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National Defense
July 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Beleaguered TSA May Wind Up Loser In Budget Battles As the Department of Homeland Security agency that comes into contact with the general public most often, the Transportation Security Administration has become one of the government's primary punching bags.   |
National Defense
April 2006
Grace Jean |
Aviation Security Remains Under Scrutiny Aviation security measures adopted since 9/11 have not significantly made passengers safer or have been cost effective, experts contend. They also noted that many weaknesses in the previous system remain, despite billions of dollars being spent to enhance air safety. |
National Defense
March 2007
Grace Jean |
Focus on Checked Baggage Screening Has Detracted From Aviation Security Aviation security analysts say an explosives screening measure has diverted funds, attention, and resources from passenger and carry-on baggage screening checkpoints to the detriment of national security. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2009 |
L-3 supplies TSA with millimeter wave imaging portals for airport security Officials of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration sought airport security systems that use active millimeter wave technology to identify concealed threats, including metallic items. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2005 |
Homeland Security Briefs Ahura Corp. develops first militarized chemical identification system for first responders... TSA certifies Lockheed Martin's explosives detection-system upgrade kit... TSA orders 32 Explosives Detection System machines from L-3 Communications... |
National Defense
October 2007
Grace Jean |
Airports Test Alternative Technologies for Checkpoints An influx of screening systems marks a coming of age in the security industry. |
National Defense
April 2006
Grace Jean |
Explosives at Forefront of Airport Security Measures The Transportation Security Agency's recent modification of prohibited items in carry-on luggage marks a shift from its post-9/11 focus. |
National Defense
August 2010
Stew Magnuson |
No Revival for Airport Puffer Machines Used to Detect Explosives The Transportation Security Administration has no plans to continue research into puffer machines that were designed to detect trace amounts of explosives on passengers. |
National Defense
March 2007
Grace Jean |
U.S. Airports Still Lack Technologies to Detect Liquid Explosives Despite known terrorist threats, it could be years before airports in the United States are equipped with scanners to detect liquid explosives hidden on passengers and inside carry-on luggage. |
National Defense
September 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Terrorist Loophole: Explosives Under Clothing at Airport Checkpoints "One of the hard lessons we've learned is that there is no single technology that is going to detect everything," Clark Kent Ervin, former DHS inspector general and now director of the Aspen Institute's homeland security program, said in an interview. |
National Defense
May 2013
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
U.S. Airport Perimeter Security Market in Decline U.S. airport perimeter manufacturers -- makers of fences, gates, sensors and cameras -- will likely face a steep drop in demand over the next several years, one report found. |
National Defense
April 2010
Austin Wright |
TSA Takes to the Blogosphere to Set the Record Straight At the airport, the Transportation Security Administration goes after potential terrorists. In cyberspace, it targets bloggers who may be spreading misinformation. |
Entrepreneur
May 2006
Chris McGinnis |
Don't Sweat It Airports are expected to be more crowded than ever this summer, but you can breeze through this travel season like a pro. |
National Defense
September 2013
Sarah Sicard |
Lawmakers Set Sights On TSA's Technology Acquisition Woes The Transportation Security Administration has come under scrutiny for long-standing problems associated with acquiring new technologies. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2004
Daniel Hong |
Security: The Next Home Run? The best investments often arise from a marriage of global trends and uncommon value. Your odds get even better if you can get a bonus thrown in for free. Skimping on security is a nonstarter, and the author thinks he's found a small company set to cash in on our need for safe air transportation. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2005
John McHale |
TSA to Introduce New Technology for Access-Control Enhancements The second phase of the Transportation Security Administration's Airport Access Control Pilot Program will include advanced video surveillance, RFID cards, iris-scan readers and hand-geometry readers. |
National Defense
September 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Firms That Help DHS Save Money Will Make Money, Analysts Say The days of big price tag, cutting-edge technology acquisitions at the Department of Homeland Security are over. |
Reason
February 2004
James Bovard |
"Dominate. Intimidate. Control." The sorry record of the Transportation Security Administration |
Reason
June 2004
Brian Doherty |
Will It Fly The Federal Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II (CAPPS II) is behind schedule accroding to the General Accounting Office. |
Reason
July 2008
Jacob Sullum |
Ring Barers The Transportation Security Administration warns that incidents of female terrorists hiding explosives in sensitive areas are on the rise all over the world. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2005 |
Briefs U.S. Customs and Border Protection improves business operations with SAP... ImageWare Systems receives order for New Jersey State Police booking system expansion... etc. |
