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Would-be SBI-Net subcontractors swarm Boeing
With $2 billion floating around, many smaller companies are looking for a taste; after a rushed first task order, some are dissatisfied; Boeing asks for patience until early next year when contracting will recommence at “break-neck speed”
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Samsung buys a minority share of CommerceGuard
Deal is the company’s first venture into the cargo security market; $15 million deal includes exclusive Asian marketing rights
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Canadians to spend C$1 billion to arm and expand border patrol
Announcement comes in wake of decision to deploy 400 additional guards; unarmed guards had protested unsafe working conditions; Liberal party outraged at cost and vows to seek alternatives
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Fiji soldiers steal 600,000 rounds of ammunition from local port
After police are threatened, commissioner fights back against bureaucratic bungling
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Luggage loss rates increase 80 percent after liquid bomb plot
Restrictions on carry-on luggage caused a 20 percent increase in checked bags; high loss rates suggest infrastructure problems; no data available for post-25 September time period
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EU imposes new carry-on luggage rules
Mandatory across the European Union, the new restrictions are almost identical to those imposed in the United States; liter bags will be in great demand, as will 100ml bottles; new luggage size restrictions coming soon
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Raytheon unveils new UAV control cockpit
As a good portion of UAV crashes are the result of human error, Raytheon’s Universal Control System is designed with the operator’s need first and foremost in mind; wrap-around displays and ergonomic comfort prevail; system is multi-platform compatible and STANAG 4586 compliant
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EU considers "deep background checks" for Registered Traveler program
Responding to concerns about racial profiling, EU may instead develop a large-scale network linking criminal and civil data bases; a final report is not due until June, but in the meantime EU planners will move ahead with plans; privacy concerns remain an unsurmounted obstacle
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Graduate student arrested for exposing boarding pass vulnerability
Student Web site allowed users to print out their own boarding passes; stunt showed how a terrorist could print up a dummy pass to evade detection by No Fly List; no procedures exist to check ID card, boarding pass, and traveller identity simultaneously
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AD Aerospace to install cockpit monitoring for TUI AG
Small cameras survey the approach the cockpit while the flight crew watches securely from the cabin; AD Aerospace an innovator in airline camera surveillance
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Investigators expose Miami airport buddy punching system
Employees took time off and had others check them in and out of work; scheme shows weakness of single-factor authentication systems
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ACE electronic manifest program exanded to Arizona, Washington, and North Dakota
Trucking companies will have to comply starting in 2007, but meanwhile CBP is opening up more ports of entry to the program; shippers provide advance manifests for CBP review; expedited inspection is the main benefit
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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.