Transportation

Border Web cameras along Texas-Mexico border go online again
Texas governor Rick Perry found the funds to have virtual watch up and running — again — as early as January; Texans can register to have 200 border cameras feed images to their home PCs; if they see people crossing the border, the can call or e-mail authorities
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New Australian visa requirements for foreign maritime crew
Australia tightens maritime security: All nonmilitary foreign ship crew members — some 130,000 of them every year — now require a visa to enter Australia; nonmilitary ships include commercial vessels such as cargo vessels, cruise ships, and fishing vessels, and public or government scientific vessels
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Organizational security: Alion takes stock and offer remedies
Organizations which take their security seriously want to evaluate continuously their security situation and security policies; often they also must see that they are in compliance with government security mandates; serious organizations should take a look at Alion’s CounterMeasures
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TWIC's enrollment continues apace
DHS announces that ten more ports will enroll their employees in TWIC; since mid-October, enrollment has been taking place in twelve ports
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Former CBP head says U.S. cargo scan plan is a "simpleton's approach"
Former head of U.S. customs says U.S. government’s plans to implement scanning of all air and sea cargo destined for the U.S. is a “simpleton’s approach” to supply chain security
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Canada's increasingly worried about Arctic vulnerabilities
The Arctic has immense oil reserves and mineral wealth, but Canada has been slow to protect its northern sovereignty; this becomes even more important as receding Arctic ice makes Canada’s northern frontier more accessible to uninvited guests
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DHS faces difficulties in enforcing immigration laws
Congress failed to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill, so states stepped forward to fill the void; the result: 1,400 pieces of immigration-related legislation introduced in state capitols across the country this year, many contradictory
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Naval integration key to EU sea security
European naval and maritime leaders call for greater cooperation among EU member-states’ navies, police forces, and coast guards to bolster Europe’s port and maritime security
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Parker Hannifin buys Scan Subsea, KV Automation
Parker, eager to strengthen its offshore presence on floating platforms in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, acquires Norwegian manufacturer of power and production umbilical cables for subsea installations
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Cubic launches Maritime Security Program
Program aims to assist federal regulators and the international port and shipping community to achieve compliance with new seaport security laws
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TSA regulations create business, branding opportunities
Businesses typically prefer fewer rather than more government regulations, but some regulations are a boon to business; in evidence: TSA’s 3-1-1 travel rules, which led large companies such as Hefty and Glad – and start-ups such as 311Travel Bag – to meet the need for TSA regulations-compliant consumer products
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2007 Maritime Security Expo: Security challenges, business opportunities
The U.S. maritime transportation system — ports, ships, warehouses, access roads — is vast and sprawling; securing this system offers many opportunities for security-related businesses for two reasons: It is essential to the welfare and national security of the United States, and many of its nodes are vulnerable to attack and disruption
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U.S. grants record number of student visas
After a steady, post-9/11 decline in the number of foreign students coming to study in the United States, 2007 marks a turning point: The Department of State has granted of 651,000 student and exchange visitor visas — 10 percent more than in 2006 and 90,000 more than were issued in Fiscal Year 2001
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DHS says its biometric-at-sea trial is a success
Coast Guard completes 12-months trial of technology which captures fingerprints digitally from illegal migrants apprehended at sea; Coast Guard then uses satellite technology to compare the migrant information against US VISIT’s data
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Perception psychologists come to the aid of airport security screeners
A small but growing field of vision and perception psychologists try to improve the performance of airport security personnel; playing video games would help, as would overcoming evolution-inspired (yes, yes — evolution) tendency to ignore extremely uncomon events
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