9/11

As the last fireman to escape 9/11’s World Trade Center devastation, ex-Chief Richard Picciotto has a unique perspective of what when right and wrong that tragic day. In an exclusive interview, SSI asks Picciotto how the electronic security industry can best aid firefighting efforts.

In this Q&A, GSA Schedules Inc. President Lyne de Seve discusses how the 9/11 attacks would forever change the course of government contracting.

Hailed as massively sophisticated yet straightforward in its use, the turnkey security management solution being installed at the World Trade Center (WTC) will provide not only threat and risk assessment to the New York Port Authority, it will deliver immediate actionable intelligence to all buildings and sites throughout the 16-acre site.

Following the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC), the wheels of investigation would soon begin churning to study and understand why the towers collapsed and what lessons could be learned to help prevent such horrific loss of life. What current building and fire codes, standards and practices warranted revision? What improvements could be made to building designs, construction and maintenance?

The World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11 was not only monumental in terms of U.S. history but also the single most significant catalyst of change for the electronic security industry. For this 10th anniversary observance, high level perspectives are presented from suppliers, integrators, market analysts and others about the indelible impact this tragedy has had on security, and how it continues to shape its future.

Coming into effect in 2007, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program initiated the first-ever security regulation of the chemical sector. Yet progress in legislating and implementing CFATS has proven much slower than expected. To learn more about federal funding concerns with CFATS and other security-related programs created in the wake of 9/11, SSI spoke with Don Erickson, director of government relations for the Security Industry Association (SIA).

The world we woke up to on that clear September day 10 years ago was in many ways vastly different than the one we live in now. That world was before robust wireless networks, smart phones, broadband, GPS and a host of other technological advances that make us feel safer today. Our ability to track people, check identities and access infinite amounts of information via the Internet is leaps and bounds ahead of what was possible then.

Sept. 11, 2001, is one of those dates everyone remembers precisely where they were and what they were doing. When the horrifying images of jetliners crashing into New York's World Trade Center towers began to stream across every TV screen in America, people on the East Coast had just begun their workdays while those in the West were still rolling out of bed.

Much like other days that will live on in infamy, most people remember where they were and what they were doing on Sept. 11, 2001. It’s hard to believe five years have passed since I sat transfixed in front of my TV — heartsick, frightened and enraged — watching the World Trade Center tragedy unfold. Like most Americans, it forever changed my view of national security.

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