Connie Vaughn

View from the Chair

Another rousing turnout for a timely topic!

Edward J. Gee, AIA, discussed inexpensive design solutions for extremely high security buildings. His company was awarded the contract for Lawrence Livermore Labs super-secret building. The design project, what he shared about it, was interesting and informative. His presentation is available on the website.

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to get free admission to ASIS International’s Seminars and Exhibits in Philadelphia, PA in September. This is a $700 value for one lucky member. We will be giving it away at the July meeting.

July’s meeting is also your chance to make your reservation for the Foundation Dinner table that our Chapter sponsors. The table seating is limited to ten, so the first ten to reserve are it. Sorry members, the free reservation is for members only, not spouses, and you must be present to enter.

Both the events are for paid SFASIS Chapter members only. I have been surprised, but many members did not know that we charge $20 annually as membership dues for our Chapter. This annual fee allows you access to our members only section of our Chapter’s website. You can pay your membership dues on the website.

It is time for some recognition and congratulations. This is our turnaround year! At last year’s June meeting, I think we had twenty-five or fewer attendees. The trend in our chapter participation was cycling down quickly. So much so that for the past few years there has been talk among Executive Council and Committee Members of doing away with the June and July meetings due to lack of interest.

There were 67 attendees in June. A tremendous turnout for the Peninsula location and June, a traditional “vacation” month. Thank you to those who attended and those who wanted to attend but couldn’t. Your ASIS Chapter is what You make it!

I am so proud to say that we are a Chapter in Transition: A Transition of growth and renewed participation. I love seeing fresh faces in the audience every month. It is a fabulous feeling to be the Chair of such a renowned ASIS Chapter. It is even more fabulous to be the Chair in a year of tremendous change. If you didn’t know already, our reputation as a large, cutting-edge, participatory, and outstanding Chapter succeeds us. Our website, thank you Mr. Steve Duell, is the measure for all other chapters.

I would love to take credit for all our successes, but I can’t. We work as a team and we succeed as a team. I heard someone once say, and I paraphrase horribly, “shared success doubles the enjoyment, and shared disappointment divides the loss.” I really can’t think of any disappointments this year—knock on wood, but the successes just keep coming. We have wonderful volunteer leaders that include, but are not limited to the Executive Council and the Various Committee Chairs. Without them, our Chapter would continue to be reinventing itself, but we are really picking up steam and growing better and stronger each month.

Give yourselves a “pat on the back” because this Chapter’s success is about You!

Thank you for allowing me the privilege to be your Chapter Chair for 2002 and Thank you for all your support!

Thank you,
Connie Vaughn
chair@sfasis.org
SFBAC ASIS Chapter Chair

Vice Views

Mid-Year Analysis

I know the article is late this month and I apologize. I actually struggled with the topic for this month, but as the days went past, it became clear that I should spend some time to summarize our Chapter activities for 2002, and provide some thoughts.

The Executive council receives numerous emails on certain issues and topics throughout the year, many which contain questions, and comments and other things. One of the things I have been noticing more recently though, is the feedback has been getting more positive as the months have gone by.

One of the reasons for this improvement is the change in formats for the monthly meetings. The response since conducting the meetings at host companies, instead of a hotel luncheon has been a major success. Plus, the quality of speakers, topics presented, and other extra-curricular activities have been a real value-add for our membership.

Here is an excerpt from an emails that was forwarded to me recently, that I really wanted to share:

“ASIS.... I see a big improvement in the benefits derived by attending our meetings once again. For me, time is an issue, with travel, meetings, etc., and setting aside a few hours to go off-site means it must have a value. Again, thanks...”

Beginning with the January meeting, we have seen a remarkable increase in the attendance at the monthly meetings. The July meeting was extremely impressive, with a total of 68 registered guests in attendance to hear the presentation on Identity Theft.

Our special events this year have been very well presented, AND very well attended, starting with the Law Enforcement Appreciation Event. Then, as usual, the Annual Seminar was a huge success, netting the Chapter over $30,000 in revenue.

Our Website is highly acclaimed, and our Webmaster has been invited to lead a group within ASIS National on Website planning and execution, and has been invited by National to the Annual Seminar to expand on this important Chapter service. This is a testament to the leadership in the high technology field that we enjoy here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

And, the year is only half over. We have a fabulous golf tournament planned, the Security Officer Appreciation Luncheon is just around the corner, and before we know it, 2002 will be just a memory.

