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Security Shortlines: DHS Moves to Ease Travel to USA The U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS has issued the Interim Final Rule for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization ESTA system, a new online process that is part of the Visa Waiver Program VWP. Once ESTA is mandatory,...; Tags: aircraft, cargo, Government, Manufacturing, Regulations, security, sensor, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2008-06-09
American Science and Engineering, Inc. to Discuss Innovative Cargo Screening Techniques at Maritime Homeland Security Summit: AS&E's OmniView Gantry Deployed at the Port of Charleston will be Featured on a Port Tour and Exclusive Briefing by Port Security Officials BILLERICA, Mass. -- American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E[R]) (NASDAQ: ASEI), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today that it will present a cargo inspection...; Tags: cargo, Company, Government, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, technique, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2008-03-31
DHS continues to oppose 100 percent cargo screening.(SECURITY BEAT: HOMELAND DEFENSE BRIEFS)(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief article): Customs and Border Protection is pressing on with congressionally mandated pilot projects that will show if it is feasible to screen every shipping container for nuclear materials before they arrive at U.S. ports. They will share the results of these operational tests with ...; Tags: cargo, Databases, MARKETING, security, SOFTWARE, Strategy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2008-01-01
Quatrotec Secures Contracts for Security, Baggage and Cargo Handling Services for 28 Airports: Subsidiary of Alien Technology([R]) Works with the Department of Homeland Security DHS and Transportation Security Administration TSA MILLBRAE, Calif. -- Quatrotec, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alien Technology Corporation, today announced it is working on, or has completed projects at 28 U.S. airports for security systems installation and integration,...; Tags: Alien Technology, baggage, Biometrics, cargo, RFID, SECURITY, Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, WIRELESS; Research articles 2007-12-05
Are Alaska ports safe? Sweeping legislation balances need for protection, while keeping commerce flowing: The Safe Accountability For Every Port Act (SAFE act, 2006)--now a multifaceted sweeping port-security legislation as of October 2006-will impact Alaska ports and customers on many levels. The object of the SAFE Act is to maintain a "secure state" post-Sept.11, 2001, but not a "security state," providing enhanced border...; Tags: Alaska, cargo, seaport, SECURITY, Transportation, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard; Research articles 2007-04-01

Contraband on board.(Secure Freight Initiative)(Beer Living Lab)(America Science and Engineering)(Z Backscatter X-ray Van): The U.S. government's recently enacted Secure Freight Initiative is one of several proposals to inspect cargo at foreign ports before it's shipped to the United States. As part of this initiative Congress has asked the Department of Homeland Security DHS to assess the feasibility for scanning...; Tags: board, cargo, FINANCE, Heineken, Robert, SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2007-01-01
Report Says U.S. Is Spending More On Trucking, Land-Based Cargo Security: Five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, spending on trucking and land-based security is on the rise, with ambitious plans to screen cargo for radioactive material at all U.S. points of entry by 2009, according to a new report released last week.The report, titled "Beyond Aviation: Tne Emerging Ground Transportation...; Tags: cargo, SECURITY, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2006-09-18
Port security: new emphasis on recovery.: Last month the Department of Homeland Security announced the award of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal ASP program contracts totaling $1.157 billion to enhance the detection of radiological and nuclear materials at the U.S. points of entry. "This program is the latest effort in the Department's...; Tags: attack, cargo, recovery, SECURITY, Transportation, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2006-08-01
Maritime security: MOST FOREIGN TRADE IN THE UNITED STATES IS TRANSPORTED BY WAY OF MARITIME SHIPPING, MAKING THIS INDUSTRY A KEYSTONE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY. IN AN AGE OF SEVERE TERRORISM RISK, SECURING THE NATION'S MARITIME SHIPPING IS A MAJOR CONCERN, ONE THAT HAS BEEN NOTED REPEATEDLY BY THE MEDIA, POLITICAL FIGURES...; Tags: cargo, industry, SECURITY, U.S., U.S. Department of Homeland Security, vessel; Research articles 2005-12-01
The Coalition for Luggage Security Backs House of Representatives in Cargo Safety Issue: NEW YORK -- The Coalition for Luggage Security joins members of the House of Representatives in urging the Department of Homeland Security to develop rules for air cargo and luggage security on passenger planes. According to a report issued over PR Newswire by the House Committee on Homeland Security -...; Tags: cargo, Government, luggage, security, Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2005-08-24
