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  • TSA commits to tighten security at non-U.S. repair shops

    There more than U.S.- licensed 700 repair shops around the world — licensed, that is, to do repair and maintenance work on American commercial planes; trouble is, these shops have shoddy security that makes them vulnerable to terrorists; Congress wants TSA to change that

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  • TSA tests new technologies for passengers requiring second scanning

    Passengers going through Phoenix may have to worry not only about lost luggage, but also about revealing images of their bodies, as TSA is set to test new scanning technologies

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  • FAA unveils new air traffic control system

    New control system, built by Lockheed Martin, will allow controllers better and more expanded coverage of air traffic over U.S.

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  • TSA to increase cooperation with non-U.S. sister agencies

    Transportation Security Administration creates new office — Office of Global Strategies — to work with sister agencies abroad on common air traffic security issues

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  • TSA awards $52 million for piloting different detection technologies

    On the TSA’s shopping list: Advanced technology (AT) X-ray, automated explosives detection (auto-EDS) for security checkpoints, bottled liquid scanners, passive millimeter wave, and a cast/prosthetics screening device

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  • TSA keeps an eye on remote control devices

    TSA instructed airport security screeners to pay additional attention to remote control devices carried on board by passengers; childrens’ toys included

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  • LAX uses random numbers theory to place security check points

    Using random numbers generator developed by a USC engineering student, LAX security authorities place check points and security details at random, unpredictable locations throughout the sparawling airport

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  • TSA approves first biometric products for airport screening

    Three years after being instructed to establish a “qualified products list” for airport screening programs, TSA names first products to qualify; strict requirements deter vendors

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  • Bomb scare at Vancouver seaplane facility

    Many safety measures and regulations have been implemented to secure air travel; these measures do not apply to seaplanes, the operation of which is still conducted in a pre-9/11 fashion; recent bomb scare in Canada may change that

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  • Air traffic -- passengers and cargo -- to continue to grow

    UN body predicts steady growth of passengers, cargo using air travel to arrive at their destination; this means steady growth of business providing security to this growing traffic

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  • Acro hopes to ride wave of concern about peroxide-based explosives

    Innovator in detection of peroxide-based explosives hopes for rapid growth; company boasts contracts from the armies and police forces of several countries

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  • TSA's emphases: Liquid explosives, shoes, and behvioral detection

    TSA is encouraging the development of technologies to detect liquid explosives and shoe-scanning that does not require shore removal; emphasis on early spotting of suspicious behavior

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  • Rules governing private planes entering U.S. tightened

    Since 9/11 much effort has been invested to boost security of commercial aviation; DHS is now focusing on boosting security of private aviation

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  • Company offers prepackaged toiletry

    TSA imposes ever-stricter regulations on what can be carried on board; company offers prepackaged convenience items, which may double as corporate promotional kits

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  • ITT awarded big ADS-B contract

    Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is the central technology of the Next Generation Air Transportation System; ITT-led team awarded $1.8 billion contract to deploy the technology

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