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EU to proceed with public bailout of troubled Galileo
Galileo was supposed to showcase European technological prowess and public-private sector cooperation, but instead found itself hobbled by missed deadlines, bickering among technology giants, and bureaucratic infighting; the EC is rethinking its approach to the project
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Experts urge more attention to screening baggage on airlines
Much attention has been paid, and large sums lavished, on screening airline passengers; much less has been dine on screening cargo; experts say this is unacceptable
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ReturnKey makes money helping travelers ship banned items
With the list of items banned from flights growing, a Texas company finds way to serve passengers who arrived at the airport with such items, and make money in the process
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Elbit wins UAV contract for Operation Watchkeeper
U.K. subsidiary of Israel’s leading non-government-owned defense company wins $110 million UAV project for the British military
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DHS temporarily relaxes passport requirement for Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative required, since January, that U.S. citizens use passports when entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean by air; State Department buckles under passport application backlog
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Four New York-area airports install virtual fences
Virtual fences, consisting of heat, movement, and video sensors to detect and deter terrorists; experts debate efficacy
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Navy to use OPT's buoys in Deep Water
New Jersey-based bouy specialist makes stand-alone buoys which harness wave power to generate energy; the Navy wants to use them for its ocean-based, far-flung vessel tracking project
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New study says rail transport of toxic materials is relatively safe
Toffler Associates study says terrorist threat to railroads is real, but is much more modest than many assert
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U.S. to deploy biometric airport checks by 2008
All travelers to the U.S. will be finger-printed by the end of 2008; EU objects to U.S. efforts to allow DHS access to U.S.-bound passengers’ credit card and e-mail accounts
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Russia to install radiation detectors at all border crossings
U.S. to help Russia install radiation detection systems in all of Russia’s official international border crossings, including airports, seaports, railways, and land crossings
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Israel opens secret flight security operation center
Absorbing the lessons of 9/11, Israel opens a secret flight safety operation center which, together with other flight-related intelligence activities, promises to make it impossible for terorists to use planes as weapons
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Raytheon wins $16 million airport screening contract
Two Florida airports received assistance under TSA’s Screening Partnership Program
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Airline traveler satisfaction declines
Fight against liquids leads to longer wait times and customer unhappiness; baggage claim is the focus of discontent
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DHS continues the search for liquid explosives detection
Tests begin on ICx’s PaxPoint machine, but Sellex International presses hard with its Sencion alternative
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TSA checkpoint efficiency continues to struggle
GSA takes a look at the “extra minute” promised when the rules against small scissors were revoked
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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.