertise and international competitiveness within the field of network-based solutions for defence and civil security."
Operational in several countries

Saab's Erieye surveillance system is a market success. The first Erieye surveillance system was delivered to the Swedish Air Force on a Saab 340 aircraft platform. The system also has been sold to Thailand with the Saab 340 as a platform, and this time the United Arab Emirates.

The surveillance system has also been installed on the Embraer-145 aircraft and is operational in Brazil, Mexico and Greece. The system will soon be delivered to Pakistan on Saab 2000 aircraft.

— WebWireID107884 —

In China, two ministries are involved in electronic passport programs: The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for diplomats and government workers. Infineon is the only semiconductor supplier delivering into both of China's electronic passport projects.

All Chinese electronic passports include a security microcontroller in the back cover that stores, securely encrypted, the same information about the bearer's identity that is printed on the document, such as the bearer's name, date of birth, and photo, and the passport's validity period and number.

Special Administration Regions Hong Kong and Macao also use Infineon's security microcontrollers

Both China Special Administration Regions, Hong Kong and Macao, trust in Infineon and it's almost 25 years of expertise in security and contactless technology. Infineon is sole chip supplier for their electronic passport programs. Hong Kong, with its approximately nine million inhabitants, annually issued about 1.2 million electronic passports since 2007. And Macao, with its population of about 300,000, handed out about 100,000 electronic passports per year since the beginning of 2008. In addition, Infineon also exclusively supplies the security microcontrollers for Hong Kong's and Macao's National electronic Identity Cards issued to citizens as well as permanent and non-permanent residents since 2004. These identity cards enable identification and other services such as automatic border control and e-government.

'We are deeply honored by the trust awarded to Infineon by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as both the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administration Regions to be the silicon partner for their electronic passport programs,' said Dr. Helmut Gassel, President of the Chip Card & Security Division at Infineon Technologies. 'Security being a key area for Infineon we feel confirmed in our efforts to provide high-quality, superior security products that successfully passed the world's most stringent security tests.'

Infineon ranks number one in chips for card and security applications

Roughly every second electronic Government ID document (not including the China National ID card project) issued in 2008 incorporated a security chip of Infineon. Government ID applications include electronic documents, such as passports, national ID, health cards, drivers licenses and social security cards. Today, Infineon's products are used in the public domain of about one third of the 192 UN member states, which represent a total population of more than three billion people.

Infineon is the world's number one chip card semiconductor vendor, already for the twelfth year in a row. According to the US market research company Frost & Sullivan Infineon holds a 25.5 percent market share of the overall chip card IC (integrated circuit) market that totaled about US $2.4 billion in 2008.

Technical details on Infineon's security chip used in Chinese passports, the SLE 66CLX800PE

Specifically designed for use in electronic passports, identity cards, e-government cards and other high-security applications, the SLE 66CLX800PE security microcontroller features a crypto-coprocessor and provides advanced performance and high execution speeds of up to 848 kbits/s even if elevated encryption and decryption operations have to be calculated. The SLE 66CLX800PE features 80 kilobytes (kb) of EEPROM, 240 kb of ROM, and 6 kb of RAM. With its tailored set of EEPROM/ROM and RAM memory sizes, the SLE 66CLX800PE adheres to the ICAO requirements for the secure storage of the biometric and personal data in travel documents.

The SLE 66CLX800PE is certified according to Common Criteria EAL 5+ high (BSI-PP-0002 protection profile) security certification. Infineon's security microcontrollers build on underlying hardware-based integral security, with data encryption, memory firewall system and other security mechanisms to safeguard the privacy of data.

For more information on Infineon's semiconductor product portfolio for chip card and security applications, please go to www.infineon.com/security
About Infineon

Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, communications, and security. In the 2008 fiscal year (ending September), the company reported sales of Euro 4.3 billion with approximately 29,100 employees worldwide. With a global presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries in the U.S. from Milpitas, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore, and in Japan from Tokyo. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY).

— WebWireID107588 —

Under the $37 million ITES-2S Task Order, USSOUTHCOM personnel will move to a new headquarters complex beginning October 1, 2010. The Task Order will extend over 20 months — with additional optional tasks in excess of $18 million.