The success can really be attributed to the many professionals from our Chapter who have stepped in to put these events, luncheons, and other activities together. From the Blue Ribbon Task Force presentation to the Website activities, to the high quality speakers at our meetings, the SFBA Chapter really is one of the premier Chapters within ASIS. These professionals, which include the Executive Council, Committee Chairpersons, Volunteers and others who have worked so hard to make our organization a success, should be recognized, thanked and congratulated.

I look forward to an even better second half, and look forward to seeing you all at the next meeting.

Best Wishes:
Brad Minnis CPP
Vice Chair SFBA Chapter

General Membership Meeting Minutes

San Francisco ASIS Chapter

General Meeting Minutes for the June 20, 2002 at Gilead Sciences Company, Foster City, CA.

The General Meeting of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the American Society for Industrial Security was called to order by Chapter Chair Connie Vaughn at 9:30 am.

Chair Vaughn greeted the members and guests and called the meeting to order. Chair Vaughn led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Chair Vaughn then thanked our host Lance Huntley, Facilities Manager at Gilead Sciences Inc.

Chair Vaughn announced that the Minutes from Annual Seminar and Exhibits were posted on the Chapter Web Site (www.sfasis.org).

Chair Vaughn asked the Treasurer, Patrick Sharkey, CPP for a financial report. Patrick stated that the balance as of April 30, 2002 was $44,195.16, with income for the month being $9,845.79 and expenses of $3,370.25. The ending balance was $50,670.70 as of May 31, 2002. A copy of the report is posted on the Chapter Web site (www.sfasis.org).

Chair Vaughn announced that there was a scholarship finalist for the CPP review and the name would be announced later.

Chair Vaughn announced that, at the request of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the Sacramento Chapter has been assigned as the lead to obtain and coordinate qualified volunteers from ASIS International chapters in California to sit on various committees and subcommittees for the California Anti Terrorism Center. CPP’s are preferred but a qualified and interested person will be accepted. Those interested should send their resumes to Bill Bailey, CPP, care of the Sacramento Chapter.

Chair Vaughn announced that the Annual Golf Outing would be held on August 15, 2002 at the Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas with a luncheon and golf and a dinner/ awards. Set the date aside for a fun afternoon and early evening.

SPECIAL GUEST: Michael Boykin of Pathway Research had a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle available for test drive. Many folks took advantage of the opportunity to drive these "golf cart" style potential security patrol vehicles. Michael will be discussing this free vehicle opportunity at our July meeting, but provided a sneak preview at this meeting.

Chair Vaughn then introduced our speaker for the meeting, Edward J. Gee AIA, President/ Principal/ Architect, Edward J. Gee Associates. Mr. Gee spoke on "Strategic Architectural Design for Mitigating the Effects of Terrorism and Other Threats".

Edward J. Gee, AIA, who has over 38 years of experience, developed the Interior Design Manual for the Renovation of Federal Office Buildings in California and other states. He has extensive experience in the planning, design, and construction of a wide range of building types including Government Facilities, Controlled Area Facilities, Airfield Cargo Facilities, Financial Institutions, Research Facilities, Communication Centers, and Police Station Buildings, June's meeting met the promises of being both informative and engaging. EJGA has provided professional services to clients throughout California, the United States, and Overseas. Their customers include the US Air Force, Army Corps of Engineers, and many other state and federal agencies.

Mr. Gee provided a Power Point Presentation and spoke on his role in designing the International Security Research Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His goal in this 65,000 square foot building was to provide a pleasing environment in which to work while complying with the new national security accreditation requirements for high security facilities. Mr. Gee provided artists renderings and photos of the facility. The photos were all approved for general release and outlined the site planning design from the exterior buffer zone to the interior office locations and layouts.

Next Chapter event is the Chapter meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 9:30am. It will be held at the KLA-Tencor, 3 Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA. The topic will be Identity Theft and what we as security professionals can do to educate our customers about the impact on victims.

Chair Vaughn closed the meeting at 10:50 am.

A total of 66 members were in attendance, including 9 guests.
 

Respectfully Submitted,
Ken Fauth, CPP
SFBA Chapter Secretary

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

ASIS SF Bay Area Chapter
Executive Committee Meeting
Guidant, Santa Clara
July 3, 2002, 11:00 a.m.

