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Truck fleet operators feel pinch of Patriot Act's stricter background checks of truck drivers
Trucks carrying hazardous material could be used as terror weapons, so DHS has imposed stricter requirements on these trucks’ drivers, but fleet operators complain it hurts business
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TSA seeks bids to help jump-start in-limbo Registered Traveler program
TSA’s own frequent flyer program has gotten off to a troubled start; now DHS issues RFPs to revive it
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Government, airlines tighten security to meet potential flu pandemic
Government and airlines are taking early measures to cope with avian flu pandemic; some critics say more needs to be done, but all agree that preparations are much better than was the case in Katrina
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TSA's Kip Hawley tries to turn agency around, but administration's starvation diet hampers effort
Management professor gives new TSA leadership high marks for effort, but says that unless administration puts more money where its mouth is, many problems will remain
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TSA no-fly list continues to be a source of waste of effort -- and embarrassment
More than 28,000 people were mistakenly added to the no-fly list; more recently, even toddlers have found it difficult to get on board
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Aviation security expert: technology is not enough
Airport security is about more than machines and technology, but the human component is not yet what it should be
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On obtaining - and keeping - the now-tougher-to-get C-TPAT
Another program rushed into existence after 9/11 was the safe shipper program; DHS has allocated so few resources to the program, that Congress suspended it; last March the administration toughened the program requirements, so applicants may want to re-educate themselves about it
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Guardian OKd to sell explosive detection system to Mexico
In Mexico, too, they are worried about explosives being smuggled on board planes, so companies developing explosive detection systems (EDSs) have that market open to them
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Unisys awarded large TSA contract
IT security is big and getting bigger, and big players such as Unisys get the big contracts this time from TSA and DHS
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Congress to require background checks on contract aviation maintenance workers
What’s in a preposition: If you do maintenance work on a U.S. aircraft and work for the airline, you are subject to a thorough background check; if you do maintenance work on a U.S. aircraft but do not work for the airline (say, you work for a subcontractor), you are not subject to background checks. This will now change
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Israeli company develops behavior-based airport security system
A start-up uses nuanced voice analysis technique to detect criminal or terrorist intentions; one more behavior-based security measure for airports
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GE opens passenger, baggage security lab at San Francisco airport
GE uses San Francisco airport location for passenger and cargo security measures development and testing
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Los Angeles Port installs comprehensive radiation detection system
Los Angeles port, among largest in nation, to be equipped with comprehensive radiation detection system
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TSA posts RFI for Registered Traveler, TWIC
Transportation agency posts RFPs for two major transportation security projects
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TSA considers barring veterans with mental health issues from commercial flights
TSA is looking for a company to create a database which would monitor veterans with mental health problems for possible inclusion in flight Watch List
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