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- NBTA Welcomes New Congress, Sets Legislative Agenda; NBTA Supports a Registered Traveler Program, Federal Funding of Transportation Security, and Fair Competition
- Business Editors/Travel Writers
- Research articles 2003-01-09
- Border and Transportation Security: Possible New Directions and Policy Options
- There is consensus that Border and Transportation Security BTS is a pivotal function in protecting the American people from terrorists and their instruments of destruction. The issue for Congress is how to achieve desired levels of security, while not compromising other important values in the process. This report addresses possible...
- White papers 2005-03-29
- Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress
- The nation's air, land, and marine transportation systems are designed for accessibility and efficiency, two characteristics that make them highly vulnerable to terrorist attack. While hardening the transportation sector from terrorist attack is difficult, reasonable measures can be taken to deter terrorists. The focus of this report is how best...
- White papers 2005-06-15
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- U.S. congressional legislation. (Legal Reporter).(for infrastructure, transportation security and privacy )
- The balance of power shifted in Washington as the Republicans took control of the Senate last month. This shift will affect the legislative agenda that is set for the next two years. As lawmakers look forward, several issues relevant to the security field have already been ...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- Security measures bring big changes to transportation. (legal briefs).(U.S.)(Brief Article)
- New laws and bills under consideration following September 11 will have a lasting impact on transportation. Congress passed a stabilization bill providing financial support to air carriers; imposed a sweeping new background check requirement on the motor carder industry; and created...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
- Maritime Security: Progress Made in Implementing Maritime Transportation Security Act, but Concerns Remain.
- GAO-03-1155T September 9, 2003 After the events of September 11, 2001, concerns were raised over the security of U.S. ports and waterways. In response to the concerns over port security, Congress passed the Maritime Transportation Security Act in November 2002. The act created a broad range of programs...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- GeoDecisions president testifies before U.S. Congress. (People Link).
- Robert M. Scaer, president of Harrisburg, Pa.-based GeoDecisions, recently testified on intelligent transportation systems ITS, homeland security and the reauthorization of the transportation bill before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Scaer, a member of the 15-member ITS...
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- Coalition for Luggage Security Announces Member Companies; American Airlines, UPS, DHL, Greyhound Lines Among 15 Companies Participating in Luggage Security Reform Effort
- NEW YORK -- The Coalition for Luggage Security, a voluntary lobbying partnership of business leaders in the transportation industry, announced today that 15 companies in the logistics, airline, busline and hospitality sectors have agreed to actively participate in luggage security discussions with the White House, U.S. Congress, Department of Homeland...
- Research articles 2005-07-27
- New tasks for a new congress: President Bush and the 108th Congress now have the power to act on the Republican agenda for homeland security, outsourcing of federal work, and intellectual property rights. (Capitol Outlook).
- What a difference a day makes, especially if it's election day. Republicans now control the White House and both houses of Congress. The Department of Homeland Security is now a going concern. Let's see how these developments will affect the geospatial industry this year. ...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- U.S. lets cargo airlines keep old cockpit doors
- BUSINESS & FINANCE WASHINGTON - FedEx Corp., United Parcel Service and other air cargo carriers do not have to replace cockpit doors unless a U.S. security agen decides the action is needed under legislation approved by Congress. A spending bill approved by Congress Feb. 13 includes a provision that exempts...
- Research articles 2003-02-24
- Transportation Secretary Says U.S. Won't Meet Strict Airport Security Deadline.
- Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 28--WASHINGTON--Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta conceded Tuesday that the government will not meet a January deadline for screening all checked airline baggage, even though Congress has ordered it to do so. Mineta --...
- Research articles 2001-11-28
- Congress passes security/terrorism bills
- Before its late 2002 adjournment, the U.S. Congress cleared several bills of importance to the U.S. oil/gas industry. Regarding port security, the House and Senate cleared a bill that establishes regulatory authority for offshore LNG facilities and other offshore natural gas infrastructure nor including production platforms. The bill, titled the...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Chemical plant security legislation moves forward: after years of inaction, congress is ready to address regulations for privately-owned chemical sites
- After nearly five years, and billions of dollars spent on post-September 11 measures to beef up security at U.S. ports, borders, public transportation and civil aviation systems, Congress appears ready to address what many believe to be the Achilles heel in our nation's infrastructure: the thousands of privately-owned facilities that...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Paying For Security
- The House and Senate of the U.S. Congress have hammered out a compromise on the Department of Homeland Security DHS appropriations bill (H.R. 2360) for fiscal 2006. The 95-page report is a window into current congressional thinking about aviation security issues, the effectiveness of the Transportation Security...
- Research articles 2005-10-10
- FAA to distribute aircraft security upgrade funds.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 May 2002-US FAA: FAA to distribute aircraft security upgrade funds C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05032002 WASHINGTON -- As part of President Bush`s efforts to increase aircraft security, the U.S. Department of Transportation`s Federal Aviation Administration FAA today announced...
- Research articles 2002-05-03
- Aviation security.(U.S. Regulatory Issues)
- Aviation security. In January 2004, Congress passed legislation to restrict aerial-advertising aircraft--small aircraft that tow advertising banners--over stadiums during certain sporting events. In considering the consequences if the legislation were ever repealed, the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Homeland Security requested that the General Accounting...
- Research articles 2004-05-01
- As Congressional Deadline Nears, U.S. Scrambles for System to Track Foreigners.
- By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 11--A system to track foreign visitors as they enter and leave the country, which Congress has ordered to be up and running by year's end, is far from ready. ...
- Research articles 2003-08-11
- 2005-2006 U.S. Maritime Legislative Developments
- I INTRODUCTION Although the 109th Congress1 was criticized in the national press as a "do nothing" Congress,2 it was productive in the maritime arena enacting into law the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act or 2006 commonly referred to as the SAFE Port Act,3 the Coast Guard and Maritime...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- Nation's Municipal Leaders to Promote Targeted Domestic Agenda to New Congress
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Transportation, critical community development programs, homeland/hometown security and upcoming tax reform are the key challenges facing cities and towns in the 109th Congress this year, according to the National LeWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Transportation, critical community development programs, homeland/hometown security and upcoming...
- Research articles 2005-01-11
- Amnesty International Joins Members of Congress in Urging DHS to Concede Asylum to Malik Jarno
- WASHINGTON, April 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Amnesty International USA AIUSA today joined a bipartisan group of 24 lawmakers in urging Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson to direct his Department of Homeland Security DHS tWASHINGTON, April 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Amnesty International USA AIUSA today joined a...
- Research articles 2004-04-16
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