Aviation and airport security

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TSA Found a Sense of Humor

October 15, 2010

Security Debrief founder/editor Chris Battle and I took to the skies today in search of homeland security adventure – well, actually just a 6:00 AM flight to Dallas/Fort Worth on business. While the terrorist threat is lethal, the day-to-day impact of the War on Terror most felt by Americans is our airport experience. When I compare my checkpoint experience from this morning with some I’ve had over the last decade, I’ve got to hand it to TSA. A sense of humor can make all the difference.

Back to ICE-TSA

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October 6, 2010

Back to ICE-TSA – Oceans Away Blog
At the end of many international trips, U.S. business travelers are likely to have wistful memories, not only of their destinations but of the airport experiences abroad. My journey to Australia was no exception. Then comes the experience upon return to America—instant episodes of disrespect for others followed by the encounters with ICE and TSA at the airport.

U.S. intelligence: Europe terror plot did not target Americans

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October 5, 2010

U.S. intelligence: Europe terror plot did not target Americans – Homeland Security Newswire
The U.S. government says there is no indication the United States or its citizens are a target in the latest al Qaeda plot that triggered a blanket travel alert for Americans in Europe. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that the State Department alert “deals with Europe and isn’t related to the United States.”

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October 5, 2010

Since 9/11, the U.S. government has struggled with the twin goals of reviewing visa applicants for security risks while maintaining the attractiveness of the United States as a premiere destination for business and leisure travel. As the President’s outgoing National Economic Adviser Larry Summers recently commented, improving the climate for travel to the United States may represent the most effective way to grow U.S. exports and create export-related jobs. The reasons for the relative decline in the U.S. travel market are complex, but clearly new security dictates are part of the explanation. We need to recognize the economic impact of this security, and we need to be more creative in securing the international travel system that is so valuable to our economy and foreign policy.

Military space programs at risk, experts say

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September 28, 2010

Military space programs at risk, experts say – GovExec
U.S. national security space capabilities, so critical to deployed combat forces and national missile defense, and the supporting industrial base are at a dangerous “tipping point” and need focused leadership and long-term stability in programs and budgets to avoid a crisis, a panel of administration officials and defense space experts warned Tuesday.

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September 24, 2010

Secretary Napolitano’s recent Senate testimony focused on the myriad threats to the homeland and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to address them. She emphasized that the terrorist threat to global aviation continues to be significant. The ultimate goal of both DHS and the international community should be an aviation security regime based on an individualized, threat-based approach using advance information, enhanced targeting, and an interactive system to prohibit boarding or to designate individuals for additional screening measures prior to boarding.

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September 23, 2010

As luck would have it, the question of all questions about TSA would not be the first questioned asked. It instead would be the last. Presiding at today’s hearing, Chairwoman Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) had the honor of asking the question on the future of unionizing the Agency’s Transportation Security Officers (TSOs). As regular readers of Security Debrief know, my friend and fellow Catalyst Partner, David Olive and I made a bet about what the first question would be at TSA Administrator John Pistole’s first appearance before the House Homeland’s Subcommittee on Transportation Security & Infrastructure Protection. Unfortunately for me, that question came at the very end of the hearing and not at the beginning, as I had bet.

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September 22, 2010

Like any office space, there is plenty of banter back and forth between my colleagues and me at Catalyst Partners. While we make the arbitrary sports bets with one another, we also, from time to time, will make a bet on which member of Congress is going to ask the nastiest question at a Congressional Hearing; who will come unglued to rail at a witness; and so forth. This week, my friend and fellow Catalyst Partner David Olive and I bet lunch on what topic House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson will open the hearing with: TSA and unions or cargo screening? Cast your vote here before the hearing.

TSA faces challenges screening 100 percent air cargo because of pallets

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September 21, 2010

CQ Homeland Security: TSA Looking for ‘Missing Piece’ in Pallet Screening For the freight industry, the humble shipping pallet is a wonder of efficiency. The wood, plastic or steel loading trays — capable in some cases of supporting nearly two — allow companies to figure out exactly how much cargo they can fit into freight […]

CBP wants system to detect ultralights smuggling drugs

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September 20, 2010

CBP wants system to detect ultralights smuggling drugs – NextGov
The Homeland Security Department wants to purchase technology that can detect slow-moving, low-flying aircraft — typically called ultralights — that Mexican cartels use to smuggle drugs into the United States, according to a draft request for proposals released last week.

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