The February 2009 MOU is posted at In his May testimony Mr

The February 2009 MOU is posted at In his May testimony, Mr. Lentz focused on DoD security initiatives to "enhancethe Department and the nation's information assurance/cyber security posture."The increasing threats to national security drive a corresponding requirement tofortify information assurance initiatives Mr. Thissecure network provides real-time electronic verification and authentication ofthe identity of personnel seeking physical and logical access privileges toenter military installations, government-controlled areas, and commercialfacilities, as well as logical access to online applications where individualaccess has been granted. FiXs has extended the capabilities originally piloted with the Defense ManpowerData Center (DMDC) and under a expanded Memorandum of Understanding signed inFebruary 2009, the parties agreed to a set of system specifications andoperating rules for identity authentication that are designed to facilitateinteroperability between the DoD and the industry-sponsored FiXs Network. House ofRepresentatives Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism,Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee who met to reviewCyberspace as a Warfighting Domain:Policy, Management, and Technical Challengesto Mission Assurance.Among the witnesses was the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Cyber,Identity and Information Assurance and senior information assurance official ofthe Department of Defense (DoD), Robert Lentz who acknowledged the importantrole that FiXs plays in the fight against physical and cyber threats to DoDfacilities and systems. The role of the FiXs Network in support of nationalinitiatives to improve physical and cyber security for government organizationswas underscored in testimony delivered on May 5, 2009 to the U.S. AtHoc haspartnered with market leaders including Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Harris,Siemens, Avaya, Lockheed Martin, DCC and others to bring thesenotification solutions to the public and commercial markets.For more information on AtHoc, please visit http:// EckermanSpire Communications(540) 373-2963Email ContactCopyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and InformationAssurance Testifies Before U.S. House on Initiatives to Strengthen CyberSecurityFAIRFAX, Va.--(Business Wire)--The Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems (FiXs), apublic-private partnership dedicated to building and deploying a secure,interoperable identity and cross-credentialing network, today announced that itsnetwork is providing for the electronic verification and authentication ofidentity credentials for personnel seeking access to designated militaryinstallations and systems. Millions of end users worldwide, inorganizations such as the U.S Air Force, U.S Army, U.S. Navy, U.S.Patent and Trademark Office, NASA, Microsoft, Boeing andPricewaterhouseCoopers rely on AtHoc's unified management systems fortheir emergency alerting and critical communication needs. Emergency operators at theinstallation will have the ability to alert all personnel on base, andeach tenant unit will also have its own virtual private system it can useto send alerts exclusively to its members."Though the garrison at Fort Riley has been able to manage and disseminatealerts to the Army garrison personnel using the Army's Local Area Networkfor several years, an innovative solution developed by AtHoc and FortRiley personnel will now enable that same garrison operations center toalso include the on-post Fort Riley Elementary Schools and on-post IrwinArmy Hospital during severe weather notifications, like tornadoes, andother emergencies," said (Ret.) Army Colonel David Brown, AtHoc'sDirector of Army Operations. "It is an important capability, but thetechnical solution had to comply with strict Army network security rules.We are excited to partner with the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Rileyin this ground-breaking endeavor."The expansion of Fort Riley's net-centric mass notification systemextends the reach of the system to its tenant units, enabling each tenantto reach its active duty and civilian workforce with an emergencymessage, activate recall and provide accountability information in timesof emergency.About AtHocAtHoc is the pioneer and recognized leader in providing enterprise-class,network-centric emergency notification systems to military, government andcommercial organizations for physical security, force protection andpersonnel accountability. diplomats have said the secretary-general was concerned his visit could be used as propaganda to legitimize Suu Kyi's trial."The timing of this visit is not ideal," said one Western diplomat on condition of anonymity.

and the need to create conditions conducive to credible elections," she said.Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and the country's main opposition leader, has been in prison or under house arrest off and on since 1989.The military junta that has ruled Myanmar since 1962 put Suu Kyi on trial again recently, accusing her of breaking the terms of her house arrest by allowing an unauthorized guest to stay at her lakeside home.Her trial is expected to resume on July 3, the day Ban arrives in Myanmar U.N. WorldBan will visit the country formerly known as Burma on July 3-4, spokeswoman Michele Montas told reporters, adding that there were several pressing issues he would focus on in his discussions with the junta."These are the release of all political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the resumption of dialogue between the government and opposition ... Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Myanmar this week to urge its military leaders to press ahead with democratic reforms and free all political prisoners, a U.N spokeswoman said on Monday. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. FindCEA online at UPCOMING EVENTS* SINOCES 2009July 9-12, 2009, Qingdao, China * 2009 CEA Industry ForumOctober 18-21, 2009, Phoenix, AZ * 2009 i-stageOctober 19, 2009, Phoenix, AZ * Digital Hollywood FallOctober 19-22, 2009, Los Angeles, CA * CES New York Press Preview featuring CES Unveiled NYNovember 10, 2009, New York, NY * Future of Television EastNovember 18-19, 2009, New York, NY * 2010 International CESJanuary 7-10, 2010, Las Vegas, NVConsumer Electronics Association (CEA)Meghan Henning, Kidera, Copyright Business Wire 2009.