The Harris team — comprised of Harris IT Services, HP, IBM and other members — is responsible for the communications systems migration and consolidation of nine USSOUTHCOM buildings into a new facility.

"SOUTHCOM has been an important customer for many years and we are honored to be engaged in their exciting headquarters relocation project," said John Heller, vice president and general manager, Department of Defense Programs. "Providing performance based, IT service management solutions to Combatant Commands such as SOUTHCOM is a key area of focus for our business and we are delighted that SOUTHCOM has selected the Harris IT Services team."

The team will provide support for:

* Information systems engineering.

* Design, furnishing, installation, testing, and commissioning of the new USSOUTHCOM HQ C4I/IT systems.

* Integration of systems (programs of record) provided by external program managers.

* Project management support data.

* C4I/IT infrastructure installation Quality Control inspections.

The Task Order also includes task options for on-site training related to new systems; design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of wireless network capabilities; design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of a Continuity of Operations (COOP) / Data Recovery Plan (DRP) system; providing support for the identification, processing and turn-in of legacy C4I/IT equipment; purchasing and installing additional C4I/IT equipment; equipment warranty extension; and Video Teleconferencing (VTC) implementation.

USSOUTHCOM HQ — a joint command composed of approximately 1,600 military, civilian and contractor personnel in its current nine-building complex — represents the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, coalition partners, local and federal governmental agencies, and private industry partners. At the commencement of the transition to the new headquarters complex, USSOUTHCOM HQ is expected to have 2,883 personnel.

The Harris team is expected to work in close coordination and cooperation with U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC), USSOUTHCOM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the new HQ building developer and contractors — as well as external Program Managers and their contractors.

Harris IT Services is a leading provider of mission-critical IT and communications services and support to defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and commercial customers. With more than 3,000 professionals performing to the highest industry standards at locations worldwide, Harris IT Services offers essential past performance, proven technical expertise, and innovative solutions in supporting large-scale IT programs that encompass the full technology lifecycle. The organization's distributed workforce, present in all 50 states, and extensive experience in performance-based contracting and managed IT services, combine to deliver best-value results to our customers.

About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

— WebWireID107583 —

"This new website reflects the shared commitment across the Department to hiring American veterans," said Secretary Napolitano. "Veterans play a vital role in the Department of Homeland Security's mission to protect the nation, and this website will help us build our veteran workforce to more than 50,000 Department-wide by 2012."

Today's announcement comes one day after Secretary Napolitano joined President Obama as he signed an Executive Order on the Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government, which emphasizes recruiting and training veterans for employment at federal agencies, increasing the veteran workforce within the executive branch and assisting recently hired veterans in making the adjustment to service in a civilian capacity.

The new website, available at www.dhs.gov/veterans, features information for veterans about how to find employment opportunities at DHS, ways to get involved in community-based efforts like Citizen Corps, and special veteran programs such as Operation Warfighter and Wounded Warrior, which provide employment opportunities for severely wounded or recovering service members to assist their transition back to the military or civilian workforce.

The website also features DHS procurement opportunities for veteran and service disabled veteran business owners and information about DHS policies and news impacting the veteran community.

The new website is the latest step in DHS' active engagement and recruitment of veterans and veteran-owned businesses. DHS' civilian workforce includes approximately 47,000 veterans, comprising 25 percent of all employees—including Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute—in addition to the 42,000 active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard.

On Oct. 29, Secretary Napolitano met with leaders of several veterans service organizations to discuss DHS' ongoing collaborations with veterans on recruitment and other key DHS initiatives, such as the Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business contract program, which promotes contracting opportunities for veteran-owned businesses.

Secretary Napolitano also recently announced the DHS Veterans Outreach Steering Committee—a group of representatives from across the Department who will meet regularly and advise the Secretary on efforts to improve and integrate veteran outreach. At the Committee's first meeting, held in October, she discussed plans to expand existing veterans programs and streamline the Department's veterans outreach efforts to enhance openness and transparency—including the website overhaul announced today.

— WebWireID107530 —

"Military families face many challenges as a result of their commitment to our country, and USDA recognizes this significant sacrifice and believes very strongly that Cooperative Extension can play a critical role in supporting these families," Shah said. "This new partnership will enhance our 20-year relationship with the Defense Department and extend the many resources of the Cooperative Extension Service to serve the entire military community."

