• Autonomous underwater vehicle demonstration

    Partnership Runs Deep - this is the name of the 2008 AUV expo and demonstration beginning today in Rhode Island; technologies for all aspects of underwater operations will be discussed and demonstrated

  • Consulting firm settles H-1B discrimination case

    Against the backdrop of growing controversy over the H1-B visa program, Department of Justice fines consulting firm which advertised computer jobs for H1-B visa holders only; company was accused of discriminating against qualified U.S. workers who would have been eligible for the jobs

  • Foreign repairs of U.S. planes worry lawmakers

    More and more U.S. airlines outsource the repair and maintenance of their planes to shops outside the United States; the FAA has approved 700 such non-U.S. shops to work on U.S. planes; critics say the FAA does not have the resources to verify the quality of the work being done in these shops – or the security measures these shops take to make sure that U.S. airlines will not find “al-Qaeda under the hood”

  • China's transportation vulnerability, I

    China has a long history of rail, airline, and vehicle accidents; outdated or relatively unregulated transportation is a given in many parts of the world, but China has also seen an increase in attacks against transportation targets

  • China's transportation vulnerability, II

    China’s intensifying war against separatists groups, and its growing global posture, make it a growing target for Islamic terrorists; lack of gun availability and easy access to explosives make bombing of infrastructure assets the method of choice of terrorists

  • U.K. background checks of airport employees lax

    There are about 200,000 employees in U.K. airports with permission to enter restricted zones; the criminal background of these employees is being checked before they are given such permissions—but these background checks apply only to the crimes which took place in the United Kingdom; the background checks do not apply to crimes committed in other countries

  • Thales supplies new signalling system

    London transportation authorities improve control over and monitoring of vast underground rail system by installing improved signalling control from Thales

  • Government, industry to meet 21-22 May at Global Border Security event

    More than 1,000 stakeholders from the public and private sectors will gather for Global Border Security 2008 conference and expo on 21-22 May in Austin, Texas; more than 100 companies will showcase latest border security technology

  • Security ahead of risk at the border, II

    In a ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was allowed to continue its practice of warrantless searches through computer data held by U.S. citizens and foreigners alike; with this in mind, an expert offers practical ideas on how to handle sensitive corporate — and personal — information as one crosses into the United States

  • CBP sesntivie information search policy is wrong, I

    Yes, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s warrantless search policy at the border has been upheld by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but it is still the wrong policy; business people should do something about it

  • Border security, economic downturn slow down illegal immigration

    U.S. economic downturn and tighter border security have led to a steady decline in illegal immigration from Mexico; fewer immigrants who go back to Mexico try to return

  • DHS delays TWIC compliance date

    DHS pushes (the department says “realigns”) TWIC compliance date from 15 October 2008 to 15 April 2009; industry, port wanted more time; some ports will have to comply with original deadline

  • FLO completes $7.1 million financing

    As airports grow more crowded and security lines lengthen, there is money to be made in whisking passengers past airport hassles; FLO offers registered traveler solutions, and investors show interest

  • TSA approves tamper-evident bags for duty free liquids

    TSA allows passengers departing the United States to purchase liquids in post-security duty-free areas of airports, and carry them on board in tamper proof bags; Europeans welcome decision

  • Department of Transportation launches DOT blog

    The U.S. Department of transportation launches Fast Lane, a departmental blog aiming to air the views of department’s big-wigs, but also to offer a forum for guest bloggers from government, industry, and the transportation community