Maritime and Ports

Pressure growing to cancel Dubai company's permit to run U.S. port security
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Increasing discomfort in Congress with Dubai-based company running U.S. port security
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Port security officials say ports' security is short-changed by the president budget, approach
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Raytheon to offer spectroscopic portal for homeland security applications
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Dubai company to run security in major U.S. ports
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Los Angeles port looks for better identification of employees
More than 43 percent of all cargo arriving in the United States by sea arrives through the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports, and port security managers want to make sure they know who their employees are
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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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How to apply for port security grants
So you run a port and want to apply for a DHS port security grant; here is how
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BAE in homeland security deal in India
Homeland security is a major preoccupation in India, and BAE signs large contract to update that country’s border and maritime surveillance
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Metrics: Money allocated to security grows
Motivational speakers accentuate the positive, but fear is also a great motivator — just see what countries and companies are planning to spend on defense this year
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Ambitious border protection project unveiled
DHA launches ambitious project to gain control over U.S. borders; this has been tried before, but the scope of this program may promise results
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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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GreenLane maritime security legislation a good start, but can be improved
GreenLane will make greater distinction between safe and suspicious maritime cargo, which is a good thing for both commerce and security, but the bill introduced in Congress would benefit from additional tweaking
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Wave Dispersion Technologies sells water protection gear to U.S. agencies
Here is an example of dual-use technology: WDT sea barriers are equally effective in preventing beach erosion as they are in protecting sensitive installations from attacks from the sea
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Education in fighting terrorism goes to the source
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