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Successful trials for Secured by CargoTrax
A joint German-Finnish container security system passes tests in the South China Sea
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Florida congressman asks for a reprieve on compliance
Gus Bilirakis complains that the buggy system conflicts with a state-issued maritime identification card
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Card reader problems continue
Saltwater corrosion leads DHS to move forward with eyeball inspections; problems in Delaware force a reevaluation
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Australia buys Hydroid's AUVs
Massachusetts company has sold its autonomous underwater vehicles to the U.S., U.K., New Zealand, and Germany
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Justice Department investigates Deepwater fraud
Days after Coast Guard pulls the plug on the Northrop-Lockheed effort, companies admit that DoJ opened an investigation back in 2006
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DoE to send radiation dectectors to Mexico
Move comes as Mexican officials worry about recent al Qaeda threats; portal detectors will be installed in country’s four largest ports
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Digital angel buys Chemring's McMurdo
$7.5 million deal expected to pay dividends in 2009 when COSPAS-SARSAT equipment is replaced
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MDI wins Dominican port security contract
San Antonio-based company will provide system architecture for a biometrics port management system; one of “the largest deployments ever undertaken”
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Navy cancels Lockheed's LCS 3 contract
After a failure to come to terms on cost overruns, Navy backs out of the project; other LCSs remain uneffected but under scrutiny; deal follows cancellation of Lockheed’s National Security Cutter deal
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Air transport industry forms new task force
IATA and FIATA launch the Global Industry Task Force to challenge congress on cargo screening plans
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Hawley expects TWIC to miss July deadline
Ongoing technical and enrollment problems raise the ire of senators across the aisle; “congressional tolerance in waning,” says Ted Stevens
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Port radiation detectors catch GAO heat
Recent tests of three next generation advanced spectroscopic portals find that none comes close to meeting 95 percent sensitivity; one proposed model detects enriched uranium only 17 percent of the time
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SAIC settles dispute with Greek government
Installed for the 2004 Olympics, C4I system requires additional work; disagreement was headed for arbitration
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Coda Octapus raises $13 million
Securing ports and coastal waters has become a priority, and a specialist in underwater surveillance technology gets the nod from investors
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TWIC roll-out delayed again
Initial enrollment effort in Delaware runs into technical problems on its first day; authorities now estimate a further two month delay
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The long view
Calls Grow for U.S. to Counter Chinese Control, Influence in Western Ports
Experts say Washington should consider buying back some ports, offer incentives to allies to decouple from China.