Terror Tweeting, Brought To You By Homeland Security – Wired Danger Room
Be relieved. You’ve made it through airport security with more than enough time before your flight boards. Go to the bar and order a drink. Wi-Fi’s inexplicably good here, so you might as well check Twitter. Suddenly @DHS lets you know: OMG UR ABOUT 2 DIE.
In this April Fools Edition, we’ve collected some stories the rest of the media somehow missed.
Detroit Bombing Attempt Renews Calls For FPS Reform – HSToday
The case of a bomb left sitting in a federal building in Detroit, Mich., has renewed concerns about the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency charged with protecting federal facilities.
The TSA Blog: “MyTSA” App Named Best Government App by Technology Industry Groups Last week, TSA was honored to accept the award for the Best Government Mobile App from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) at its 9th Annual Excellence.Gov Awards event in Washington, D.C. The “MyTSA” mobile web and iPhone […]
Detroit Was Cheapest Ticket for Failed Underwear Bomber – The Slatest
Even terrorist organizations have to budget. An investigation into the planned Christmas 2009 al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula attack reveals that suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab initially wanted to target Houston or Chicago, but settled on Detroit because airfare was cheaper.
Apply Strategic Sourcing To Buying Detection Equipment, IG Tells DHS – HSToday
The strategic sourcing of detection equipment at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could help its agencies save money and standardize its equipment purchases, recommended the DHS inspector general (IG) Tuesday.
Blue-Ribbon Panel Calls For Airport Screening Reforms – HSToday
The current aviation security system is discouraging Americans from flying and contributing to a decline in productivity among those who do fly, according to a report put together by a blue ribbon panel.
Seizing on the spirit of change spreading around the globe, the U.S. Travel Association recently issued its recommendations for overhauling the security screening experience for passengers in a report titled “A Better Way.” Improvements to our aviation security need few new ideas. Rather, as the report implies, wholesale change requires intrepid leadership.
Napolitano: U.S. Screening Cargo, Passengers Coming From Japan – Fox News blog
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. is conducting radiation checks on passengers and cargo coming from Japan in the wake of the disaster that has left nuclear facilities damaged.
An industry group released a report advocating for major changes in how the federal government tackles its aviation security mission. In addition to 14 primary recommendations is a broader theme that the political climate in which DHS and TSA operate needs to change. aFormer DHS Secretary Tom Ridge, former Democratic Congressman Jim Turner, and Sabre Holdings CEO Sam Gililland served as co-chairs of a panel of external experts advising the U.S. Travel Association on the report, which I helped research and develop over the past year.
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