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Secure Flight of questionable effectiveness
Turbulent skies: The GAO issues a report questioning the effectiveness of Secure Flight — at the same time that the airline industry wants TSA to scrap the Registered Travel program
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President's proposed DHS budget: Emphasis on border security, illegal immigration
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
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Los Angeles port looks for better identification of employees
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
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Aussies support national ID system
Aussies tend to be independent sorts, but they now support a mandatory biometric national ID card
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Stanford student sues TSA over no-fly list
Malaysian graduate student sues DHS for having been placed on no-fly lists, and denied re-entry into U.S. to complete studies
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Palm Springs Airport to spend $10 million on fully automated explosive detection system
Desert airport to invest in explosive detection systems
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Las Vegas airport exploits smaller EDSs to free up space for passenger screening nodes
To facilitate surge in traffic, Las Vegas airport devotes less space to EDS —now possible because of smaller size of machines
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N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority begins tests of airport-like X-ray scanners at rail stations
Two states begin trial of airport-like screening systems at rail stations
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Border Patrol violates spirit, if not letter, of law in Tucson
Legislators harshly critical of border patrol’s interpretation of law prohibiting placing permanent check points in Tucson
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DHS to end
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
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The long view
Airport security screening without queues
Researchers have invented a device that could be developed into ultra-sensitive cameras for security screening which would not require people to queue at airports. Other applications could include smaller and safer sensors for driverless vehicles.