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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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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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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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SWAT vehicle maker Mattman merges with California security company
A leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for law enforcement and other missions merges with a security consulting company
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DHS the only federal agency to see budget increase in FY2007
Congress and the administration are going to cut the federal budget in order to fight the budget deficit — with one exception: DHS budget
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DOT, NRC change nuclear materials labeling rules, making finding dirty bombs more difficult
The nuclear industry wanted labeling rules on nuclear materials eased so that such materials could be more easily transported to disposal sites; too bad this relaxation makes it more difficult to identify dirty bombs
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L-3 awards LaBarge $18 million contract to use its subassemblies in EDS
Money for explosion detection systems continues to come in, and giant contractor L-3 signs up a Missouri company to provide subassemblies to the EDS it sells governments around the world
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