Present:
Chair Connie Vaughn; Vice-Chair, Brad Minnis, CPP; Treasurer, Patrick Sharkey, CPP; Secretary, Ken Fauth, CPP
Additional Committee Members Present: None

Issues Discussed:

1. Security Appreciation Meeting— Patrick has reserved the Holiday Inn in Foster City, CA off of Route 91 for the event. It is schedule to be on Thursday, October 17, 2002. Patrick is attempting to obtain a speaker from the State of California Homeland Security.
2. Discussion was center around the Treasurer report, it was decided to provide the Treasurer Report in a more defined format as presented by Ken. Ken to pass the format to Patrick electronically.
3. Foundation Dinner and presentation of Chapter Check. ASIS International September 10 – 13, in Philadelphia. Chapter will follow tradition of buying a table for the Foundation. The Event is scheduled for Thursday, September 12th. The Executive Committee members all planned to be in attendance. A call for those who have not attended in previous years will be offered at the July meeting. Need to have chapter dues paid.
4. Discussion centered around mailing out the "2002 Dues Statement". Patrick to handle. Needed mailing labels.
5. Decision was held on succession planning for the officers. Each member of the executive committee to identify candidates to pursue.
6. June 18th Membership Meeting: KLA-Tencor, 3 Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA. The topic will be "Identity Theft and what we as security professionals can do to educate our customers about the impact on victims". The speaker is Sgt. Ron Gordon of the Milpitas Police Department.
7. Brad reported on the up-coming 9th Annual Larry Marshall Memorial Golf Tournament— Set for Thursday, August 15, 2002 at Spring Valley Golf Course in Milpitas. 11:00 - 11:30 Registration, lunch, Driving Range warm up, golf. Green fees, refreshments ALL day long, green fee, cart, PLUS dinner and awards. Cost is $125.00 per person. Car for designated "Hole-in-One" shot, plus other prizes. Many folks have signed on as sponsors. A donation will be made to the American Heart Association. Brad shared that 6 sponsors at $500 each have been obtained. Tickets to date have been good with 8 foursomes already signed up. Have 30 openings left.
8. Discussions centered around speakers for the November meeting. Ken offered to contact the Association of Bay Area Government to try and obtain Jeanne Perkins, Principal, Earthquake Programs, Association of Bay Area Governments, speaking on "Release of Revised Estimates of Road Closures for Bay Area Earthquakes".

Next Executive Council Meeting: August 7, 2002 at 11 AM.

Respectfully submitted by
Ken Fauth, CPP
SFBA Secretary

Membership Updates

New Members

Frank Balajadia
General Dynamics Advanced Info

Philip Bloomberg
Group 4

Moura Borisova
Black Bear Security Services, Inc.

Ronald Cole
United Defense LP

Gina Coleman
Guidant VI

Shelley Connors
Connors Consulting & Investigations

Sidney Johnson
Sec Tek, Inc.

Owen Johnston
Black Bear Security Services, Inc.

Jeffrey Kang
Federal Protective Svc/GSA

Patricia Lavallier
Black Bear Security Services, inc.

Ilya Livitz
Black Bear Security Services, Inc.

Gerald Meisel
Asian Art Museum - San Francisco

Anatoly Nabokov
Black Bear Security Services, Inc.

Peter Otten
Peter Otten & Associates

Lou Parrague
US Audio, Inc.

Jerome Ryan
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Ester Souza
Borland Software Corporation

David Trimble
Group Services, Inc.

By Cindy Doyle
SFBA Membership Committee

Internet Interests

Terrorism and Chat Rooms

Prior to September 11th, 2001 we discovered that terrorists had been using chat rooms and online discussion groups for collaborating. Carefully coded messages, left in selected chat rooms, were used by terrorists and this activity may still be going on today.

There are literally thousands of chat rooms on the Internet and many of them now deal specifically with the issue of terrorism. In some cases, there are even chat-rooms who share sympathy for the victims and yet spout anti-Americanism at the same time! The diversity of topics being discussed offers ample opportunities for terrorists to sneak in their hidden comments without easy detection.

Monitoring terrorist entries in these chat-rooms is a responsibility that belongs to not only the owners of these chat rooms; it should also be the responsibility of everyone who visits chat rooms. It is incumbent upon all of us, as good citizens, to be vigilant for these types of messages and to report them as soon as they are discovered or suspected. Visitor participation in monitoring chat room content is what helped to uncover this situation in the first place.

