Thursday, February 16, 2006

CBS News Video / CBSNews.com:

Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes" talks about wounded soldiers who've come back from Iraq and the hardships they encounter as they rehabilitate their bodies and their lives. read more

US-CERT: Technical users:

The Department of Homeland Security Software Assurance Program is seeking review and comment on the following documents:


* Security in the Software Lifecycle. Submit comments using this form.
(Comments due by February 21, 2006)

* Secure Software Assurance Common Body of Knowledge. Submit comments using this form.

(Comments due by February 21, 2006)
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department - 601 East Trade Street

Homeland Security


The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department provides Homeland Security through Partnerships, Prevention, and Preparedness


PARTNERSHIPS: The department is engaged in partnerships with a host of other City and County agencies; other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; the business community; and most importantly, with the residents of Charlotte-Mecklenburg. read more

Local News | News for Charlotte, North Carolina | WCNC.com:

Police investigate possible carjacking



Officers at the North Tryon Division of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating the report.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are searching to find two people who may have been kidnapped from a fast food restaurant Tuesday. An alarming 911 call from the victim even has officers on edge. read more

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Wounded Warriors

Our armed forces are actively engaged in Operations “Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan and “Iraqi Freedom” in Iraq. Along with our coalition partners, soldiers and Marines are actively seeking out those terrorists and insurgents whose sole aim is to terrorize and destabilize the emerging democracies of Afghanistan and Iraq. Because these are combat operations, Marines and soldiers are wounded or injured and require treatment at medical facilities in Afghanistan, Iraq, Germany and in the United States.

Wounded Warriors, through its generous contributors, supports hospitals and medical facilities in the Afghanistan and Iraq theater of operations, Germany and the United States by donating morale and comfort items such as televisions, DVDs and computers and peripherals for use by the patients and hospital staff.In order to provide the best support possible, we have developed and maintain an extensive list of points of contacts at the military hospitals in the United States and overseas. Our contacts include hospital administrators and military chaplains who support those who are medically evacuated from the field and we, in turn, support them by filling the morale and comfort requirements that they identify . Because we work closely with the hospital staffs, we donate only those items that are needed to best support their patients and operations.

Communication with our contributors is essential. Our monthly newsletter is delivered electronically to thousands of e-mail accounts around the world. We provide our contributors with the latest news and a report of how their generous contributions are being invested. Wounded Warriors is a lean organization. We have no employees. While we maintain an office address for our registered agent, we have no office space. All of our business is conducted over the internet: a true virtual organization that ensures that 95% of the contributions it receives go to the soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines it supports.

John D. Folsom
Colonel, USMCR