Jack Spirko of the Survival Podcast visited NH this weekend

Posted By on February 25, 2013

Jack Spirko of TheSurvivalPodcast fame gave the keynote speech to over 500 attendees at the Free State Project’s Liberty Forum in Nashua New Hampshire this past weekend.
The crowd of Liberty enthusiasts and activists was wildly enthusiastic to his message of increased freedom through increased preparedness. Spirko hammered home the fact that the more prepared one is to provide oneself with food, clothing, shelter and self-defense, the less one has need for government, and the less dependent one is, the less control they can have over you.

Jack additionallyy gave a class on how to build a Bug Out Bag. Lightweight, rugged, portable and containing enough basics to see you through 72 hours. Jack’s website is at www.thesurvivalpodcast.com. Please check it out.

He is one great guy and he really knows his stuff!

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U.S. arms sales, security partnerships to suffer as a result of sequestration cuts

Posted By on March 7, 2013

3/6/13

Sequestration

One area where sequestration-mandated budget cuts will be felt sooner rather than later is U.S. for foreign militaries in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Training and security partnership engagements with allies will likely decline as well as the Defense Department must now operate with a $46 billion cut in its budget for fiscal 2013.

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One area where sequestration-mandated budget cuts will be felt sooner rather than later is U.S. for foreign militaries in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Defense News reports that training and security partnership engagements with allies will likely decline as well as the Defense Department must now operate with a $46 billion cut in its budget for fiscal 2013.

Here is a list of the likely consequences for DoD of the budget cuts:

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Tech companies, telecoms clash over cybersecurity executive order

Posted By on March 7, 2013

3/6/13

Cybersecurity

Last August a cybersecurity bill died in Congress amid partisan bickering. On 12 February this year, President Obama packed many of that bill’s elements into a cybersecurity executive order. To make the order more acceptable to some of its congressional and industry critics, the president introduced an exemption which would take large technology companies off the list of companies subject to the new cybersecurity standards. This exemption placated some of the original cybersecurity bill’s critics, but angered others, chief among them telecommunication companies.

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Last August a cybersecurity bill died in Congress amid partisan bickering. On 12 February this year, President Obama packed many of that bill’s elements into a cybersecurity executive order.

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New trends in cybersecurity and information security education

Posted By on March 7, 2013

3/6/13

Cybersecurity education

The Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA)promotes cybersecurity awareness, training, and education. The annual meeting,to be held 19-21 March 2013 at NIST headquartersin Gaithersburg, Maryland, is geared toward both new and seasoned security officers, IT managers, information security educators and researchers, cybersecurity trainers and teachers, and those involved in instructional design and curriculum development.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 26th annual conference of the Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA) 19-21 March 2013 at its Gaithersburg, Maryland, headquarters.

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Marburg drug shows promise

Posted By on March 7, 2013

3/6/13

Bioterrorism

Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly lethal disease with no effective treatments, and it has been classified as a Category A bioterrorism agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sarepta Therapeutics announced positive results from a non-human primate study of AVI-7288, the company’s lead drug candidate for the treatment of Marburg virus infection.

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Sarepta Therapeutics, a developer of RNA-based therapeutics, the other day announced positive results from a non-human primate study of AVI-7288, the company’s lead drug candidate for the treatment of Marburg virus infection.

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NIST offers forensic science education and training Webcasts

Posted By on March 7, 2013

3/6/13

Forensics

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering three upcoming educational and skills-building events — two workshops followed by a conference — for forensic science professionals. All of the events will be free to attend and viewable via live Webcasts.

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Building upon the success of last November’s Forensics@NIST 2012 symposium, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering three upcoming educational and skills-building events — two workshops followed by a conference — for forensic science professionals. All of the events will be free to attend and viewable via live Webcasts.

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