Accountability is perhaps the more difficult challenge related to uncovering terrorist activity in chat rooms. Not all chat rooms require a visitor to log in and locating a visitor by the Internet address they used when they posted the suspicious content is virtually impossible if it didn’t come from a fixed IP address. Naturally, anyone can lie about the information they provide when they setup a chat room login profile, but at least it gives us an opportunity to start with something to work with. There are many problems with placing accountability on chat room contributors and enforcing any level of accountability takes away from the anonymity that is such a popular aspect of chat rooms.

Mismanagement of chat rooms and discussion groups can allow terrorist messages to be exchanged without restriction. However, messages are only one form of communication being used in chat rooms. Owners also need to be vigilant for other forms of terrorist communication being used within their chat rooms.

Encrypted terrorist messages are being hidden in images that are being uploaded to chat rooms as was admitted by Ahmed Jabril, spokesman for the militant group Hezbollah in London. This means that an image that you may have on your desktop right now could contain encrypted terrorist plans and you wouldn’t even know about it. They are hidden using free encryption Internet programs set up by privacy advocacy groups.

Free speech gives terrorists the right to post their messages anonymously. Free choice gives the rest of us the right to be vigilant and to report suspicious activity. Freedom from terrorism is the right of all humanity. Catching terrorists who are using chat rooms is not going to be an easy task and just because we might stop it today does not mean that it will never be tried again or that we should ever stop watching for it.

Respectfully submitted by Steve Duell
SFBA Chapter Webmaster
Send replies to webmaster@sfasis.org

Legislative and Judicial Update

Anti-spam law upheld in Calif. court

There are several pending security related legislations at this time.  Below are summaries of them.  For more complete details, please visit the SIA web page.

• National Rail Defense Act
• Aviation Biometrics Badge Act
• Drivers License Modernization Act of 2002
• National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002
• Amending the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security
• Enhanced Border Security and VISA Entry Reform Act of 2001
• Cyber Security Research and Development Act
• Cyber Security Research and Education Act of 2002
• Port Security and Terrorism Prevention Act

SUBJECT: NATIONAL RAIL DEFENSE ACT (S. 1991)

Bill Summary: On June 7th the Senate passed H.R. 4775, the FY '02 Supplemental Appropriations bill, which had already passed the House on May 24th and will soon go to conference. At the time of Senate passage, Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) offered an amendment to the bill that would have included the language of S. 1991, the "National Rail Defense Act," which he had previously introduced. The amendment was not agreed to and was not included in the Senate passed version.

S. 1991, however, has moved through the Senate since its introduction in March 2002 and was most recently put on the Senate calendar for consideration on May 29th. The bill, which reauthorizes Amtrak, authorizes funding for a variety of security technologies, including closed circuit television cameras, x-ray machines, access control systems, monitoring and alarm systems, employee identification systems, and ticket kiosks for photo imaging for identification purposes. The total funding authorized for these purposes is approximately $381 million.

Funding was also authorized for secure locking devices on mail and express railcars, hand held bomb detectors to inspect baggage, the screening of express packages, and for video recording systems on locomotives. $16 million was authorized for this purpose.

In addition, the bill mandates that a study would have to be completed on the transportation security programs being used by foreign countries, in particular Japan and the European Union, for possible use in the U.S. A rail transportation risk assessment would also be undertaken by the Secretary of Transportation to improve security that could include a review of any actions already taken to identified security issues by both public and private entities.

Current Status: 5/29/2002
Senate preparation for floor. Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders
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SUBJECT: AVIATION BIOMETRICS BADGE ACT (H.R. 4650)

Bill Summary: On May 2, 2002, Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO) introduced H.R. 4650, the "Aviation Biometric Badge Act," which would seek to improve airport security by requiring any individual employed as a security screener, or other designated employee, to be issued a biometric security badge that identifies a person by fingerprint or retinal recognition.

Current Status: 5/2/2002
Read and referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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SUBJECT: DRIVER'S LICENSE MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2002 (H.R. 4633)

Bill Summary: On May 1, 2002, Rep. James Moran (D-VA) and Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) introduced H.R. 4633, the "Driver's License Modernization Act of 2002," which would seek to establish standards for state programs for the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards. Below we have identified selected provisions of the bill of interest:

