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Intelligence: Border Security

C-TPAT: Ship-Shape or Shipped Out

11/02/2007 - The future of C-TPAT.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

Sleeping Pilots Underscore Flight-Risks Described in Suppressed NASA Report

11/02/2007 - Three-and-a-half years ago, pilots approaching Denver International Airport fell asleep due to overwork.
Beyond Print: Airport Security

Airport Hassles

11/01/2007 - A survey polls travelers on airport passenger screening attitudes.
Transportation/Mass Transit: Terrorism

Containing Cargo Risk

11/01/2007 - Find out how the government and private industry are working to reduce the possibility of a terrorist using cargo to send a weapon of mass destruction into the United States.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

NASA Will Release Airline Survey

10/31/2007 - Report was originally suppressed due to NASA fears it would harm the commercial airline industry.
Intelligence: International

Do London Bombings Signal a New Course?

10/31/2007 - Two weeks after suicide bombers killed more than 50 commuters on the London subway and a bus, a near-identical attack struck that same transportation system, though the second round of bombs didn't go off as planned. The second attack seems to mark the first time that a group affiliated with or inspired by al Qaeda has hit the same type of target twice within a few weeks.
Legal Report: Risk Management

Transportation security

10/31/2007 - A bill (S. 1052) introduced by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AL) would require that the Homeland Security Department establish a task force that would be charged with conducting a vulnerability and risk assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation systems. Based on that assessment, the department would then be required to develop specific recommendations for improving rail security.
Daily Headline : Terrorism

Spanish Court Convicts 21 for Madrid Train Bombings

10/31/2007 - Seven acquittals show the difficulty of convicting suspects not directly involved with the attack.
Beyond Print: Access Control

Tunnel Safety

10/31/2007 - Heritage Foundation finds that Amtrak has done a poor job of protecting tunnels.
Editor's Note: Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

Collapse and Consequences

10/29/2007 - The collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis was a reminder that 72,000 bridges in this country are structurally deficient. How did we get here? By using the wrong infrastructure management model.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

Suppressed NASA Report Spreads Doubt

10/25/2007 - The agency warns the report could undermine passenger confidence in the airline industry.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

TSA Making Progress, but More Needs to be Done

10/17/2007 - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has made "moderate progress" securing the nation's transportation network, says GAO.
Legal Report: Airport Security

Airport Security

10/11/2007 - A bill (H.R. 1413) that would establish an airport security pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and  sterile areas of airports has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee. To proceed, the bill must now be taken up by the full House of Representatives.
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