The partnership will focus on three overall areas: community capacity building in support of military families, workforce development, and strengthening family, child care and youth development programs.

The National Leadership Summit on Military Families was planned to start an ongoing conversation to transform family support and readiness programs and lead to more effective and productive ways for coordination in implementation. More than 200 leaders who provide support to military families attended the summit over the past few days at the University of Maryland. The summit was organized through collaboration between USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Military Community and Family Policy and the University of Maryland. Participants included leadership within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, USDA, land-grant universities and non-governmental partners.

USDA has worked with DoD for 20 years, including partnership with all branches of the military - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and the National Guard & Reserve. USDA began the partnership by bringing the 4-H Youth Development Program to youth living on military bases throughout the world. In 2008, 24,000 youth participated in 4-H club programs on military bases and installations around the globe. Additionally, Cooperative Extension faculty are working in partnership with bases and installations across the country to address critical needs of military families, including needs related to health, nutrition, financial management, family stress, etc.

Through federal funding and leadership for research, education and extension programs, NIFA focuses on investing in science and solving critical issues impacting people's daily lives and the nation's future. For more information, visit www.nifa.usda.gov.

— WebWireID107529 —

The Working Group - co-chaired by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan - is a high-level, strategic initiative that will recommend future improvements and help inform and develop a National Disaster Recovery Framework to provide operational guidance for recovery organizations

"We are committed to ensuring a more resilient nation in which individuals, communities and the economy can adapt to changing conditions and rapidly recover from disasters of all kinds," said Secretary Napolitano. "These forums are providing valuable input and feedback to strengthen our disaster recovery capabilities nationwide."

"The stakeholder meetings ensure that the vital voices of disaster recovery professionals and stakeholders are heard as we move forward to improve disaster recovery efforts," said Secretary Donovan. "It allows those on the ground to tell us what works and what doesn't in responding to natural disasters."

To learn more about the Working Group's initiatives and upcoming stakeholder meetings in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Memphis, view the questions posed to stakeholders in today's meeting, or provide direct feedback on disaster recovery, visit DisasterRecoveryWorkingGroup.gov.

— WebWireID107518 —

Representing DHS were Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs Alan Bersin, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton, U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar and other DHS officials; representing SHCP were Tax Administration Chief Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortíz-Mena, Administrator General of Customs Juan José Bravo Moisés, the Customs Administrator General for Planning Pablo González Manterola and other Mexican officials.

During the meeting, U.S. and Mexican officials agreed to formalize Bi-national Port Security Committee to improve open and regular communication along the Southwest border—a significant step toward deterring violence at and near land ports of entry. These committees will address cross-border operational, safety and security issues.

Officials also agreed to build on DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano's efforts to promote smart and effective security at the Southwest border by increasing coordinated investigative efforts, committing more resources for additional inspection teams at ports of entry along the border, and implementing comprehensive plans to strengthen security and ensure the secure flow of trade during events that affect port operations.

Since March, Secretary Napolitano has doubled the number of DHS agents working to identify and apprehend violent criminal aliens and bolstered southbound inspections to search for illegal weapons and cash at the Southwest border—adding additional law enforcement, mobile X-ray machines, license plate readers, and K-9 detection teams as part of a multi-layered, integrated border security strategy.

Thus far in 2009, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ICE have combined to seize nearly $35 million in southbound currency at the Southwest border—more than four times the amount seized during southbound operations compared to this point in 2008. Since January, CBP and ICE have also seized totals of 1,231 firearms, $92 million in cash and 1.4 million kilograms of drugs at the Southwest border—increases of 34 percent, 87 percent and 45 percent, respectively, over totals during the same period in 2008.

DHS continues to work closely with Mexico to ensure the safety and security of the U.S.-Mexico border by helping to train and equip Mexican law enforcement officers to ensure the secure flow of travel and trade while protecting both sides of the border from violence and criminal activity.

— WebWireID107509 —

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) announced today a $9.7 million services agreement with Northrop Grumman Information Systems for fielding and deployment of the Host Based Security System (HBSS), an extensive security solution for the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet).

The HBSS 3.0 task order was awarded to Northrop Grumman Corporation via the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract. Northrop Grumman Information Systems is the prime contractor and holder of the NETCENTS contract with the US Air Force Combat Information Transport System (CITS) Program Management Office.

