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http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=317&source=rss Wed, 07 Dec 2005 07:55:36 -0500 Company launches new product to make container shipping safer and traceable http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=317&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=325&source=rss Thu, 08 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 Administration receives failing grade, but lesson too costly to be repeated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=325&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=328&source=rss Thu, 08 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 A nifty solution to storing emergency response information http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=328&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=340&source=rss Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:04:52 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=340&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=341&source=rss Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:05:49 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=341&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=343&source=rss Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:08:44 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=343&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=351&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:13:29 -0500 Toronto airport leads the way in requiring employees to carry biometric ID to work http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=351&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=352&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 GPO excludes Israeli company OTI from ePassport evaluation program, but OTI wins legal challenge and is reinstated http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=352&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=354&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:16:34 -0500 Reveal is one of the companies producing explosive detection systems for airports; it has already received many orders for its systems, and now has received a prized DHS certification, too http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=354&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=355&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:17:26 -0500 There are nearly 300 commercial aviation planes in Mexico, and the Mexican government requires that they install cockpit door monitoring systems, which is good business for eGlobal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=355&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=359&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:20:20 -0500 Four years after 9/11, TSA signs up ManTech to monitor non-U.S. applicants for flight training in the U.S. http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=359&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=360&source=rss Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:20:52 -0500 TSA shifts from looking for scissors and knives to detecting explosives in checked baggage and cargo carried on passenger planes, and companies offering new approaches and technologies benefit http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=360&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=370&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 Protecting ship-borne cargo containers is a massive and important security endeavor, and a new solution which collects information from container-attached RFID tags will help http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=370&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=371&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:58:02 -0500 Canada begins to beef up radiation detection in the country's seaports, but the U.S. -- and Canadian security experts argue that these are only first steps http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=371&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=373&source=rss Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:58:02 -0500 Canada begins to beef up radiation detection in the country's seaports, but the U.S. -- and Canadian security experts argue that these are only first steps http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=373&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=380&source=rss Thu, 15 Dec 2005 05:21:10 -0500 TSA had an idea: Why not place undercover marshals on ground transportation? A pilot program was launched quietly this week, but complaints from local authorities caused TSA to scale it back http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=380&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=386&source=rss Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:43:21 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=386&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=392&source=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:33:52 -0500 U.K. buys Russian-made shoulder-mounted missiles to use them in practicing anti-missile defenses for civilian aircraft http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=392&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=395&source=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:36:47 -0500 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is a good model of government-private industry cooperation, and the nation's retailers call on the government to apply it more broadly http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=395&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=399&source=rss Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:36:47 -0500 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) is a good model of government-private industry cooperation, and the nation's retailers call on the government to apply it more broadly http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=399&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=405&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:35:30 -0500 Los Angeles port, among largest in nation, to be equipped with comprehensive radiation detection system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=405&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=406&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:26:14 -0500 TSA is looking for a company to create a database which would monitor veterans with mental health problems for possible inclusion in flight Watch List http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=406&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=407&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:26:59 -0500 DHS IG says that more than $400 million has been invested in Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System to date, without much to show for it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=407&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=408&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:27:39 -0500 Transportation agency posts RFPs for two major transportation security projects http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=408&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=409&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:28:34 -0500 New boss at DHS to supervise the Secure Border Initiative http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=409&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=410&source=rss Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:29:32 -0500 House passes tough immigration bill with a series of unprecedented measures to curb illegal immigration http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=410&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=430&source=rss Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:17:17 -0500 Alameda, California to protect itself with an innovative floating defensive barrier http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=430&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=443&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:55:46 -0500 GE uses San Francisco airport location for passenger and cargo security measures development and testing http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=443&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=445&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:57:02 -0500 A start-up uses nuanced voice analysis technique to detect criminal or terrorist intentions; one more behavior-based security measure for airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=445&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=447&source=rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:57:02 -0500 A start-up uses nuanced voice analysis technique to detect criminal or terrorist intentions; one more behavior-based security measure for airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=447&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=448&source=rss Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:02:31 -0500 What’s in a preposition: If you do maintenance work on a U.S. aircraft and work for the airline, you are subject to a thorough background check; if you do maintenance work on a U.S. aircraft but do not work for the airline (say, you work for a subcontractor), you are not subject to background checks. This will now change http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=448&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=458&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=458&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=463&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 All of the U.S. 154 land ports are now equipped with biometric entry control systems and procedures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=463&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=465&source=rss Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 You would expect civic leaders in Madison, Wisconsin, or Berkeley, California, to complain that the U.S. government is too preoccupied with homeland security; but business leaders in Florida? The latter argue that too much emphasis on security is bad for business http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=465&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=476&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 IT security is big and getting bigger, and big players such as Unisys get the big contracts this time from TSA and DHS http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=476&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=478&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 In Mexico, too, they are worried about explosives being smuggled on board planes, so companies developing explosive detection systems (EDSs) have that market open to them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=478&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=503&source=rss Wed, 04 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 In Mexico, too, they are worried about explosives being smuggled on board planes, so companies developing explosive detection systems (EDSs) have that market open to them http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=503&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=505&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Trucks carrying hazardous material could be used as terror weapons, so DHS has imposed stricter requirements on these trucks' drivers, but fleet operators complain it hurts business http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=505&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=506&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 In a controversial move, DHS wants to get state and local authorities more involved in immigration control, heretofore mostly a federal responsibility http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=506&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=507&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 DHS wants cruise operators to give it passenger lists at least twenty-four hours before the cruise sails; new on-line booking may help the industry meet this requirement http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=507&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=508&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Government and airlines are taking early measures to cope with avian flu pandemic; some critics say more needs to be done, but all agree that preparations are much better than was the case in Katrina http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=508&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=509&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Management professor gives new TSA leadership high marks for effort, but says that unless administration puts more money where its mouth is, many problems will remain http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=509&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=510&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 More than 28,000 people were mistakenly added to the no-fly list; more recently, even toddlers have found it difficult to get on board http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=510&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=511&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Airport security is about more than machines and technology, but the human component is not yet what it should be http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=511&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=512&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Another program rushed into existence after 9/11 was the safe shipper program; DHS has allocated so few resources to the program, that Congress suspended it; last March the administration toughened the program requirements, so applicants may want to re-educate themselves about it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=512&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=513&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Sophisticated wireless communication system among all border security elements to be moved to the next phase http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=513&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=514&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 TSA's own frequent flyer program has gotten off to a troubled start; now DHS issues RFPs to revive it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=514&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=516&source=rss Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 China is a big market for everything, including security products and solutions; this recognition is not lost on GGT, a company eager to market its perimeter security solution in the east http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=516&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=522&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=522&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=533&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 At times there is a mismatch between technology and how it is described: The Web page describing GE's innovative puffer machine, an explosive particles detector, used to carry the header: "California Screening"; the juvenile header was removed, and the technology gains new adherents in the nation's airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=533&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=534&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 TSA's new emphasis on air cargo security leads it to seek information on cargo and package seals http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=534&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=537&source=rss Tue, 10 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 TSA's new emphasis on air cargo security leads it to seek information on cargo and package seals http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=537&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=543&source=rss Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:50:53 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=543&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=551&source=rss Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 We like restless, innovative companies, and this Australian company is intellectually restless and innovative company -- and what also helps, is that it is in a growing homeland security subfield http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=551&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=553&source=rss Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:14:00 -0500 Trucks entering two of California's -- and the nation's -- largest ports to be equipped with active RFIDs for added protection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=553&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=562&source=rss Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:57:17 -0500 Innovative EDS company installs IMS-based detectors in more of the country's airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=562&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=566&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Remember the nine-month old Pennsylvania toddler who was not allowed to board a plane with her mother because her name was on the TSA No-Fly list? And Senator Ted Kennedy is still being pulled over every time he walks through a security line; who is on this list, anyway? http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=566&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=568&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Airport-related IT services and products constituted