IEEE Internet Computing theme issue on Homeland Security, Nov/Dec 2004.
http://www.computer.org/internet/call4ppr.htm

Submissions due 1 April 2004

"Homeland security" is a major concern for governments worldwide,
which must protect their populations and the critical infrastructures
that support them, including power systems, communications, government
and military functions, and food and water supplies. In this special
issue, we seek contributions describing the role of Internet and
information technologies in homeland security, both as an
infrastructure to be protected and as a tool for enabling the defense
of other critical infrastructures.

On one hand, information technology can be used for mitigating risk
and enabling effective responses to disasters of natural or human
origin. However, its suitability for this role is plagued by questions
ranging from dependability concerns to the risks that some
technologies -- surveillance, profiling, information aggregation, and
so on -- pose to privacy and civil liberties.

On the other hand, information technology is itself an infrastructure
to be protected. This includes not only the Internet infrastructure
but also the complex systems that control critical infrastructure such
as energy, transportation, and manufacturing.  While control systems
have traditionally been proprietary and closed, the trend toward the
use of standard computer and networking technologies coupled with the
use of more open networks for communication makes these systems
increasingly vulnerable to catastrophic attacks and failures.

We invite researchers and information technologists to submit original
articles on the use of Internet and information technologies for
homeland security and on the protection of critical technology
assets. Of particular interest are articles that describe technology
within the context of an actual deployment or initiative in homeland
security. Indeed, articles focusing on these larger initiatives or the
policy debates surrounding them are also welcome, provided that they
offer a strong technology component. Articles detailing technology
without a compelling application to homeland security are
discouraged. Commercial advertisements will be rejected.

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

Identification, authentication, biometrics, and access control;
Survivable/rapidly deployable emergency command and control infrastructure;
Risk assessment and recovery planning;
Sensor network based early-warning systems;
Surveillance, data aggregation, and mining technologies and associated
  privacy issues;
Controlled sharing of sensitive information among organizations;
Information and cybersecurity;
High-availability, resilient, and survivable infrastructure design; and
Detection and response to vulnerabilities and attacks on the Internet and
 on IT components in critical infrastructure.

Further details can be found at:
http://www.computer.org/internet/call4ppr.htm