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Australia launches counterterrorism Web site to provide information
Aussies launch Web site to provide information about what to do in case of terrorist attacks; site would provide information on preparation, mitigation, evacuation routes, and more
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Thanksgiving travelers face different wait-times at different airports
The average pre-screening wait time at U.S. airports shows these tendencies: Wait times at the busiest airports gets a bit shorter, while wait times at mid-size airports increases
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FLIR expanding Gulf presence
FLIR’s sensor technology, used in border protection and perimeter defense, among other applications, has won the company several hefty contracts in the Gulf region; company eager to build on its success
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More border posts in Europe removed
On 21 December, border posts from the Baltics to Budapest will be removed, as nine Central and East European nations join the fifteen nations already members to the Schengen zone: Within the zone, citizens of member states can move freely about without showing papers at the borders
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U.S. terror watch list balloons to 860,000 names
On the day after 9/11, U.S. terror watch list had 20 names on it; today it has 860,000; it is growing at a rate of 20,00 a month; the FBI has removed 100,000 names from the list, but additions outpace deletions; experts say list is unwieldy, and not very useful
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Paper-free air freight era begins
IATA launches six e-freight pilots; air cargo transports 35 percent of the total value of goods traded across borders, generating $55 billion for ailiners; e-freight will make air cargo more competitive
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EU to collect, distribute data on American passengers flying to Europe
New EU proposal calls for collecting personal information on all travelers to Europe — Americans included — and distributing the information to security authorities in EU states; information to be kept for 13 years
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Bloomberg comes out against Spitzer’s latest driver's license scheme
Bloomberg, initially supportive of Governor Spitzer’s three-tier driver’s license scheme, comes out against it
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U.K. to relax one-bag luggage rule
Following the terrorist alert of summer 2006, British aviation security authorities imposed a one-bag carry-on rule on passengers; this rule will soon be relaxed
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L.A.-Long Beach ports brace for TWIC registration
TWIC registration at ports will begin in mid-December; industry worries that about 20 percent of truckers, the majority of whom are Latino immigrants, may not pass the background checks
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New York State DMV shows off new equipment
The storm over Governor Elliot Spitzer’s plan to offer driver licenses to illegal aliens notwithstanding, New York state is moving forward on making the process of getting a driver license more secure
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Six teams cut in Urban Challenge qualifying round
In qualifying rounds in California, robotic vehicles are tested in self-navigation — no driver, no remote control — through a series of urban challenges; some teams don’t make it
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Software integration problems hobble SBInet
Technical problems keep hobbling SBInet; Project 28 has fallen four months behind schedule, mostly owing to software integration problems, but challenges by community and environmental groups and difficulties in acquiring rights to land will likely combine to add costs, delays to program
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Illegals in U.S. are not more likely to be involved in crime
Crime statistics do not support claims that illegal immigrants spread crime in the U.S.; percentage of incarcerated and charged illegal aliens reflects percentage in population
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U.S. destroyer in pursuit of hijacked tanker off the shore of Somalia
Somali pirates on Sunday hijacked a tanker carrying benzene; USS Arleigh Burke entered Somali territorial water in hot pursuit
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The long view
Calls Grow for U.S. to Counter Chinese Control, Influence in Western Ports
Experts say Washington should consider buying back some ports, offer incentives to allies to decouple from China.