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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:28:30 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Arc Aspicio Insights</title><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/</link><description>Get the latest insights in the Homeland Security community.</description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:35:28 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Can the US Stop Homegrown Terrorism?</title><category>Homeland Security</category><category>Hotlinks</category><category>Terrorism</category><dc:creator>Arc Aspicio</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:27:39 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/6/11/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-can-the-us-stop-homegrown-terrorism.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33891972</guid><description><![CDATA[<strong><em>PolicyMic</em></strong><br>

In last week's wide-ranging counterterrorism speech, President Obama outlined his plan to curtail the use of drones and close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility as the past decade of wars comes to an end.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33891972.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Preparedness and Response – Community Style</title><category>Blog</category><category>CERT</category><category>Emergency Preparedness</category><dc:creator>Robert Whittaker</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:42:34 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/6/3/preparedness-and-response-community-style.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33847566</guid><description><![CDATA[All disasters are local. As Superstorm Sandy made landfall in October 2012, community volunteers quickly came to the rescue of fellow citizens and supported Federal, state and local governments.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33847566.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Big Data Enables New Missions</title><category>Big Data</category><category>Blog</category><dc:creator>Robert O&amp;#39;Keefe</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:17 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/5/23/big-data-enables-new-missions.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33754602</guid><description><![CDATA[An enterprising view of homeland security data is sure to come in the future.  One of the biggest hurdles? Even within individual agencies involved in homeland security and law enforcement, big data resides in separate systems designed for specific mission goals.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33754602.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Does Doubling the Size of the Panama Canal Mean Doubling the Threat?</title><category>Blog</category><category>Border Security</category><category>Terrorism</category><category>Trade</category><dc:creator>Lynn Ann Casey</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:07:23 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/5/20/does-doubling-the-size-of-the-panama-canal-mean-doubling-the.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33734813</guid><description><![CDATA[By 2020, the volume of trade that flows through the Panama Canal could double. With more and larger ships transiting through the Canal, the economic possibilities are exciting.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33734813.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Mobile Trends: The Security of Bringing Your Own Device</title><category>BYOD</category><category>Blog</category><category>Information Technology</category><category>Mobile</category><dc:creator>Devin Krotman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:31:48 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/5/10/mobile-trends-the-security-of-bringing-your-own-device.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33683900</guid><description><![CDATA[Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) allows Federal Government employees to use their own mobile devices to conduct work and offers productivity savings – some say as many as 9 more hours a week!]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33683900.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>US officials seek lessons in bombing catastrophe</title><category>Emergency Preparedness</category><category>Homeland Security</category><category>Hotlinks</category><category>Terrorism</category><dc:creator>Arc Aspicio</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:08:53 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/5/10/us-officials-seek-lessons-in-bombing-catastrophe.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33683608</guid><description><![CDATA[<strong><em>The Boston Globe</em></strong><br>
Three weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, the US Department of Homeland Security is seeking to use lessons from the attacks to enhance community policing and more effectively prepare religious and civic leaders to spot the warning signs of homegrown terrorism, according to top officials.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33683608.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Crowdsourcing Disaster Response</title><category>Blog</category><category>Disasters</category><category>Emergency Management</category><category>Strategic Communications</category><dc:creator>Jeffrey Kline</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:28:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/5/6/crowdsourcing-disaster-response.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33610801</guid><description><![CDATA[The use of technology during and after disasters is not a new phenomenon. In recent years, the Government has focused on public awareness campaigns via social media sites, mobile apps, and automated responses.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33610801.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>How Fuzzy Association Rule Mining and Twitter Can Save Lives</title><category>Analytics</category><category>Big Data</category><category>Blog</category><category>Emergency Management</category><category>Emergency Preparedness</category><category>Social Media</category><dc:creator>Barbara White</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:34:29 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/5/3/how-fuzzy-association-rule-mining-and-twitter-can-save-lives.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33531646</guid><description><![CDATA[As the U.S. recovers from one of the worst cold and flu seasons in recent years, incidents of the avian flu are appearing across China, and other infectious diseases continue to spread across most regions of the world.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33531646.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Ingenuity and Information Sharing</title><category>Blog</category><category>Cybersecurity</category><category>Information Sharing</category><category>Intelligence</category><dc:creator>Jeffrey Kline</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:28:26 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/4/29/ingenuity-and-information-sharing.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33516468</guid><description><![CDATA[The current progress in Congress on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which would establish an information exchange between the Intelligence Community and the private sector, is encouraging news.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33516468.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Three Technology Trends for Homeland Security</title><category>Big Data</category><category>Blog</category><category>Cybersecurity</category><category>DHS</category><category>Information Technology</category><category>Mobility</category><dc:creator>Caitlin Carlberg</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:17:05 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/4/17/three-technology-trends-for-homeland-security.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33398581</guid><description><![CDATA[In 2013, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components must adopt information technology (IT) that is changing faster than ever with dramatically fewer resources.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33398581.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Cyber Attacks Leading Threat Against U.S.: Spy Agencies</title><category>Cybersecurity</category><category>Homeland Security</category><category>Hotlinks</category><category>Intelligence</category><category>Terrorism</category><dc:creator>Arc Aspicio</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:09:34 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/4/17/cyber-attacks-leading-threat-against-us-spy-agencies.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33398553</guid><description><![CDATA[<strong><em>Reuters</em></strong><br>
Intelligence leaders said for the first time on Tuesday that cyber attacks and cyber espionage have supplanted terrorism as the top security threat facing the United States.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33398553.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>National Disaster Search Dog Foundation's Newest Canine Recruits!</title><category>Blog</category><category>Emergency Preparedness</category><category>Search Dog Foundation</category><dc:creator>Emily Tiedeman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:07:12 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/4/4/national-disaster-search-dog-foundations-newest-canine-recru.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33222362</guid><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation's (NDSDF) newest canine recruits.  The NDSDF is a non-profit organization that trains and supports canine/handler urban search and rescue teams embedded in response task forces nationwide.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33222362.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>How to Reach the ‘Hard to Reach’ Communities During Disasters</title><category>Blog</category><category>Emergency Preparedness</category><category>Strategic Communications</category><category>Vulnerable Populations</category><dc:creator>Lindsay Mackey</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:11:32 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/3/29/how-to-reach-the-hard-to-reach-communities-during-disasters.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33170814</guid><description><![CDATA[As Hurricane Sandy ripped through New England, thousands were without power, heat, or water in the cold. Disasters can devastate anyone, but the impact on individuals with special needs can be catastrophic.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33170814.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Advancing the Information Sharing Environment: DHS Updates its Information Sharing Segment Architecture to v3.0</title><category>DHS CIO</category><category>Hotlinks</category><category>Information Sharing</category><category>Intelligence</category><dc:creator>Arc Aspicio</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:43:13 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/3/18/advancing-the-information-sharing-environment-dhs-updates-it.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33077229</guid><description><![CDATA[<strong><em>ISE.gov</em></strong><br>
DHS CIO, Richard Spires, recently announced an update to the DHS Information Sharing Segment Architecture (ISSA).]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33077229.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>How to Survive a Snowpacalypse</title><category>Blog</category><category>Emergency Preparedness</category><category>FEMA</category><category>Snowquestration</category><category>Strategic Communications</category><dc:creator>Cristina Cajigas</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:30:33 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/2013/3/18/how-to-survive-a-snowpacalypse.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">596549:7438698:33076012</guid><description><![CDATA[Did snowquestration leave you buried in snow or, as was the case in DC, several inches of water? If so, then this is the blog for you.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.arcaspicio.com/insights/rss-comments-entry-33076012.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>