Comparative testing, Round 4
Paul Rothman
International Biometric Group (IBG) will soon begin its fourth round of Comparative Biometric Testing, extensive scenario-based testing of biometric systems....
Is Air Cargo Still Vulnerable?
Paul Rothman
Despite unprecedented attention to air security, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has found that vulnerabilities still exist when it comes to cargo....
The Bottom Line
Paul Rothman
Just how much will it cost to secure U.S. airports? Aviation industry officials and Congress say the costs this year alone can run more than triple what has been budgeted. Installing explosives detection systems and staffing each airport with federal screeners hasn’t been cheap....
A Hands-on Approach
Jennifer Pero
Boise Airport is using a hand reader from Recognition Systems Inc., Campbell, Calif., to add an additional layer of security to its airport operations center...
Identity Authentication For Logan Applicants
Jennifer Pero
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) at Boston’s Logan Airport is relying on document authentication scanners from Imaging Automation, Bedford, N.H., to help verify the identity of potential new employees....
Screening System Is Non-Intrusive
Jennifer Pero
The People Portal 2 is a pass-through screening unit that can identify any object or substance, such as metal, ceramics, plastics, powders or liquids that are not part of a person’s biological make-up....
Communications industry outlines security standards
Representatives from across the communications industry are considering 300 recommendations to protect and strengthen the nation's communications infrastructure...
Concerns raised over safety criteria for blast resistance
Buildings built according to federal design criteria to be able to withstand earthquakes may not be able to survive the effects of explosions from bombs...
Call to develop compatible metal-detector/medical-device standards
The ASTM Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment task group has completed a first draft of the development of a "Standard Practice for Checkpoint...
Bush signs Cybersecurity Act
President Bush signed legislation last week, dedicating more than $900 million over five years to security research and education to protect the nation's...
ASTM to set standards for security seals
ASTM International is inviting security professionals to revise its standard for maritime security seals. "All services use security seals to authenticate...
California port security poor, report says
The Port of Long Beach, which handles 43 percent of the nation's container cargo traffic, is plagued by poor security and other lapses that make the port...
Critical Federal operations, assets still at risk, GAO reports
Progress has been made over the past year, but some critical federal operations, assets and information security procedures remain at risk, according...
U.S. trains on alert
An FBI warning that terrorist may be targeting passenger trains has Amtrak and other rail carriers scrambling to upgrade security measures. Department...
Air cargo security bill approved
The Senate last week approved legislation to increase screening measures and security for the 22 percent of air cargo shipped aboard passenger aircraft....
Bill's passage comes with state preparations
With the passage of the Homeland Security Bill last week, all U.S. states have begun to re-address security issues. In Arizona, officials have organized...
Homeland Security bill passes House and Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives finally reached an adequate compromise and passed its version of legislation to create a Homeland Security Department...
Homeland Security bill passes House and Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives finally reached an adequate compromise and passed its version of legislation to create a Homeland Security Department...
TSA meets passenger screening deadlines
One of the first airport security deadlines mandated by the Federal government -- that airports deploy federal screeners and upgraded systems to check...
ALPA president says bill waters down cargo security
The head of the nation's largest pilots union has blasted a last-minute lobbying maneuver that would exempt cargo airlines from a federal mandate in the...
Bus security measure approved in House
The U.S. House has approved $99 million in security funding to bus operators in the U.S. The money is earmarked for building more secure garages, protecting...
Port security bill approved in Senate
The Senate last week passed a maritime security bill that requires all 361 U.S. seaports to develop and implement security plans and procedures. It also...
GE acquires InfoGraphic Systems
GE Industrial Systems, Plainville, Conn., a division of General Electric Co., has acquired InfoGraphic Systems, Garden Grove, Calif. "GE is continuing...
Balancing biometrics and privacy: An opinion
The Nov. 7 issue of Business Week quotes the following findings of a survey by the National Consortium of Justice & Information Statistics: 82 percent...
Is the TSA up to the technology task?
Michael Fickes
The magnitude of the technology system being deployed in support of the nation’s new air-travel security system defies comprehension, and observers are...