• The bill states that inconsistent requirements between states regarding "identity verification and insufficient verification of identity documents have made the identification systems of states a prime target for fraud and identity theft." (p.2)
• Identification card technologies that can "accommodate other government and private applications will provide the best return investment in the new cards." (p.2)
• The bill defines "identification card" as an "identification card issued by the motor vehicle agency of a state to an individual" and that no later than 5 years after passage of the bill each state will have in effect "a driver's license and identification card program" under which the following criteria are met:
  • a computer chip embedded in each new or renewed driver's license or identification card issued by the state. The chips shall contain all text written on the card in electronic form, encoded biometric data matching the holder of the card, and encryption and security software or hardware to preserve privacy (p.4)
• The bill states that all biometric data obtained by a state for this purpose must be matched to the license or cardholder only with the express cooperation of the license or cardholder. (p.5)
• States must participate in programs to link databases in order to provide electronic access to information available to state motor vehicle departments. (pp.6-7)
• States need to provide multiple tamper resistant security features to the cards such as biometric scans, barcodes, 3D, flip, or motion imaging, to assist in visual verification. (pp. 6-7)
• Guidelines must be issued within 6 months after the date of enactment of the bill and they must contain, at a minimum-)
  • standards for the computer chip technology, including standards to ensure interoperability and the ability to store multiple applications, and standards for the encoded biometric data and the requirements that the data will be used only to match the card to the presenter and not be stored in a database.
  • Also, standards are needed for the biometric data to be obtained from applicants for new or renewed cards, for the linking of state motor vehicle databases, and for security features to be placed on the cards. (pp.7-8)
• Guidelines will be developed by the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the GSA, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (p.9)

Current Status: 5/2/2002
Read and referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Science Committee.
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SUBJECT: National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (S. 2452)

Bill Summary: On May 2nd, the Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), introduced the attached bill, S. 2452, the “National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002.” The bill, including its House counterpart, H.R. 4660, which was introduced by Rep. William “Mac” Thornberry (R-TX), has long term interests to the security industry.

There is much support within the Congress for creating this Cabinet level agency, and these bills may move through both Houses and to the President by the end of the year.

• Section 101 (b)(2)(K) - “to identify and promote technological innovation that will enhance homeland security.
• Section 104 (d)(5) - establishes a “Homeland Security Science and Technology Senior Steering Group” within the new “Office of Science and Technology” within the new “Department of National Homeland Security.” This group will create security areas with input from industry, including IT infrastructure, bioterrorism, and chemical-biological-radiological (CBR). ”
  • Included in this section is the following language: ”Develop and oversee the implementation of periodic homeland security technology demonstrations, held at least annually, for the purpose of improving contact between technology developers, vendors, and acquisition personnel associated with related industries.”
• Section 201 - creation of a “National Office for Combating Terrorism” within the White House (prepares recommendations for funding allocations).
• Section 302 – creating a “National Combating Terrorism Strategy Panel,” which will include 8 members, including private sector representatives who are recognized experts on homeland security in the U.S.

Current Status: 5/1/2002
Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
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SUBJECT: Amending the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a program to encourage and support carrying out innovative proposals to enhance homeland security (H.R. 4629)

Bill Summary: Introduced on May 1, 2002 by Tom Davis (R-VA). Below we have highlighted certain provisions from the bill for your review.

• “Sec. 40. Program to Encourage Innovative Solutions to Enhance Homeland Security……establish and promote a Government-wide program to encourage and recognize contractor innovation and excellence in facilitating the defense of the United States against, or recovery from, terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack.” (p.2)
• The convening of a “multiagency technical assistance team to assist in screening proposals submitted to…provide unique and innovative solutions to advance the defense of the United States against, or recovery from, terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. The team shall be composed of employees of the participating agencies who have expertise in scientific and technical disciplines that would facilitate the assessment of the feasibility of the proposals.” (p.3)
• A competitive process of monetary award distribution to those that develop unique and innovative solutions, including descriptive submissions on technology developments and prototypes, the substance of which are not otherwise available to the United States. These awards will not exceed $20,000. (p.4)
• Development of a pilot program by the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Assistant to the President on Homeland Security, along with input from various department Secretaries, that would allow heads of executive agencies to use streamlined acquisition authorities and procedures. (p.5)

Current Status: 5/1/2002
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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SUBJECT: ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001 (H.R. 3525)

Bill Summary: Gives immigration officials an extra year (until October 26,2004) to include machine readable biometric identifiers such as fingerprints or retina scans on visas, passports and other travel documents. The documents would also have to be tamper resistant and fraud proof.

