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Homeland Security

DHS Small Vessel Security Strategy Outlines Technology Objectives

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

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By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday released a Small Vessel Security Strategy (SVSS) that begins to focus the nation's attention on the potential threat from small boats such as fishing and recreational vessels and outlines for key goals toward achieving a multi-layered approach to close security gaps and reduce risks associated with small vessels, including leveraging technology. The new strategy, which is an outcome of a small vessel security summit hosted by DHS last summer that…

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