a $2.5 billion market in 2005; the growing interest in biometric travel documents will increase the size of this market in the next three years http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=568&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=569&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 In second live test of its kind, four countries cooperate in testing ePassports, their readers, and the software which operates the system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=569&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=571&source=rss Tue, 17 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Overbilling is not exactly unknown among government contractors, but Unisys "overbilling on a large (nearly $1 billion) TSA IT contract" the company charged three times per-hour than what it said it would surprised even jaded Washington veterans; still, TSA has just given Unisys another contract to complete the work it did not finish on the first contract (the work was not completed because the money allocated to it ran out; the money ran out because the company overbilled, etc.) http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=571&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=583&source=rss Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The travel industry, usually grumpy about security initiatives, welcomes the administration's latest travel security initiatives http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=583&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=584&source=rss Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 U.S. government unveils a plan to equip citizens of several countries in the Western Hemisphere with a biometric card which could serve as a passport substitute http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=584&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=592&source=rss Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Security measures for handling toxic chemicals should apply not only to the nation's 15,000 chemical plants, but also the rails and trucks transporting them; too bad there are no meaningful security measures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=592&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=594&source=rss Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Two conglomerates create joint venture to manufacture tamper-proof devices to track the 60 million cargo containers being ferried across the oceans every year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=594&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=608&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The recent evacuation of a terminal at San Francisco airport draws even more attention to the need for explosive detection at airports http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=608&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=609&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Security and privacy concerns about Register Traveler have not subsided, but TSA sets mid-June as launch date for the controversial program, and calls on private companies to apply for the right to run it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=609&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=611&source=rss Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=611&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=612&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=612&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=613&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=613&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=614&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=614&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=615&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=615&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=618&source=rss Mon, 23 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=618&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=628&source=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=628&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=635&source=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=635&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=645&source=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Here is an example of dual-use technology: WDT sea barriers are equally effective in preventing beach erosion as they are in protecting sensitive installations from attacks from the sea http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=645&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=647&source=rss Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Money for explosion detection systems continues to come in, and giant contractor L-3 signs up a Missouri company to provide subassemblies to the EDS it sells governments around the world http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=647&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=653&source=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:26:56 -0500 The nuclear industry wanted labeling rules on nuclear materials eased so that such materials could be more easily transported to disposal sites; too bad this relaxation makes it more difficult to identify dirty bombs http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=653&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=656&source=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:27:07 -0500 Twenty-seven countries have a visa waiver arrangement with the United States, and South Korea wants to join this exclusive club http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=656&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=659&source=rss Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:27:29 -0500 Halliburton's unit in big contract to develop and maintain detention and deportation centers for illegal immigrants http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=659&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=668&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Congress and the administration are going to cut the federal budget in order to fight the budget deficit -- with one exception: DHS budget http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=668&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=669&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:31:50 -0500 DHS has done a good job keeping various visitor tracking programs on schedule; the point now is to show how they all integrate in a cohesive whole http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=669&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=671&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:32:01 -0500 GreenLane will make greater distinction between safe and suspicious maritime cargo, which is a good thing for both commerce and security, but the bill introduced in Congress would benefit from additional tweaking http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=671&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=672&source=rss Fri, 27 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 As more countries and organizations resort to biometrics, and more vendors move in the space, there is need for greater standardization and for more flexible readers; Dutch company addresses the second need http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=672&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=676&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:54:39 -0500 First, DHS wanted U.S. and Canadian citizens crossing the border for shopping to present passports at border checkpoints; a month ago the department relaxed this requirement, saying new driver license-like cards would do; senators from border states say this still too disruptive http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=676&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=677&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:34:03 -0500 UAVs prove more versatile and more effective: they will soon be used in border patrol, while abroad they are used more and more often in hunting down terrorists, with lethal effect http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=677&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=678&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:34:09 -0500 More than 300,000 immigrants arrived in the United States on temporary visas as a result of disasters and civil wars in their home countries; DHS is under mounting pressure not to renew these temporary permits http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=678&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=679&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:34:17 -0500 DHA launches ambitious project to gain control over U.S. borders; this has been tried before, but the scope of this program may promise results