SIPRNet is the communications backbone of the Department of Defense (DoD) that facilitates the exchange of classified tactical and operational information at the SECRET classification level for the Air Force and other branches of the Armed Services.

Under the terms of the agreement, McAfee will deploy the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) Host Based Security System (HBSS) solution which provides desktops, servers and laptops across the DoD with the McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (McAfee HIPS) signature and behavioral protection, and a system firewall.

McAfee HIPS is the underlying technology, and an integral component, of the DISA HBSS solution, which monitors, detects, and counters against known cyber-threats to the DoD's enterprise architecture.

'The U.S. Air Force has enhanced its cyber security infrastructure through its worldwide deployment of HBSS,' said Mike Carpenter, senior vice president, Public Sector, McAfee. 'Given our experience helping DISA expand HBSS throughout DoD, McAfee can help the Air Force maximize the full benefits of the HBSS architecture. In addition, this new HBSS security framework will provide the Air Force with a strong centralized security management system to provide critical cyber information to the newly created 24th Air Force at Lackland Air Force Base.'

This deployment also provides the McAfee® VirusScan Enterprise, McAfee® Anti-spyware Enterprise and McAfee® Policy Auditor solutions to enhance the security of SIPRNet and measure system security compliancy. This new capability will provide the U.S. Air Force with a consolidated enterprise security management and reporting system for increased cyber situational awareness.

This contract is a follow on to a Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) contract with the U.S. Air Force CITS Program Management Office that was rapidly deployed by McAfee and Northrop Grumman in the second half of 2008. The NIPRNet roll out of HBSS for the U.S. Air Force was a great success that deployed to over 500,000 hosts in a six month period. This was the largest and fastest single McAfee HIPS deployment that McAfee has undertaken to date worldwide.

HBSS, the largest IT security deployment within the DoD, provides multi-layered threat protection for more than five million DoD host platforms such as servers, desktops, and laptops in accordance with the Enterprise-wide Information Assurance and computer Network Defense Solutions Steering Group. The HBSS solution will provide Air Force with integrated security capabilities such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, host intrusion prevention, remediation and security policy auditing for these host platforms.

McAfee HIPS also supports McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® (McAfee ePO™) management framework, a dedicated security management console, the first-ever to manage security postures maintained by other security solution providers. Under McAfee ePO Air Force network administrators can keep this protection up to date, configure and enforce security policies, and monitor security status from one centralized console.

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise will provide the Air Force with superior, comprehensive threat protection for every system and at every level -- from desktops, file servers, e-mail servers, and Internet gateways, to remote and wireless devices. McAfee Anti-spyware Enterprise uses unique on-access scanning to identify, proactively block, and safely eliminate spyware and other potentially unwanted programs.

For more information on McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator or how McAfee solutions help deliver an optimized security architecture visit www.mcafee.com/optimize.

About McAfee, Inc.

McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee is committed to relentlessly tackling the world's toughest security challenges. The company delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the web more securely. Backed by an award-winning research team, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com

— WebWireID107392 —

The new delivery order fulfills the TACOM contract first awarded in May 2008 for 7,072 units and adds an additional 505 units. The order brings the total number of vehicles Navistar will supply under this contract to 7,577 units and a new award total valued at $1.65 billion. Deliveries will be completed by December 2010 and vehicle variants will include general troop transporters, petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) trucks, wreckers and water tankers for use in Afghanistan.

'Foreign military sales of MTVs provide the foundation for Navistar's $2 billion business annually,' said Archie Massicotte, president, Navistar Defense. 'Now, Navistar has marked another milestone with its first STS contract. This award is an example of how we are constantly working to enhance and expand our offerings to position Navistar well for 2010 and beyond.'

Navistar's STS award for the MaxxPro MRAP includes work to improve vehicle reliability, support combat issues encountered in theater, add new kits and hardware, as well as provide new vehicle enhancements. The STS award includes up to 143,000 annual labor hours, as well as parts, to be used within 12 months with the option to renew the contract for three additional years.

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International® brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce® brand diesel engines, IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses, Monaco RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse® brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private-label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom.

— WebWireID107291 —

Rick Tobin was the host and developer of the show in 2008 and 2009. The program focused on aiding the public, business and government to increase their readiness each week for emergencies, disasters and other interruptions.

