Transportation

Wisconsin drivers inconvenienced by Real ID Act
The Real ID Act mandates that state begin to issue hard-to-forge biometric driver licenses by May 2008, and Wisconsin calculates the cost of compliance
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Argentina transport sector totters
Riots at a major rail hub follow fearful warnings about the country’s air traffic control system
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Feds looking for border security contractors
There is anger and anxiety along a 153-mile stretch of south Texas, where the U.S. plans to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border; regardless, the feds are actively looking for contractors to do the job
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Canada, U.S. inching toward agreement on NEXUS card
Is it possible to enhance U.S.-Canada border security without harming the $1.4 billion worth of daily trade between the two countries? That’s the question
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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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Video Safety signs bus surveillance deal with MBTA
155 new Massachusetts Bay buses will receive full digital video coverage; networked system will allow live feeds to police cars
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Border patrol union denounces Chief Aguilar
Charges fly as National Border Patrol Council says management tried to intimidate employees; morale low as agents disapprove of Bush’s guest worker proposal
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Airlines object to new US-VISIT exit procedures
Long lines and irate passsengers are predicted if fingerprinting is done at ticketcounters
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Air marshal seeks relief in whistleblower suits
Ninth Circuit to decide if the government can classify information retoractively; TSA embarassed by hotel billing practices
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NICE wins $69 million air traffic recording contract
Israeli company will team up with Raytheon to swap out existing DVRs at 850 FAA and DoD sites
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Kansas Guard tests unmannned cargo craft
Snowgoose is not well known in the United States, but ask the special forces; craft uses a parachute to slow down and unload up to 600 pounds of supplies
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UAV pilots now eligible for Distinguished Flying Cross
What was that Naplean said about little pieces of ribbon? Aviation Badge and Air Medal now up for grabs
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Experts express concern about REAL-ID security
National database could be a prime target for hackers; Smart Card Alliance modestly recommends smart cards as alterantive to bar codes
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Lockheed to work on advanced Predator radar system
$40 million contract for low frequency synthetic aperture radar system relies on Lockheed’s foliage penetration technology
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First Air Force UAV wing stands up
As the Army competes for operational control, Air Force digs in
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