http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=679&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=682&source=rss Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:39:46 -0500 Leading manufacturer of nuclear, biological, and chemical detection system receives coveted DHS certification http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=682&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=689&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Two Canadian companies join forces to benefit from increasing demand for e-documents http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=689&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=692&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 A leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for law enforcement and other missions merges with a security consulting company http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=692&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=693&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Motivational speakers accentuate the positive, but fear is also a great motivator -- just see what countries and companies are planning to spend on defense this year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=693&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=695&source=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Homeland security is a major preoccupation in India, and BAE signs large contract to update that country's border and maritime surveillance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=695&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=703&source=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:08:36 -0500 2005 was not a good year for the air cargo industry, what with rising fuel cost and stricter security regulations; industry hopes 2006 will be better http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=703&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=704&source=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:09:21 -0500 For three years now the administration has tried and failed to raise the airport security fee; the airlines object as ferociously as ever, but this time the administration may succeed http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=704&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=705&source=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:09:59 -0500 Last November a pilot saw a plume of smoke as he was flying over LAX, raising fears of a shoulder-mounted missile attack; investigation concludes this was not the case http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=705&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=706&source=rss Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:15:41 -0500 So you run a port and want to apply for a DHS port security grant; here is how http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=706&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=719&source=rss Thu, 02 Feb 2006 05:13:57 -0500 New mega-mall planned for Sydney's bustling airport was supposed to bring in tourists and commerce, but report says it is more likely to attract terrorists http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=719&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=720&source=rss Thu, 02 Feb 2006 05:15:36 -0500 International travel grew by more than 5 percent last year -- and so have orders for new planes, which is good business for a company making a popular cockpit surveillance equipment http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=720&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=742&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 02:43:24 -0500 Illegal immigrants, if caught, would be released and given a note to show up in court for hearing, but few bothered; DHS will soon end the practice http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=742&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=743&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:47:02 -0500 Legislators harshly critical of border patrol's interpretation of law prohibiting placing permanent check points in Tucson http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=743&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=744&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:47:53 -0500 Two states begin trial of airport-like screening systems at rail stations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=744&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=745&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:48:39 -0500 To facilitate surge in traffic, Las Vegas airport devotes less space to EDS --now possible because of smaller size of machines http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=745&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=746&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:49:19 -0500 Desert airport to invest in explosive detection systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=746&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=748&source=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:50:38 -0500 Malaysian graduate student sues DHS for having been placed on no-fly lists, and denied re-entry into U.S. to complete studies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=748&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=758&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:01:56 -0500 Aussies tend to be independent sorts, but they now support a mandatory biometric national ID card http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=758&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=760&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:02:14 -0500 More than 43 percent of all cargo arriving in the United States by sea arrives through the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports, and port security managers want to make sure they know who their employees are http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=760&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=763&source=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:02:33 -0500 The president's budget places special emphasis on what Secretary Chertoff calls "operational control of the border," and on gaining some control over illegal immigration http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=763&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=780&source=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:45:33 -0500 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http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1065&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1069&source=rss Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1069&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1080&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1080&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1081&source=rss Fri, 17 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1081&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1086&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The Dubai Ports World debate raised the issue of foreign companies running security-sensitive U.S. operations, but the trend toward an ever increasing number of foreign companies given permission to do classified defense-related work has been underway for a while http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1086&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1090&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Kenneth Mead served for nine years as the IG at DoT; he has a lot to say about transportation security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1090&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1091&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 A science-savvy company says it is using its nanotechnology know-how to produce a magnetometer with impressive performance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1091&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1095&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Robots can save lives, and the ever-alert CCAT identifies an innovative robotics company to support http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1095&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1097&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1097&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1099&source=rss Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1099&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1101&source=rss Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1101&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1122&source=rss Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1122&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1141&source=rss Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The Senate today begins its debate over legislation to bring illegal immigration into the United States under control, and some of the measures offered call for building of barrier along the U.S.