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President's proposed DHS budget: Emphasis on border security, illegal immigration
The president’s budget places special emphasis on what Secretary Chertoff calls “operational control of the border,” and on gaining some control over illegal immigration
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Los Angeles port looks for better identification of employees
More than 43 percent of all cargo arriving in the United States by sea arrives through the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports, and port security managers want to make sure they know who their employees are
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Aussies support national ID system
Aussies tend to be independent sorts, but they now support a mandatory biometric national ID card
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Stanford student sues TSA over no-fly list
Malaysian graduate student sues DHS for having been placed on no-fly lists, and denied re-entry into U.S. to complete studies
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Palm Springs Airport to spend $10 million on fully automated explosive detection system
Desert airport to invest in explosive detection systems
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Las Vegas airport exploits smaller EDSs to free up space for passenger screening nodes
To facilitate surge in traffic, Las Vegas airport devotes less space to EDS —now possible because of smaller size of machines
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N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority begins tests of airport-like X-ray scanners at rail stations
Two states begin trial of airport-like screening systems at rail stations
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Border Patrol violates spirit, if not letter, of law in Tucson
Legislators harshly critical of border patrol’s interpretation of law prohibiting placing permanent check points in Tucson
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DHS to end
Illegal immigrants, if caught, would be released and given a note to show up in court for hearing, but few bothered; DHS will soon end the practice
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More orders for Global ePoint cockpit surveillance device
International travel grew by more than 5 percent last year — and so have orders for new planes, which is good business for a company making a popular cockpit surveillance equipment
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Mega-mall in Sydney airport is a terrorism risk, report
New mega-mall planned for Sydney’s bustling airport was supposed to bring in tourists and commerce, but report says it is more likely to attract terrorists
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How to apply for port security grants
So you run a port and want to apply for a DHS port security grant; here is how
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No terrorist connection in LAX incident
Last November a pilot saw a plume of smoke as he was flying over LAX, raising fears of a shoulder-mounted missile attack; investigation concludes this was not the case
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Airlines oppose administration's plan to hike airline security fee
For three years now the administration has tried and failed to raise the airport security fee; the airlines object as ferociously as ever, but this time the administration may succeed
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Air cargo industry coping with stricter security, rising fuel costs
2005 was not a good year for the air cargo industry, what with rising fuel cost and stricter security regulations; industry hopes 2006 will be better
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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.