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Daily Headline : Homeland Security

U.S. Will Require Online Registration for Foreign Visitors

06/04/2008 - Residents of nations who can travel to the United States without a visa will be asked to register online with the U.S. government at least three days prior to travel.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

CCTV for Airplanes?

06/03/2008 - A European prototype tests the effectiveness of CCTV in detecting terrorist threats on planes.
Intelligence: Guards \ Security Officers

Is Private Industry a TSA Scapegoat?

05/28/2008 - Government blames private industry for the lack of new security technology while private industry blames government for not encouraging the development of new technology.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

Beijing Tightens Subway Security

05/12/2008 - The Chinese government did not say if the security checks are in anticipation of this summer's Olympic Games.
Daily Headline : Contingency Planning \ Disaster Management

I-35W Bridge Collapse Report Issued by U.S. Fire Administration

04/21/2008 - The U.S. Fire Administration reports that emergency response efforts at the time of the I35W Bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1, 2007, were generally good. It discusses issues where lessons can be learned.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

TSA Claims Victory for Arrest at Orlando Airport

04/03/2008 - The TSA says the work of its behavior detection officers led to the arrest of a man carrying bomb-making materials in his suitcase on Tuesday.
Daily Headline : ID issues \ Identity Theft

Heathrow Scraps Fingerprint Plan

03/28/2008 - London Heathrow Airport scraps a plan to fingerprint all departures at a new domestic terminal after a government watchdog voices opposition.
Legal Report: Airport Security

U.S. Federal Legislation: Airport Security

03/27/2008 - A bill (H.R. 1413) that would establish an airport security pilot program has been approved by the House of Representatives and is now pending in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The program, which would be carried out at five commercial airports. would screen all airport workers with access to sensitive areas within the airport and would then conduct a vulnerability assessment of each airport to determine how well the screening programs worked.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

TSA Responds to CNN's Air Marshal Report

03/26/2008 - The agency says that the number of flights covered by federal air marshals is in the thousands and that the marshals are deployed on particular flights based on intelligence and risk.
Daily Headline : Travel Security

CNN: Marshals on Less than 1 Percent of U.S Flights

03/25/2008 - Sources claim armed air marshals fly on fewer than 1 percent of U.S. flights, while federal officials say 6.5 percent of flights carry an an armed crew member or law enforcement officer.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues

Israeli Airline Security Challenged

03/20/2008 - A civil liberties group has taken the Israeli government to court, challenging the common practice of ethnic profiling in airline security.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

Airlines Fight Fingerprinting

03/17/2008 - The airline industry says fingerprinting foreign visitors leaving the United States is a government function the private sector should not bear.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

New Terminal at JFK Designed to Make Security Quicker and Easier

03/12/2008 - JetBlue's new terminal at JFK International Airport reflects the security concerns of a post-September 11 world.
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