Transportation Security
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Port securityRadiation detection equipment installed in four Mexican ports
The Megaports Initiative is a U.S. Department of Energy program intended to enhance the ability of ports around the world to detect and interdict illicit shipments of special nuclear and other radioactive materials; Under the initiative, radiation detection gear and protocols were implemented in the Mexican ports of Manzanillo, Altamira, Lazaro Cardenas, and Veracruz, through which 92 percent of Mexico’s containerized cargo pass
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TransportationNew side mirror eliminates blind spot for drivers
A side mirror that eliminates the dangerous “blind spot” for drivers has now received a U.S. patent; the subtly curved mirror dramatically increases the field of view with minimal distortion
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Ground transportationNew insights into terrorist threats to ground transportation
A new analysis of terrorist attacks, and attempted attacks, on ground transportation shows that from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, terrorist groups used chemicals to attack surface transportation; from the mid-1990s on, multiple bombs became the new prototype for terrorist attacks
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Transportation securityNY-NJ Port Authority centralizes security operations
The Port of Authority of New York and new Jersey has created a stand-alone Security Department and is now searching for a Chief Security Officer to oversee all security and safety functions, resources, and personnel
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Sector Report for Thursday, 26 May 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 12 May 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 28 April 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 14 April 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 31 March 2011: Transportation Security
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Identity-based screeningTSA considering "identity-based" screening
TSA does not call it “profiling,” but “identity-based screening”; the department is asking for public comments on the proposed system; “Physical screening will likely never go away completely, but the idea of adding identity-based security makes good sense and it’s an idea we’re actively exploring,” the department says
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Sector Report for Thursday, 17 March 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 3 March 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 17 February 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 3 February 2011: Transportation Security
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Sector Report for Thursday, 20 January 2011: Transportation Security
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