Leave The Security To Us
By Michael Fickes
Dallas-based Greyhound Lines Inc. will nearly double its spending on security this year, thanks to a $9 million grant from the Transportation Security...
Maritime Security Regulations Released
The Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security have published their final maritime security requirements to replace temporary rules issued in...
Systems Help Peer Through the Fog at Boston's Logan Airport
By Jacqueline Emigh
To tighten security in the waterways, highways and other byways around Boston's Logan International Airport, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport)...
EXPOSING HOSTILE INTENT
By MICHAEL FICKES
NO AIRPORT IN THE WORLD faces terrorist threats more serious than does Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, a focal point for a half-century of violence...
FLIGHT SCHOOLS: A CONTINUING RISK?
By BETH WADE
At Phoenix Air Flight School, security is grounded in watchfulness. We look at people a little closer than we ever might have done in the past, says Andrew...
Little Rock Has Fingers On Problem
Compiled by PAUL ROTHMAN
LOCATION: Arkansas USER: Little Rock National Airport TECHNOLOGY: Fingerprint Readers,Smart Cards Little Rock National, the 79th largest commercial service...
MANDATES AND TECHNOLOGY
By Kate Henry
Winging their way out of Tri-Cities Airport in Washington bound for various points around the Western United States every year are some 250,000 airplane...
Safe at Rest: Monitoring Texas Highways
By RANDY SOUTHERLAND
For the weary traveler, rest stops give drivers an opportunity to stop, take a break and get refreshments after hours spent behind the wheel. Keeping...
Security With Future Plans In Mind
Compiled by PAUL ROTHMAN
LOCATION: Florida USER: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport TECHNOLOGY: Access Control, CCTV Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, located in...
Stowaway Sheds Light On Air Cargo Security Hole
A man unwittingly exposed gaps in U.S. air cargo security by shipping himself more than 1,240 miles on a cargo plane. Charles McKinley, 25, said he wanted...
TWIC Pilots Launched For Airport, Seaport Access Control
Jacqueline Emigh
Through a federally-led public/private partnership, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is evaluating the use of five different card technologies...
Visitors CANPASS at Vancouver International
Compiled by PAUL ROTHMAN
LOCATION: Vancouver USER: Vancouver International Airport TECHNOLOGY: Iris Scanning The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has officially launched...
New Port Regulations Include Technology Upgrades
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has publicized maritime security regulations that include the installation of technology such as passenger,...
A Sea Of IDs
Jacqueline Emigh
On Sept. 11 and the days following the attack, maritime workers from outside the U.S. were either denied shore leave or forbidden to board their ships...
Security Not Responsible For Fall In Business Travel
Security concerns and inconvenience seem to be decreasing among business travelers. According to a recent National Business Travel Association (NBTA)...
WHY WE NEED SMARTER MAPS
By MICHAEL FICKES
In a recent Star Trek movie, Captain Jean Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise uses a map of a solar system to plan a response to a potential attack. If...
Security On The Move
By CORRINA STELLITANO
Every weekday, more than 14 million Americans board public transportation vehicles. According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA),...
The Ongoing Saga Of Airport Screeners
Larry Anderson, Editor
Could someone please remind me again why we needed to turn airport security screening into a huge government bureaucracy? It had something to do with...
Seaport Security Funding May Be Redirected
A $58 million program approved almost a year ago to strengthen security at the nation's three largest seaports has been delayed as officials consider...
Surveillance By The Sea
Florida's Port Canaveral, the second busiest cruise port in the world, has selected an automated video surveillance system from Guardian Solutions, Bradenton,...
Diverse Solutions At NYC Airports
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has chosen electronic security systems and integration services from Diversified Security Solutions Inc.,...
Airplane Cabins Fortified And Monitored
Paul Rothman
In-flight security has been grabbing headlines ever since Sept. 11. Congress has given airline pilots the go-ahead to carry firearms in the cockpit after...
The Eyes Have It
by Jacqueline Emigh
With air safety concerns soaring all over the world, iris recognition tests are turning up at several airports in North America and Europe. In one recent...
Paying the Airport Share of Explosives Detection
Michael Fickes
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are negotiating a deal that may serve as a model for...
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