-Mexican border; as this debate rages, Israel is building its own defensive barrier to separate Israel from the West Bank; a company offering innovative border-monitoring devices is contracted to deploy its gear along a portion of this fence http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1141&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1143&source=rss Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 An analysis of government-wide homeland security allocations in President Bush's proposed budget shows that transportation and border security will receive the most money http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1143&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1144&source=rss Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Congress and the administration are inching -- the more accurate word would be "millimetering" -- toward formulating safety standards for U.S. chemical facilities; trouble is, even if security is enhanced at these facilities, the transportation of deadly chemicals will remain frighteningly vulnerable to attack http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1144&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1145&source=rss Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 New York congressman calls on MTA to install bomb-resistant trash cans at MTA's more than 400 subway stations, but the transportation organizations says that the architecture of many of the rail stations make them unsuitable for such trash cans http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1145&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1147&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Not with a bang but a whimper: DP World’s high official, nominated by Bush in mid-January to oversee U.S. maritime agency, withdraws his nomination in the face of congressional opposition http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1147&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1148&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 GAO’s undercover agents managed to smuggle radioactive material into the U.S.; nuclear sniffers at the ports of entry discovered the material, but border guards were easily fooled by fake documents – and the lack of a centralized registry listing what people and companies are allowed to ship nuclear materials http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1148&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1149&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 The Bush administration will start negotiating with the Bahamian government to allow U.S. custom agents to monitor nuclear radiation detection operations at Freeport conducted by Hong Kong company – or the deal may go the way of the DP World and Check Point-Sourcefire deals went http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1149&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1150&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Japanese ports lead the way in adopting biometrics and other measures to enhance port security – but they stubbornly resist introducing nuclear radiation devices; U.S. increases pressure on them – and other Asian ports – to deploy the radiation monitoring devices http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1150&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1151&source=rss Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Some airlines already deploy CCTV in cabins so pilots can monitor passenger behavior; more and more rail and bus services want to do the same in the vehicles they operate http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1151&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1160&source=rss Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Chertoff highlights benefits to shippers from adopting stricter container safety measures http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1160&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1172&source=rss Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Six congressmen with Irish constituencies managed to have Sinn Fein leaders’ name removed from watch list; other former IRA operatives are not so lucky http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1172&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1182&source=rss Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:35:30 -0500 Few government programs were as thoroughly botched as Unisys’ handling of a 2002 $1 billion TSA airport communication contract; the DHS IG has just completed his report on this sorry saga, and Unisys does not look any better for it; what does not help, at least on the PR front, is the fact that on-his-way-to-jail Jack Abramoff helped Unisys get the contract in the first place http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1182&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1194&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The debate over illegal immigration intensifies, and here is a brief outline of the main positions in the debate http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1194&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1195&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Democratic minority in the House Homeland Security Committee wanted a strict timetable for implementing freight container security measure, but Republican majority defeats proposal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1195&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1196&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 If metal detectors and explosive scanners are good enough for airports, they should also be useful in protecting ground transportation, say U.K. railroad authorities http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1196&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1197&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Hundreds of trucks every day haul garbage from Canada for burial in Michigan landfills; the trouble is that these trucks are not thoroughly searched, and two senators now say this is too risky to be allowed to continue http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1197&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1198&source=rss Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1198&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1199&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The debate over assigning responsibility for scanning U.S.-bound containers for nuclear materials to a Hong Kong company with close ties to China is intensifying, with a former DHS IG calling on Congress to kill the deal http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1199&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1200&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 There are U.S. customs inspectors in two Chinese ports, but with the volume of trade with China growing, the U.S. wants inspectors to be present at additional ports   http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1200&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1206&source=rss Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 There may be an intended consequence to the ID project: It may help a future U.K. government address more directly the growing problem of illegal immigration http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1206&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1223&source=rss Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 By 2010 more than 30,000 commercial ships will be required to deploy Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR); OSI is a leading developer of this and other navigational technologies for the civilian and military markets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1223&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1246&source=rss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 China is beefing up airport security, and the one Beijing airport, the main gateway to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, is buying popular L-3 explosive detection systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1246&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1247&source=rss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 This is another case of security as a public good, and who should pay for it: The rail industry is caught between different forces pushing in different directions on the issue of transporting hazardous chemicals; as more and more cities move to reroute shipments of such materials unless they are destined for the city, the issue will come to a head sooner rather than later http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1247&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1248&source=rss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Securing