At its closure, The Road to Ready had over 10,000 listeners each week. People from 94 countries have used the free archives of The Road to Ready. The archives for all 53 shows remain available for open access and download at www.ricktobin.com/roadtoready/.

When asked about the possible return of The Road to Ready, Rick stated: "I continue to seek out a strong partner willing to provide the financial and marketing support needed to support the robust five-year plan I developed originally for the show. The Road to Ready made a real difference and reached a strong international audience. People everywhere want the information the way I presented it: in small, interesting, palatable bites. "

Rick Tobin is the President and CEO of TAO Emergency Management Consulting. He is also the owner of High Hope Publishing, in Spring Branch, Texas at www.highhopepublishing.com . His publishing interest has released three books on Amazon since September of this year including Curse of the 8th Buddha (An action-adventure novel), Heather 'Round the Stone (poetry), and The Cat with Fourteen Kittens (song lyrics).

— WebWireID107240 —

"Today is exceptionally historic because we are delivering A08-135 from the same Hangar 278 where Deeper Maintenance work on the first F-111 began 35 years ago," said John Duddy, vice president and managing director, Boeing Defence Australia. "We take pause to honor and recognize every RAAF serviceperson and Boeing employee who has contributed toward maintaining this platform. Because of you, the F-111 today remains the fastest and longest-ranging combat aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region."

The Deeper Maintenance program began in 1974 with the RAAF and transitioned to Boeing in 2001 for a total 500,000-plus work hours. The RAAF will retire the F-111 at the end of 2010 to make way for 24 replacement Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets.

"The maintenance systems introduced with the F-111 aircraft have been a mainstay of defense and industry's high-tech support capabilities for well over 35 years," said Air Commodore Roy McPhail, Director General of Aerospace Combat Systems, RAAF. "Today's completion of the F-111 Deeper Maintenance program will ensure the F-111 fleet remains fully capable until the replacement F/A-18F Super Hornets come on line."

Boeing is contracted to perform light maintenance activities until the F-111 fleet's withdrawal from service.

"Although this is the end of Boeing's F-111 Deeper Maintenance activities, fortunately, it's not the end of a great partnership," said Group Capt. Peter Lloyd, Officer Commanding – 82 Wing, RAAF. "Boeing's technical and engineering expertise will remain fundamental to 82 Wing's ability to generate F-111 air combat power."

Deeper Maintenance was performed on F-111s after 525 hours of flight time. It included activities such as removal of wings, engines, the undercarriage and other major components for servicing and/or replacement as required.

Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and a business unit of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, is a leading Australian aerospace enterprise. With a world-class team of nearly 2,000 employees at 13 locations throughout Australia and two international sites, Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex defense projects in Australia.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide.

— WebWireID107013 —

The five men featured in the video were all held at Guantánamo for years without any meaningful opportunity to challenge their detention. They were denied their due process rights, which might have established the lack of evidence against them much earlier and spared them years of torture, abuse and imprisonment. The men were eventually released, and as they explain in the video, are now attempting to put their lives back together.

"I experienced sadness in a state that I have never had, cruelty in a depth that I'd never seen in my life," Omar Deghayes tells the camera. He had graduated from law school in England and was studying the legal system in Afghanistan when he was captured and sent to Guantánamo for nearly six years. "You will not leave a similar person anymore. You will leave as broken, physically broken, psychologically broken."

Ruhal Ahmed and Shafiq Rasul grew up together in England. They went to Pakistan for a friend's wedding and took a short trip to neighboring Afghanistan where they were captured. It would be two and a half years before they could go home.

"Guantánamo Bay was hell for us," Shafiq says. But Ruhal says their friendship helped them survive the brutal experience: "Anything that happened to me I could relate to somebody that was very close to me. Being friends from a young age – who else would you want in that kind of situation?"

Back home in England, Shafiq and Ruhal say the American leaders who allowed the injustices of Guantánamo should be held accountable. But they do not hold a grudge against the American people.

"The drinks we drink, Coca Cola – it's American. We still drink it," Ruhal says. "We still go to the movies. So we don't hate Americans as American people."

Omar says he feels the same way, but he wants Americans to know exactly what happened at Guantánamo: "I want the people themselves, the people in America, the good people – which I met many of – to realize what ugly things were done to others in their names."

