Hey gang, check out the new widget way at the bottom of the page to the right. It is a Reliefweb widget I built, and it is filtered for security related jobs. The problem with most of these jobs, is that they are usually unarmed. But they are security gigs none the less. –Matt
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Jobs: Manager Global Security
Manager Global Security
Job Number:
090038
Description
Founded in 1921 and publicly traded since 1925, Newmont (www.newmont.com) is one of the largest gold companies in the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company has approximately 34,000 employees and contractors, with the majority working at Newmont’s core operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia and Ghana. Newmont is the only gold company listed in the S&P 500 index and in 2007 became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Newmont’s industry leading performance is reflected through high standards in environmental management, health and safety for its employees and creating value and opportunity for host communities and shareholders.
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Government Work: New DS Position–Security Protection Specialist for OCONUS
New DS Position
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security will soon announce a challenging new employment opportunity! The position may be posted the week of February 9, 2009.
The Security Protective Specialist (SPS) position will be advertised at the FP-3 and FP-4 levels for service at high threat posts overseas, to include Iraq and Afghanistan. These positions will be Limited Non-Career Appointments which are annually renewable to a maximum of 5 years.
SPS functions will be primarily focused on the protection of U.S. officials by augmenting DS Special Agents in protective operations and providing oversight to security contract personnel. Persons with current or recent experience in PSD operations, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, will be encouraged to apply.
Additional information will be forthcoming. Please watch this space for updates and once the position description is announced, you may access it through www.usajobs.opm.gov.
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Pay Scale for Job Here
Edit: The pay scale at OPM is old, I put up a newer one from State. Just re-click the link.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Maritime Security: The UN Gives OK to Land, Air Attacks on Somali Pirates
Good news and I am glad they moved quickly on this. And as I write this, 4 new ships were attacked today. –Matt
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UN gives OK to land, air attacks on Somali pirates
Tue Dec 16, 6:21 pm ET
UNITED NATIONS – On the same day Somali gunmen seized two more ships, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize nations to conduct land and air attacks on pirate bases on the coast of the Horn of Africa country.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on hand to push through the resolution, one of President George W. Bush’s last major foreign policy initiatives.
Rice said the resolution will have a significant impact, especially since “pirates are adapting to the naval presence in the Gulf of Aden by traveling further” into sea lanes not guarded by warships sent by the U.S. and other countries.
The council authorized nations to use “all necessary measures that are appropriate in Somalia” to stop anyone using Somali territory to plan or carry out piracy in the nearby waters traversed each year by thousands of cargo ships sailing between Asia and the Suez Canal.
That includes the use of Somali airspace, even though the U.S. appeased Indonesia, a council member, by removing direct mention of it, U.S. officials said.
Somalia Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Jama, whose government asked for the help, said he was “heartened” by the council action. “These acts of piracy are categorically unacceptable and should be put to an end,” he said.
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Technology: Texas Border Virtual Community Watch Program
Boy, if you have some down time, this could fill it. You can sign up to be a ‘virtual deputy’ and watch various webcams of the border area in Texas. If you see anything suspicious, just use the email function of the site and let them know what’s up. Now could something like this be used in a war zone? Could you line an entire road with webcams, and ask the viewing public to watch it? Better yet, what if you mixed Mechanical Turk (Amazon.com crowd sourcing service) and virtual community or war zone watches? I guess it is too soon to tell, and it will be interesting to hear the feedback about this project, and it’s potential. –Head Jundi
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About BlueServo
The Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition (TBSC) has joined BlueServoSM in a public-private partnership to deploy the Virtual Community Watch, an innovative real-time surveillance program designed to empower the public to proactively participate in fighting border crime.
The TBSC BlueServoSM Virtual Community WatchSM is a network of cameras and sensors along the Texas-Mexico border that feeds live streaming video to www.BlueServo.net. Users will log in to the BlueServoSM website and directly monitor suspicious criminal activity along the border via this virtual fenceSM.
Citizens can sign up as Virtual Texas DeputiesSM to participate in border surveillance through this social network. Virtual Texas DeputiesSM from around the country will monitor the streaming video from these cameras 24/7 and report any suspicious activities directly to the Border Sheriffs via email. All emails regarding suspicious activity will be submitted anonymously.