cargo containers is a massive -- and lucrative -- undertaking, and more and more companies want to participate, but you should see the paper work involved; there is thus a new industry emerging, one aiming to help large and small companies apply for DHS C-TPAT http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1248&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1249&source=rss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Last Friday the compromise immigration bill was pulled because Republicans and Democrats could not agree over how many amendments would be allowed to come to the floor for a vote; some senators tried to salvage from the impasse a border-security-only bill, but it failed to garner many votes http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1249&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1250&source=rss Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Company to provide self-service mail kiosks to passengers who pass through security and do not want to leave items behind that have been declared by TSA as unsafe http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1250&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1265&source=rss Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 DHS issues its long-awaited SBInet RFP accompanying the release with language some industry insiders consider a bit over-drawn http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1265&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1278&source=rss Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Russian airport to deploy an additional layer of security: A hand-held lie detector, with all passengers having to take a short test before boarding http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1278&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1298&source=rss Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Security experts and legislators do not like the idea that Hutchison personnel, without U.S. custom agent supervision, would be entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring U.S.-bound cargo for radiation, but a Hutchison leader asks for greater trust http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1298&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1302&source=rss Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 China has that the cost of inspecting cargo containers to comply with UN-mandated security requirements should be borne by the shipper whose cargo it is supposed to monitor http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1302&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1308&source=rss Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The United States is on schedule to begin using biometric passport by fall deadline; visa-waiver holders be prepared http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1308&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1309&source=rss Wed, 19 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Some Republicans call for delay of passport requirement for Canadians, but Bush administration stands firm http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1309&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1315&source=rss Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Congress is moving to enact a bill prohibiting the arrival in U.S. ports of ships not scanned for WMD; shippers say the bill will cripple business http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1315&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1317&source=rss Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Worries about the vulnerability of commercial aircraft to shoulder-mounted missiles increase, and DHS is examining several defensive technologies; a California court case adds urgency to the search http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1317&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1318&source=rss Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Unmanned aerial vehicles enjoy growing popularity in the military and law enforcement; four years ago Northrop Grumman broke ground for a Mississippi UAV production facility which was supposed to be 40,000 sq.ft. in size; the facility officially opened two days ago is 100,000 sq.ft. http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1318&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1341&source=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The implementation of new ID cards has some worried that illegal immigrants and individuals with criminal convictions who now hold transportation positions may lose their job http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1341&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1342&source=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 In the world's busiest airport, a routine security check that went wrong ended up costing Delta more than $1 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1342&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1343&source=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Maryland company wins contract to support TSA transportation worker program http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1343&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1344&source=rss Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 After months of testing in airports around the country, Registered Traveler, a program where frequent fliers will be able to pass through security much faster with a biometric ID card will begin at the end of this year http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1344&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1359&source=rss Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Facing growing impatience in Congress and the port security community with waiting for TWIC, DHS is launching stop-gap measures which have the Coast Guard coordinating background checks for more than 400,000 port employees; when TWIC comes around, the number of people subject to background checks will double http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1359&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1375&source=rss Tue, 02 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Former DHS IG, described by colleagues as a “mild-mannered Texas Republican,” says DHS has made he U.S. safer, but only marginally so http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1375&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1391&source=rss Thu, 04 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Security experts agree on two things: A terorist WMD will likely arrive in the U.S. inside a freight container, and the only solution is 100% container inspection; shipping industry says 100% inspection would hobble commerce, and its friends in Congress have so far managed to prevent inserting this requirement into shipping safety legislation http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1391&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1396&source=rss Thu, 04 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 It was unclear for a while whether California trucking association would support background checks on the more 12,000 drivers who come in and out of the sprawling twin ports of Los Anegeles and Long Beach; the trucking association ow say it is for it http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1396&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1398&source=rss Thu, 04 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 China, with an eye to the 2008 Olympic Games, is on a buying spree of explosive detection systems of all kinds, and the latest to benefit is Smiths Detection http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1398&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1472&source=rss Mon, 15 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Pork-barrel politics is as old as politics; still, the length to which one Kentucky congressman went to make sure that his home district and donors to his political campaigns benefit from an important DHS program, ,ay appear excessive; to say nothing of the damage the "bring home the bacon" approach did to the program, and to U.S. port security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1472&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1473&source=rss Mon, 15 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The U.S. Air Force consumes more than half of all the fuel consumed by the U.S. government; the service's 2005 bill for jet fuel exceeded $4.7 billion; now the Air Force has decided to do something about (the Army is participating) http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1473&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1474&source=rss Mon, 15 May 2006 05:35:30 -0400 TSA has established the Screening Partnership Program (SPP) o allow airports to use