http://www.contingencytoday.com/news.php RSS news feed for Contingency Today http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Are the Tories planning a Department of Homeland Security?/1350 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST Speaking yesterday at London\'s Homeland and Border Security conference, the Conservative Party\'s National Security Adviser, Dame Pauline Neville Jones, outlined... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Taliban Capture US Helicopters Being Shipped To Afghanistan/1349 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST Pakistani Taliban have captured three U.S. helicopters that were being shipped in containers from the Pakistani city of Peshawar to... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Fire and Rescue exhibition to be co-located with World Firefighters Games/1335 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST Fire and Rescue Exhibition and Conference 2008 will be co-located with the renowned World Firefighters Games, from 27-29 August 2008... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/EU and USA citizen data sharing nearer/1347 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST The United States and the EU are nearer to an agreement to share private data of their citizens, including credit... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Unicorn IT uses Double-Take software to launch SMB business continuity service/1348 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST Double-Take today announced it has enabled Unicorn IT, a provider of managed IT services, to launch a business continuity... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/No agreement on waste disposal of 3 billion mobile phones/1345 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST A conference in Indonesia on the international waste trade ended without breaking a 14-year impasse over the sale of hazardous... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/New report shows 20% of companies suffer loss due to risky business/1346 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST A new research report, Risk and Resilience: The Application Availability Gamble, released today by Neverfail has found that one in... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Beijing subway security clampdown/1344 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Beijing subway passengers will face checks by scanners, police, dogs and 3,000 specially trained security guards under a security clamp... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Scottish 999 calls records lost/1336 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Following the news that the Scottish Ambulance Service has admitted a package containing the details of 894,629 emergency calls has... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/ICO takes enforcement action against MOD and HMRC/1337 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner, said today: \"I will be taking formal enforcement action against HMRC and MOD following the serious... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/US Internship opportunities/1338 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST There are several internship opportunities offered by the US Homeland Security and Defense Education Consortium (HSDEC) ... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Defra responds to Pitt report/1339 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST In response to the Pitt report published today, Hilary Benn said he welcomed Sir Michael\'s report and the direction it... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Pitt report on flooding published/1340 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Sir Michael Pitt today called for urgent and fundamental changes in the way the country is adapting to the increased... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/White Brits in Pakistani terrorist training camps/1330 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Dozens of white Britons and other Europeans have been trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan over recent months, US ABC... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Securstor wins BSI recertification/1331 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Securstore, the online, automated and managed data backup and recovery specialists, today announced that the British Standards Institution (BSI) has... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Virgin loses 3,000 customer details/1328 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Virgin Media is conducting an internal inquiry into why 3,000 customers\' bank details were burned to a CD which was... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Economic downturn must not prevent climate change action says CBI/1329 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST The economic slowdown should not distract politicians from taking urgent action to tackle climate change and secure the UK's future... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Leeds company keeps Iowa dry/1326 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Leeds-based company Hesco Bastion Ltd, which makes equipment to protect against flood and coastal erosion, has been instrumental this week... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/800 missing in Philippines ferry disaster/1327 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Philippines President Gloria Arroyo has demanded to know why a ferry carrying more than 800 people was allowed to set... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/UK government to appeal decision to bail Abu Qatada/1324 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is vowing to continue the Government\'s fight to deport Abu Qatada, the radical cleric described as... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Flood protection plans outlined /1325 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Visiting a flood affected neighbourhood in Leeds today, Hilary Benn saw first hand how the impacts of flooding on homes... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Missouri breaks/1322 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Floodwaters are projected to crest at St. Louis at 38 feet on 22 or 23 June, marking the eleventh time... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/EU calls for postal RFID chips/1323 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST With full liberalisation of all the EU\'s national postal services planned for 2013, the likely increase in the number of... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/FloodRanger upgrade/1321 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Flood management tool FloodRanger, from software developers, Discovery Software, has been upgraded to enable environment experts anywhere in the world... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/New Floods and Water Bill /1314 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Details of how the proposed Floods and Water Bill would ensure the country is better prepared to deal with surface... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Al Qaeda says buy gold, sell the dollar/1315 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST According to Washington newsletter, MEMRI, numerous postings on Islamist websites in the past two years reflect the mujahideen\'s growing interest... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Bush aide joins Detica in US/1316 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Detica Group has appointed former US Deputy Assistant for Homeland Security, Joel Bagnal, as Executive Vice-President for its US government... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Unmanned RAF planes run out of training airspace/1317 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST The increasing sophistication of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) used by UK Armed Forces means that the current airspace above Salisbury... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/UK business still failing to protect data /1318 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST The security division of value-added distributor Bell Micro today announced findings from a new independent research report which suggests that... http://www.contingencytoday.com/online_article/Pursuit Dynamics signs licence agreement with EADS/1319 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST Pursuit Dynamics has signed a licence agreement with EADS Deutschland for the use of the PDX Basilisk throughout the NATO...