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Air Cargo Screening

05/28/2009 - Is the August 2010 deadline for 100 percent cargo screening feasible? The Transportation Security Administration and the air cargo sector remain skeptical. The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently examined progress and obstacles.
Homeland Security: Airport Security

Cargo Security Deadline in Doubt

05/27/2009 - The aviation industry might miss the 2010 mark for screening all air cargo, despite already meeting preliminary deadlines.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

Privacy Advocates Say No to Whole Body Imaging

05/19/2009 - Civil libertarians led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center called on homeland security chief Janet Napolitano to suspend the roll out of whole body imaging technology because the new security machines perform a virtual strip search of passengers.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

British Airport Tests Facial Recognition Security Gates

05/15/2009 - London's Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom has begun testing security gates with facial recognition software as the first part of an eventual roll out of the new security gates to 10 more airports by August 2009.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

TSA's "Secure Flight" Launches Friday Amid Auditors' Concerns

05/14/2009 - TSA's program to compare airline passengers against the terrorist watch list is set to go,but problems persist, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Homeland Security: Airport Security

Private Plane Regulation Opposed

03/26/2009 - Industry leaders criticize as costly and ineffective a proposed rule that would increase security on private aircraft.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

Body Scanners Used as Primary Screening Technology at Tulsa International Airport

02/20/2009 - The Transportation Security Administration's new body-scanning machines have been unveiled this week at Tulsa International Airport as the primary screening technology to favorable reviews, reports USA Today.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

TSA to Extend Post-9-11 Security Rules to Private Jets

01/06/2009 - The business aviation community is angered by a new TSA proposal that would impose post-9-11 security rules on private aircraft weighing more than 12,500 pounds.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

TSA Takes Over Matching Passengers to Watch List from Airlines

10/22/2008 - The Department of Homeland Security says by assuming responsibility of the Secure Flight program there will be fewer false matches between passengers and terrorists.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

Small Airports Nationwide Implement New Security Training

09/29/2008 - A new, free training curriculum helps general aviation airports correct their security vulnerabilities.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

Islamabad International Airport Threatened by Suicide Attack

09/25/2008 - An anonymous caller threatened suicide attacks against the country's airports at 12:40 p.m., leading to the evacuation of Islamabad International Airport's passenger lounges and parking areas.
Legal Report: Airport Security

U.S. Federal Legislation: Airport Screening

09/23/2008 - A bill (H.R. 5909) that would change the way that DHS tests airport security screeners has been approved by the House of Representatives and is now pending in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
Daily Headline : Airport Security

DHS Working on Anxiety Detection Screener

09/22/2008 - A new generation of passenger screening technology in development by DHS will seek to measure travelers' anxiety levels.
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