One-hundred percent screening of air cargo.(Management UPDATE: AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY NEWS): * One-hundred percent screening of air cargo is on the congressional agenda again. Congressmen Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Christopher Shays of Connecticut, and Carolyn Maloney of New York are seeking to attach a rider to the Department of Homeland Security's appropriations bill. Their amendment would require...; Tags: aircraft, cargo, Connecticut, Government, Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2005-06-01
Technology Fills Homeland-Security Gaps: MICROWAVES AND HOMELAND SECURITYAs federal and state agencies struggle to slay the multi-headed terrorism threat, they gain increasingly powerful support from electronic devices and technologies.Shortly after September 11, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security DHS was taxed with protecting the United States from any terrorist threat. Due to the immensity...; Tags: agency, Cable, cargo, MARKETING, mobile, monitoring, NETWORKING, radio, sensor, technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, wireless; Research articles 2005-06-01
Crate expectations for cargo security strategy.(News and Trends): In a draft national cargo security strategy, the Department of Homeland Security sets a "zero-tolerance policy" toward the arrival of weapons of mass destruction at U.S. borders. The goal is to inspect 100 percent of "designated high-risk" cargo. But the question is: How sure...; Tags: cargo, Homeland Security Institute, strategy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2005-04-01
Dogged Determination: Last December Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation to eliminate loopholes in aviation security, but the legislation went nowhere, although it did influence the Fiscal 2005 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security. Specifically, DHS was told to triple the number of air cargo inspections....; Tags: cargo, Government, loophole, Manufacturing, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2005-03-28
DHS is recruiting.(Slants & Trends)(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief Article): DHS IS RECRUITING the maritime and land transportation industries to help flesh out its draft National Cargo Security Strategy, with the aim of preventing "the entry of terrorist weapons, persons, or supplies into the nation and to interdict threats that would exploit the transportation and distribution...; Tags: cargo, recruiting, SOFTWARE, Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2004-12-28
IG calls for stricter cargo inspections; CBP defiantly shirks '5 percent myth'.(Inspector General, Customs and Border Protection ): In the wake of a DHS Inspector General IG report calling for improvements in oceangoing cargo inspections to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the country, U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP has claimed that it inspects "all cargo that presents a risk." ...; Tags: cargo, Government, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2004-10-19
Federal security rules causes delays, uncertainties for truckers.: By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 2--Federal security measures recently enacted at U.S. ports are making it harder for truckers to make timely deliveries. But what might be bad news for the trucking industry could be a...; Tags: cargo, Connecticut, industry, manufacturer, Manufacturing, security, Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2004-09-02
So you want to sell to the government?(News and Trends): The homeland-security-technology market may have slowed but it is perhaps only catching its breath after a heady 2003. After spending copiously between 9-11 and the end of 2003, the Department of Homeland Security DHS has adopted a much more sober approach to technology procurement. "Irrational exuberance...; Tags: cargo, Government, HARDWARE, Scanners, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2004-06-01
Reducing the risk of terror events at seaports (1).: Introduction A recent headline on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle alarmingly noted: "Top Terror Targets" (Zamora, 2003). The top five targets in California were: the Los Angeles International Airport, Port of Oakland, Port of Long Beach/Los Angeles, Golden Gate Bridge, and...; Tags: cargo, seaport, SECURITY, terror, transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2004-05-01
U.S. stepping up efforts to secure ports.(Security beat: homeland defense briefs): The biggest challenge facing the maritime transportation industry is ensuring that legitimate cargo is not needlessly delayed as new security measures are implemented, said retired Coast Guard Adm. James M. Loy, deputy secretary of homeland security. According to Loy, every year more than 7,500...; Tags: cargo, Government, seaport, SECURITY, Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard; Research articles 2004-04-01