Selected Highlights:

• Require the State Department, Central Intelligence Agency, the INS and its parent, the Department of Justice, to develop a "data system" with "name-matching capacity" that contains individual identifications, plus intelligence information and criminal records. The database would be used to screen people seeking U.S. visas or applying to immigrate.
• Increase the number of Border Patrol officers and raise their pay. It would ensure that Border Patrol and customs agents receive "essential training and cross-training" and learn to use newly authorized high-tech equipment.
• Provide $ 150 million to the INS to develop and improve the high-tech sensors and other gadgetry used to spot border crossers in remote areas.
• Specify that there must be background checks on aliens seeking admission to the United States from any country designated as a "state sponsor of terrorism." The countries currently designated as terrorism sponsors are Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
• Require the attorney general and secretary of state to issue machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents with biometric identifiers. The bill demands that countries participating in the visa-waiver program issue passports with those characteristics. Biometric identifiers are parts of the anatomy, such as fingers, the retina or the face that present unique patterns. The visa-waiver program allows people from Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom and 26 other countries to enter the country for 90-day visits without visas.

Current Status: 04/18/02
Passed Senate 97 - 0
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SUBJECT: CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT (H.R. 3394)

Bill Summary: On December 4, 2001, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) introduced H.R. 3394, the “Cyber Security Research and Development Act.” The bill authorizes funding for computer and network security research and development. The bill also authorizes funding for research fellowship programs, among other programs. A total of $800 million would be authorized over the next five fiscal years (FY ’03 – FY ’07) for research and development of technology to combat computer sabotage.

The funding would be used by the National Science Foundation to create new cybersecurity research centers, undergraduate program grants, community college grants and fellowships. Funding would also go to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish new grants for partnerships between academia and the industry and a program to encourage senior researchers in other fields to work on computer security would be created.

Current Status: 2/7/2002
Passed House, 400 – 12; Referred to Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation
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SUBJECT: CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACT OF 2002 (S.1901)

Bill Summary: On January 28, 2002, Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) introduced S. 1901, the “Cybersecurity Research and Education Act of 2002.” The bill authorizes the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency to establish programs to increase the number of qualified faculty teaching advanced courses and conducting research in the field of cybersecurity. Below are selected provisions from the bill:

• Defines “cybersecurity infrastructure” as, in part, equipment that is integral to research and education capabilities in cybersecurity, including, but not limited to, “biometric tools.” (pp 3-4)
• Defines “other relevant discipline” as a field of study relating to securing information infrastructures, such as “Biometrics.” (pp 4-5)
• Creates a Cybersecurity Fellowship Program that would award 3 to 5-year graduate fellowships to individuals for study and research at the doctoral level in cybersecurity. (p 7)
• Authorizes $5 million for each fiscal year from FY ‘03-’05 for the fellowship program. (pp 10-11)
• Provides funding to the designated teachers to be used for cybersecurity infrastructure needs, including acquiring equipment or technology. (p 13)
• Establishment of a Center for Studies in Cybersecurity Awareness, Training, and Education that would sponsor development of intrusion detection materials (p 18).

Current Status: 1/28/02
Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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SUBJECT: PORT SECURITY AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT (H.R. 3621)

Bill Summary: Introduced on January 23rd by Rep. David Vitter (R-LA), from the Congressman’s staff. Below we have highlighted certain provisions from the bill for your review.

• Creation of a National Maritime Security Advisory Committee consisting of up to 21 members. (pp 2-5)
• Authorization of $3.5 million per year during FY ’02 – FY ’06 to conduct maritime facility security plans. (pp14-17)
• Authorization of $80 million in grants per year in FY ’02 – FY ’06 for construction or acquisition of security infrastructure identified in maritime security plans. (pp 37-38)
• Authorization of $20 million per year during FY ’02 – FY ’06 for the purchase of non-intrusive screening and detection equipment. (p 39)
• Authorization of $145 million per year during FY ’02 – FY ’06 to be used, in part, for the purchase of security support equipment. (camera systems for docks). (p 40)

Current Status: 3/18/2002
Referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime
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Respectfully submitted by
Greg Pera
SFBA Legislative Liaison

Featured CPP Profiles
 

Every month, we will be featuring one or two of our Chapter's CPP members in this forum.  We applaud their achievements and self-dedication to the Security Industry, and we would like to recognize their efforts with this special web page.

This month's Featured* CPP member is:
Alan G. Knox, CPP

Alan G. Knox, CPP
Vice President/Chairman of the Board
ASIS Member since prior to 1984
Earned CPP in 1984
   

  
ASIS International
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Treasurer's Report

June 2002

Respectfully submitted by:
Patrick Sharkey CPP
Chapter Treasurer