private contractors for screening; Tupelo has joined five other airports already in the system, contracting a Virgnia company to run screening operations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1474&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1489&source=rss Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 An innovative Australian company is licensing its technology to GE to build and market shoe-scanning devices; passengers fumbling with their footwear at airport checkpoints have been a source of logjams and delays, and the TSA is looking for a solution http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1489&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1490&source=rss Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Florida is tired of waiting for TWIC to get going, so it has initiated its own port employee security program in the state's 14 ports; but now it appears that employees will have to equip themselves with two pieces of ID, costing them nearly $250 http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1490&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1590&source=rss Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 San Francisco company is heading down the PCH to build a container inspection facility on site of the former United States Customs Building on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles; the project may cost upwards of $90 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1590&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1599&source=rss Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 San Francisco company is heading down the PCH to build a container inspection facility on site of the former United States Customs Building on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles; the project may cost upwards of $90 million http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1599&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1600&source=rss Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Political pressures from states bordering Canada persuaded DHS to relax its demand that U.S. and Canadian citizens crossing the border back and forth for shopping carry passports; instead, a biometric ID card would be issued; trouble is, there is an acrimonious debate over what technology to use in the card http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1600&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1601&source=rss Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A developer of blast mitigation trash cans and other blast-resistant gear receives funding and expands its reach into the airplane-loading market http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1601&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1602&source=rss Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The administration wants to relax the rules prohibiting foreign ownership of U.S. airlines; critics argue that the administration’s agile word parsing with regard to the term “actual control” of airlines short-changes U.S. national security http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1602&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1603&source=rss Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A maker of specialty vehicles for law enforcement and homeland security acquires a specialist in medical and command and control trucks to augment its offering http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1603&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1617&source=rss Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Defense contractors continue to pay increasing attention to homeland security contracts, and IT solution big hitter joining defense giant’s team to bid on lucrative border security contract http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1617&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1618&source=rss Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A partnership of two ship builders win a coveted $600 million contract to replace the aging fleet of the U.S. Coast Guard (240 of its boats entered service more than 30 years ago); the new boat design -- by a Scottish design company -- will allow the boats both to withstand stormy seas and give chase at 50 mph http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1618&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1627&source=rss Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:35:30 -0400 As cargo container security moves to center stage, there is a need for standards to govern the technology and its implementation; a new consortium of industry heavy-weights aims to do just that http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1627&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1657&source=rss Thu, 06 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 UAVs are increasingly popular among militaries, homeland security agencies, and law enforcements units; the Australian government is on the verge of making a major UAV purchasing decision, and there are four companies competing for the contract and three options on how to buy the drones http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1657&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1668&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Worries about the safety of super tankers carrying oil at Boston Harbor combine with unease about illegal immigration, as more than a dozen illegal immigrants are arrested while being used at the harbor for clean-up of hazardous material (what is more, the subcontractor also violated the law requiring protective gear to be worn during such operation) http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1668&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1669&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A new market opportunity opens up for explosive detection systems: truck weighing stations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1669&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1670&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 DHS received a lot of criticism for cutting more than $80 million from New York City’s antiterrorism grants; the department has now added $10 million to the city’s transportation system’s security plan http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1670&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1672&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Many experts doubt the scientific validity of the effort to create useable fuel for transportation from cellulosic ethanol (they suggest that a much quicker, cheaper, and more effective way to produce ethanol for cars would be, first, to produce it from sugar rather than corn and, second, to reduce dramatically the tariffs on Brazilian ethanol) – nonetheless the Department of Energy issues an ambitious roadmap for ethanol production from biomass http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1672&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1673&source=rss Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 One way to secure the safety of ship-borne freight containers is to lock them with tamper-proof locks, monitor the inside of the container for any changes and disruptions, and use GPS to track them all the way from port of origin to port of destination; Ryder now brings the same idea to monitoring the company’s fleet of 160,000 vehicles; these measures will go some way toward improving the safety of food supplies carried on these trucks from field to store http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1673&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1682&source=rss Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 DHS cut anti-terror fund for New York City by $83 million, but a shuttle service connecting New York to the Hamptons, continues to receive funding for security improvements; some question the order of priorities here http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1682&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1683&source=rss Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Illinois' DMV joins TSA's HAZPRINT program which allows TSA to collect fingerprint and demographics for drivers transporting hazardous materials http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1683&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1684&source=rss Mon, 10 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 California company helps Georgia ports and terminals with tracking cargo with their real-time monitoring services http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1684&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1685&source=rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Earlier this year the firestorm over a Dubai-based company’s plans to run operations in several U.S. ports caused many to rethink the question of foreign ownership of U.S. critical infrastructure assets; still, as the city of Chicago is getting set to lease its Midway airport, all the likely bidders are non-U.S. companies http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1685&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1687&source=rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Taking off shoes may help in increasing airline security, but study now finds that it exposes passengers to other risks such as foot fungus and gonorrhea http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1687&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1690&source=rss Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 One way to prepare for a disaster is to make sure your power generators can quickly switch from one fuel to another; a Connecticut company successfully demonstrates that it can be done http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1690&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1697&source=rss Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 DHS wants international airlines to help it check for suspected terrorists who try to board U.S.