Aviation and Airport

InfoZen wins large TSA contract
Maryland company wins contract to support TSA transportation worker program
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Registered Traveler program to begin by year's end
After months of testing in airports around the country, Registered Traveler, a program where frequent fliers will be able to pass through security much faster with a biometric ID card will begin at the end of this year
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Two convicted in shoulder-mounted missiles scheme
Worries about the vulnerability of commercial aircraft to shoulder-mounted missiles increase, and DHS is examining several defensive technologies; a California court case adds urgency to the search
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Northrop opens Mississippi UAV production center
Unmanned aerial vehicles enjoy growing popularity in the military and law enforcement; four years ago Northrop Grumman broke ground for a Mississippi UAV production facility which was supposed to be 40,000 sq.ft. in size; the facility officially opened two days ago is 100,000 sq.ft.
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Nemesysco's lie detectors to be deployed in Russian airport
Russian airport to deploy an additional layer of security: A hand-held lie detector, with all passengers having to take a short test before boarding
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L-3 explosive detection systems to be installed in Beijing airport
China is beefing up airport security, and the one Beijing airport, the main gateway to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, is buying popular L-3 explosive detection systems
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Smarte Carte kiosks give passengers new alternative for TSA-banned items
Company to provide self-service mail kiosks to passengers who pass through security and do not want to leave items behind that have been declared by TSA as unsafe
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X-rays go black at Nashville International Airport
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DHS IG slams Unisys for shoddy performance on $1 billion TSA contract
Few government programs were as thoroughly botched as Unisys’ handling of a 2002 $1 billion TSA airport communication contract; the DHS IG has just completed his report on this sorry saga, and Unisys does not look any better for it; what does not help, at least on the PR front, is the fact that on-his-way-to-jail Jack Abramoff helped Unisys get the contract in the first place
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Gerry Adams removed from terrorist watch list
Six congressmen with Irish constituencies managed to have Sinn Fein leaders’ name removed from watch list; other former IRA operatives are not so lucky
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GE promotes Checkpoint of the Future in Europe
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Former DoT IG: Long way to go on air cargo security
The Dubai Ports World debate raised the issue of foreign companies running security-sensitive U.S. operations, but the trend toward an ever increasing number of foreign companies given permission to do classified defense-related work has been underway for a while
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Trend: U.S. states lure foreign homeland security businesses
Kenneth Mead served for nine years as the IG at DoT; he has a lot to say about transportation security
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L-3 works with CBP to make agency's P-3 fleet air worthy again
A science-savvy company says it is using its nanotechnology know-how to produce a magnetometer with impressive performance
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Wall Street analysts like Rapiscan
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