— WebWireID106961 —

ROCKVILLE, Md.- The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a seven-year, $145 million contract to support its Environmental Response Team with technical and analytical expertise during environmental emergencies in the U.S. and U.S. territories.

Under the Scientific, Engineering, Response & Analytical Services (SERAS) Program, Lockheed Martin will provide the EPA's Environmental Response Team with 24-hour support during environmental emergencies, quickly assessing the situation, making suggestions for containment and assisting with remediation activities. Such emergencies could include national and international incidents involving releases of oil and hazardous materials and uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.

Lockheed Martin has supported the EPA in its emergency response mission through a predecessor program, the Response Engineering and Analytical Contract (REAC), which the company was awarded in 1999 and again in 2004.

'When an emergency happens, quick response is built on a foundation of teamwork and trust, especially during trying conditions,' said Lynn Singleton, director of Environmental Services in the Corporation's Information Systems and Global Services business area. "Lockheed Martin is extremely proud to have been selected to continue as the EPA's teammate in working to safeguard our environment."

As the Environmental Response Team's main support contractor, Lockheed Martin supplies a highly-skilled staff of chemists, biologists, engineers, geologists, environmental scientists and support personnel. This staff will perform field work, onsite monitoring and analysis, and field or laboratory analytical support. Supporting Lockheed Martin's team are Syracuse Research Corporation, Cherokee CRC, LLC, Dycon Government Solutions, Inc., and The ACI Group.

Lockheed Martin has supported the EPA's mission since 1974, providing evaluations of environmental conditions throughout the U.S. and ensuring that the agency's IT infrastructure is maintained, protected and capable of supporting its full range of environmental missions. Recently, the Corporation was selected to support the Information Technology Solutions – EPA II program (ITS-EPA II). Under this blanket purchase agreement, Lockheed Martin can provide IT and services across the EPA to enable secure information exchange, environmental data analysis, and scientific investigation.

In addition to supporting the EPA, Lockheed Martin is working with its customers to address the nation's challenges in the areas of energy efficiency, management, next-generation alternative energy generation and climate monitoring. The Corporation provides a full range of energy solutions to the government and regulated industry, including the Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, state and regional energy organizations, utilities and businesses.

— WebWireID106710 —

iomart Hosting secured the three year partnership deal to augment the top tier hosting services that Servecentric, the Irish data centre managed services company, is already providing to the same customer in Dublin.

iomart Hosting, the managed hosting arm of AIM listed iomart Group plc, has been contracted to provide Servecentric with a DR solution from its fully resilient Tier 3 data centre in the City of London.

Servecentric chose www.iomarthosting.com as its UK mainland partner based on its technical infrastructure, flexibility and existing blue chip clients and because it was able to deliver the exacting criteria required by a global company including meeting the highest levels of capacity, resilience and security.

Angus MacSween, CEO, iomart Hosting said:' We expect this partnership to be the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship with Servecentric. Providing resilient mainland back-up in partnership with Servecentric shows that we have a lot to offer to the American market. Our collective resources will serve to attract many more international hosting deals to the UK and Ireland.'

Helga Muir, sales and marketing manager for Servecentric, said: 'Servecentric has experienced a surge in multinational corporations choosing to move their European IT infrastructure into our facility in recent months. To provide additional support to these customers, we wanted a UK based data centre partnership that could provide the highest quality technical infrastructure, experienced technicians and company ethos similar to their own. iomart Hosting has proven its credentials in all these areas and we look forward to partnering on reciprocal business going forward.'

About iomart Hosting

iomart Hosting is one of the UK's leading providers of hosting services. From a single server through to private cloud networks, iomart specialises in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling customers to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and online applications.

By physically owning and managing its own network infrastructure, including five state-of-the-art data centres in the UK, it offers world-beating levels of service to its customers.
For more information visit www.iomarthosting.com

About Servecentric
Servecentric is a wholly owned, private funded, Irish organisation. It was established in August 2002 and has its headquarters in Blanchardstown Corporate Park in Dublin. It is currently Ireland's leading managed services and data centre operator and provides high-quality, scaleable solutions from single cabinet collocation services to full-scale provision of managed services. www.servecentric.com

— WebWireID106497 —