-bound planes, and for domestic airlines to provide it with lists of all passengers getting on board; DHS checks the lists thus provided against the department’s no-fly watch-list and alert the airlines; trouble is, the no-fly list contains so many inaccuracies that this checking procedure has resulted in many delays – and even in planes being forced to go back to the port of origin, only to discover that a suspected terrorist on board was not a terrorist after all; DHS is now giving airlines more time to implement an improved system http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1697&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1709&source=rss Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The events in London last year, and in Mumbai a couple of days ago, offer a grim reminder of the vulnerability of mass transportation systems; the city of Rotterdam wants its transportation system to become less vulnerable http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1709&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1714&source=rss Thu, 13 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 New York-based L-3 Communications again joins DHS in its rail security program; this time around the program will be using L-3 technology to scan riders in New Jersey for explosives http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1714&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1716&source=rss Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Senate approves homeland security budget which includes major allocations for border security; for second year in a row Congress rejects administration’s plan to increase tax on airline tickets http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1716&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1717&source=rss Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A RAND study finds the Australian transportation system is exceedingly vulnerable to terrorist attacks, and that states do not do enough to increase security; an interesting point: RAND argues that reducing the lethal effect of explosions in trains would be a better investment than some of the high-tech security measures being pursued by states such as the CCTV systems http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1717&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1729&source=rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Disagreements over jurisdiction and the coming November elections threaten to derail port security legislation; of special interest: The 100 percent container inspection clause passed by an overwhelming vote (421-2) in the House – but it is the only clause in the port safety legislation which is adamantly opposed by every part and every component of the shipping industry http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1729&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1730&source=rss Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 UVAs are a big thing in the U.S., and the Europeans are becoming more and more interested as well http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1730&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1734&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 The terror attacks on Mumbai trains reminded us, if a reminder was needed, of the vulnerability of public transportation; DHS conducts tests in Jersey City, Baltimore, and Atlanta for improving rail transportation safety http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1734&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1735&source=rss Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Another measure to increase rail transportation safety is the continuous monitoring of rail tunnels, a Florida company beings video analytics to the task http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1735&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1743&source=rss Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Iran and Syria have supplied Hezbollah with nearly 12,000 missiles and rockets; how many shoulder-mounted anti-aircraft missiles have these two countries given to Hezbollah – and other terrorist organizations? The U.S. Air Force is not taking any chances, buying defensive measures for its Big Birds; some of these defensive measures may be modified and deployed on civilian aircraft http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1743&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1745&source=rss Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Representative King pushes the envelope: Why not install an electric fence along the U.S.-Mexico border? He argues that in his home state the method works well in controlling cattle http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1745&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1746&source=rss Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 A milestone in aviation history: Japanese students fly the first battery-powered man-operated plane http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1746&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1753&source=rss Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 This leader in video analytics already has many contracts in government and the private sector, and is now about to deploy its latest technology to help the U.S. border patrol monitor U.S. borders more effectively http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1753&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1756&source=rss Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Unmanned vehicles -- in the air, on land, and at sea -- are the wave of the future; Lockheed Martin’s famed Skunk Works demonstrates a third-generation UAV/UCAV, nicknamed Polecat, made of composite materials; the Polecat is the company’s best hope of gaining ground in the UAV race -- ground it has lost during the past ten years to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and General Atomics http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1756&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1770&source=rss Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Speaking of rail security, Congress may want to consider the use of video analytics -- now under testing at several of the nation's airports -- in mitigating suspicious activity at rail stations http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1770&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1774&source=rss Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Legislators complain that investments in bus and rail transportation security pale in comparison to investments in air transportation safety; a House panels is doing something about this imbalance http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1774&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1775&source=rss Mon, 24 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 DHS wants every American and Canadian crossing the U.S.,-Canada border to present a passport; businesses along the border say it would devastate local and regional economies, and a coalition of mayors from both sides of the border agrees http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1775&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1779&source=rss Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 NYPD is beefing up chemical detection capabilities in the city’s subways, purchasing several hand-held detection devices from a leading manufacturer http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1779&source=rss http://hsdailywire.com/single.php?id=1788&source=rss Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:35:30 -0400 Arizona equips its police units along the U.S.-Mexican border with wireless connection to th