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TSA tests new technologies for passengers requiring second scanning
Passengers going through Phoenix may have to worry not only about lost luggage, but also about revealing images of their bodies, as TSA is set to test new scanning technologies
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U.S.-Mexico border fence on hold
Court temporarily halts building of U.S.-Mexico border fence, agreeing with environmental groups that U.S. government may have ignored or overlooked environmental impact study requirements
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EU hopes to tap into oceans' potential
Proud maritime history of member states notwithstanding, the European Union waited until last week to adopt a uniform, comprehensive maritime policy for the EU
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French social scientists criticize plans for immigration institute
The French government’s decision to create a powerful institute for research on immigration and integration has sparked bitter controversy; social scientists argue the institute will proivde patina of academic respectability to anti-immigration policies
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Court delays implementation of DHS no-match rule
The agricultural, hospitality, and construction sectors are relieved as judge delays implementation of DHS no-match rule
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Shippers slow to adopt RFID technology
The ISO has finally released a standard based on active RFID, but many users prefer passive RFID, or none at all; in the absence of DHS mandate, adoption will likely be slow
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FAA unveils new air traffic control system
New control system, built by Lockheed Martin, will allow controllers better and more expanded coverage of air traffic over U.S.
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New U.K. biomteric trial at Gatwick
U.K. Border and Immigration Agency aims to check biometrics from all non-European Economic Area non-visa nationals at the U.K. arrival control check-points by 2011
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TSA to increase cooperation with non-U.S. sister agencies
Transportation Security Administration creates new office — Office of Global Strategies — to work with sister agencies abroad on common air traffic security issues
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TSA awards $52 million for piloting different detection technologies
On the TSA’s shopping list: Advanced technology (AT) X-ray, automated explosives detection (auto-EDS) for security checkpoints, bottled liquid scanners, passive millimeter wave, and a cast/prosthetics screening device
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Formula One technologies help U.K. military
BAE collaborates with Motorsport Industry Association for the purpose of using suitable motor sports tehcnologies for making military vehicles more secure and durable
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Canada begins arming its border guards
A recent GAO report says the U.S.-Canada border is porous; Canada is beginning to do something about it on its side of the border by armings its border guards; numbers are still very small
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Rio Grande levees offered as alternative to border fence
Rebuilding the Rio Grande levee system would cost about $200 million; building a 700-mile fence on parts of the U.S.-Mexico border would cost from $3 billion to $30 billion; Texans say restoring the levees would be more effective, too
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Senate approves defense budget; more money to border security
Senate passes a record $459 billion budget for the Pentagon; budget, even adjusted for inflation, is more than 20 percent higher than the average cold war budget; it has gone up more than 40 percent since 9/11
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U.S. introduces new citizenship test
New citzenship test will be adminsitered from October 2008; replaces memorization of facts and figures with questions which test understanding of the fundamentals of American civic life
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The long view
New Technology is Keeping the Skies Safe
DHS S&T Baggage, Cargo, and People Screening (BCP) Program develops state-of-the-art screening solutions to help secure airspace, communities, and borders