Transportation

New DHS ID rule will cripple California's economy
Federal crackdown on illegal immigrants, using Social Security numbers, could force firings across the state
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EU retaliates against new U.S. travel restrictions
EU threatens tit-for-tat visa limits on Americans after U.S. tightens law; Europeans already upset with U.S. plans to screen all cargo on passenger aircraft and screen all U.S.-bound containers for nuclear devices
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TSA awards Rapiscan contract for testing of passenger imaging system
In the last two years, Rapiscan has moved aggressively into four inspection-and scanning-related market segments; TSA eager to test company’s technology
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DHS ID rule worries Florida industries
The federal government to require companies to fire employees with discrepancies in their tax records or face penalties; Florida’s agriculture, construction, and hospitality will be hit hard, an expert says: “They’re not going to be able to fulfill their contracts, pick the crops, build the houses”
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Savi names first participants in RFID E-Seal licensing program
There are 200 million cargo containers traveling the world each year — and the number is growing; Savi, a Lockheed Martin company, has developed a protection system for these containers, and six companies have licensed the technology
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Contest begins to design a more beautiful U.S.-Mexico border fence
What would Tom Tancredo say: The Reform Institute, Brickfish partner to beautify the U.S.-Mexican border
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TSA tightens security checkpoint procedures
Video game consoles and DVD players are now subject to separate X-ray inspection at airport security checkpoints
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Breast milk allowed on planes
TSA changes its rules, now allowing mother to carry breast milk on planes — whether or not they are accompanied by infants
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U.K.: £1 billion on borders' security
The British Isles are surrounded by water, but border security is a big issue there as well; government unveils plan of investing £1 billion on a new electronic border security program
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EU says U.S. cargo scanning would disrupt trade, violate treaties
Congress wants DHS to implement 100 percent inspection of U.S.-bound freight containers; EU says this will do not much to security, but would disrupt trade and violate international treaties
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Sandia tests new approach to radiation detection
Sandia physicists have an idea: Scan freight containers for radiation not at the port, but at sea: “You’ve got days on the ocean, and you only get minutes in the port,” says one of them
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Israel, eleven other countries, eligible for visa waiver program
Changes in criterion make twleve countries eligible for the visa waiver program, among them Israel, Argentina, South Korea, Taiwan, and Estonia
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House bill delays 100 percent freight-container inspection
In January the House said it wanted 100 percent of U.S.-bound containers inspected for radioactive materials; language in transportation will allow delays in implementing this requirement
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Texas Southern University to build transportation security center
Bringing home the bacon: Two influential members of Congress from Houston secure funding for transportation security center at TSU
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Impressive growth of people working in security sector
The 9/11 attacks have engendered broad, steady growth of people working in the security sector, with more hiring planned
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