Reason
April 2005
Geoffrey F. Segal |
Private Screening In November the Transportation Security Administration began accepting applications from airports to opt out of using federal security services to screen passengers. |
InternetNews
December 17, 2009 |
TSA Web Snafu Prompts House Inquiry In the wake of the discovery that a sensitive TSA document has been publicly available online since early this year, lawmakers are calling for answers. |
National Defense
November 2005
Grace Jean |
First New U.S. Airport Built Since 9/11 Gets Off the Ground The new facility will replace Florida's Panama City-Bay County International Airport and is being designed to incorporate advanced security features and technologies seamlessly into the infrastructure. |
National Defense
November 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Budget Crunch Sharply Reducing the Amount DHS Spends on Contracts The amount of money the Department of Homeland Security spends on contracts for goods and services is falling by about $2 billion per year, according to one industry analyst. |
BusinessWeek
January 7, 2010
Aaron Ricadela |
Invasion of the Body Scanners Digital security scans are coming to more airports. They'll increase aggravation, but won't help security much. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2007
Joel Johnson |
Laptop Profiling: Why Your PC Holds You Up at Security Why do you have to take your laptop out of your carry-on luggage at the airport security check when you don't have to remove any other electronics? |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2004 |
Briefs T.F. Green Airport testing explosive trace- detection technology for pilot program... DHS UAVs operating in Arizona support border security... DHS launches Office of Inter-operability and Compatibility... etc. |
Reason
March 2005
Poole & Harper |
Transportation Security Aggravation Debating the balance between privacy and safety in a post-9/11 aviation industry. |
Reason
January 2008
Jacob Sullum |
Bad Touch TSA screeners are overburdened with ineffective rules and regulations and miss real threats. |
National Defense
October 2014
Stew Magnuson |
TSA System May Make Boarding Passes Obsolete The Transportation Security Administration awarded MorphoTrust USA a contract to provide passport and driver's license scanners in airports, a step which will one day lead to the elimination of boarding passes. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Kate Murphy |
Zipping Through Airport Security The Registered Traveler Program can get you to the front of the line, but for travelers, it boils down to what they value more -- convenience or confidentiality. |
InternetNews
February 13, 2004
Roy Mark |
Airline Screening Program Gets Failing Marks A new Government Accounting Office report concludes that the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II) fails to meet funding criteria mandated by lawmakers. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2011
Rich Smith |
Investing Post-Osama Congress lets its guard down, lowering investors' hopes in the process. |
IDB America
August 2002
Paul Constance |
Laying the groundwork for safer air travel IDB grants help to strengthen security in Latin America's airports |
National Defense
August 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Former staffer becomes leading DHS critic Former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin has emerged in recent months as one of the department's leading critics, and one with some credibility. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2001
Thomas J. Gates |
Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies... |
National Defense
September 2010
Stew Magnuson |
DHS Lab Tries to Stay One Step Ahead of Bomb Makers Patrick O'Conner gets paid to make bombs for the Transportation Security Laboratory. |
Wired
September 2003
Beth Pinsker |
Confessions of a Baggage Screener I used the CTX 5500 to keep bombs off your plane. I also go elbows deep in your underwear. |
Reason
March 2006
Veronique de Rugy |
Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending. |
National Defense
December 2004
Pappalardo & Tiron |
Security Beat New York City police are not just patrolling the five boroughs in search of terrorist cells. They also have deployed investigators around the world, according to one of the city's top counter-terrorism officials. |
National Defense
March 2007 |
Security Beat Coast Guard Ponders Future, Delivers New Mission Statement... Border Patrol Reaching Out to Fill 6,000 Slots... etc. |
Salon.com
November 27, 2001
Peter J. Ognibene |
Memo to airports: Hire Big Brother Rigorous preflight screening of air travelers is the best way to prevent future terrorist attacks... |
Reason
July 2005
Julian Sanchez |
Ten Percent Solution The Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight passenger profiling system reforms stall at the gate: Congress established 10 criteria to ensure the program would both be effective and protect traveler privacy. A March report found that only one benchmark has been met. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2005 |
Homeland Security Briefs Biometric system helps secure Iraq bases... ANSI launches Homeland Security Standards Database... Smiths Detection partners with Paladin Capital Group... International Biometric Group delivers iris- recognition test report... TSA to deploy new technology to additional airports... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004
Mark H. Ebell |
Routine Screening for Depression, Alcohol Problems, and Domestic Violence This guide is one in a series that offers evidence-based tools to assist family physicians in improving their decision-making at the point of care. |
