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Argentina transport sector totters
Riots at a major rail hub follow fearful warnings about the country’s air traffic control system
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Feds looking for border security contractors
There is anger and anxiety along a 153-mile stretch of south Texas, where the U.S. plans to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border; regardless, the feds are actively looking for contractors to do the job
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Canada, U.S. inching toward agreement on NEXUS card
Is it possible to enhance U.S.-Canada border security without harming the $1.4 billion worth of daily trade between the two countries? That’s the question
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Successful trials for Secured by CargoTrax
A joint German-Finnish container security system passes tests in the South China Sea
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Video Safety signs bus surveillance deal with MBTA
155 new Massachusetts Bay buses will receive full digital video coverage; networked system will allow live feeds to police cars
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Border patrol union denounces Chief Aguilar
Charges fly as National Border Patrol Council says management tried to intimidate employees; morale low as agents disapprove of Bush’s guest worker proposal
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Airlines object to new US-VISIT exit procedures
Long lines and irate passsengers are predicted if fingerprinting is done at ticketcounters
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Air marshal seeks relief in whistleblower suits
Ninth Circuit to decide if the government can classify information retoractively; TSA embarassed by hotel billing practices
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NICE wins $69 million air traffic recording contract
Israeli company will team up with Raytheon to swap out existing DVRs at 850 FAA and DoD sites
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Kansas Guard tests unmannned cargo craft
Snowgoose is not well known in the United States, but ask the special forces; craft uses a parachute to slow down and unload up to 600 pounds of supplies
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UAV pilots now eligible for Distinguished Flying Cross
What was that Naplean said about little pieces of ribbon? Aviation Badge and Air Medal now up for grabs
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Experts express concern about REAL-ID security
National database could be a prime target for hackers; Smart Card Alliance modestly recommends smart cards as alterantive to bar codes
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Lockheed to work on advanced Predator radar system
$40 million contract for low frequency synthetic aperture radar system relies on Lockheed’s foliage penetration technology
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First Air Force UAV wing stands up
As the Army competes for operational control, Air Force digs in
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Aurora Flight Sciences to develop disposable sensor taggants
Disposable sensors will be used to identify areas of EID threat; company’s GoldenEye UAV may do the dispersion work
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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.