What this service is:  

Homeland Security Briefing brings you daily coverage of significant federal and state actions related to security and anti-terrorist policies.

What it helps you do:  

• Stay informed about the activities of the Department of Homeland Security—changes in its administration and organization; operational policies; responsibilities and interaction with other federal agencies and with state and local governments.
• Follow the actions of Congress in dealing with issues pertaining to security and antiterrorism. Coverage includes activity by the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Keep up with rules and decisions issued by federal courts and administrative agencies relating to security and anti-terrorism.
• Track the myriad efforts of state and local governments in relation to the implementation and financing of federal security and anti-terrorism laws and policies.
• Advise clients of your law firm or members of your association as to how homeland security developments will affect their interests, especially regarding business, corporate law, the environment, and government relations.

Product Structure

Notification: current reports providing news and developments

Formats and Frequency

Web notification is updated every business day and is archived back to 1/22/2003. E-mail summaries, providing the highlights and table of contents for each report, with links to full text articles and documents, are sent to all subscribers.

• Department of Homeland Security administration
• Funding levels for contracts and grants
• Enforcement efforts
• Contracting rules
• Industry input and reaction
• Employee screening and information disclosure rules
• Privacy protection
• Hiring and training issues
• Federal reporting liabilities
• Financial institutions
• Reporting of overseas transactions
• Privacy responsibilities and limitations
• Manufacturing
• Plant security requirements
• Sales reporting responsibilities for critical materials
• Training requirements for employees
• Reporting requirements related to shipment of hazardous materials
• Technology
• Security device requirements and limitations
• State and local issues
• Requirements to qualify for federal funding
• Unfunded mandates