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Smiths Detection, Lufthansa Cargo & Covenant Team up to Provide All-in-One Air Cargo Solution

February 8, 2010

Smiths Detection, Lufthansa Cargo & Covenant Team up to Provide All-in-One Air Cargo Solution – Benzinga
Smiths Detection, Lufthansa Cargo and Covenant Aviation Security, LLC, will provide an all-in-one TSA-approved security solution for the freight forwarding, air cargo shipping and logistics industry in the United States. These services, which include ground handling, security screening and equipment, warehousing, training and transportation, will enable shippers and forwarders to meet TSA screening mandates with this one-stop supply chain and air cargo security offering.

Underwear bomber warning

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February 4, 2010

KEPHART: Underwear bomber warning – Washington Times The 9/11 Commission recommendations on border and aviation security eerily predicted an attempt such as that made Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. One of the key phrases from the commission’s report is that “for terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons.” This plot has made clear […]

David Olive |

February 3, 2010

The House Science subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing today on next generation passenger screening technologies, or at least, I thought that was its purpose from the title of the hearing. But for Subcommittee Chairman Rep. David Wu (D-OR), the purpose seemed to be something else.

Southers Letter to the Editor: Failed T.S.A. Nomination

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February 2, 2010

Southers Letter to the Editor: Failed T.S.A. Nomination – NY Times
Re “Still Waiting at the T.S.A.” (editorial, Jan. 25): Regarding my unsuccessful nomination to be the head of the Transportation Security Administration, there would have been no utility in providing false testimony, knowing that F.B.I. headquarters possessed my own 23-year-old written statement to challenge the veracity of my information.

Rich Cooper |

February 1, 2010

If the last several weeks haven’t been bad enough for the Obama Administration, they are about to get even worse. On Monday night’s CBS Evening News, Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian will profile a number of serious problems at the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS).

The handling of the Christmas Day bombing suspect: the scandal grows

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January 30, 2010

Charles Krauthammer – The handling of the Christmas Day bombing suspect: the scandal grows – washingtonpost.com The Justice Department acted not just unilaterally but unaccountably. Obama’s own DNI said that Abdulmutallab should have been interrogated by the HIG, the administration’s new High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group. Perhaps you hadn’t heard the term. Well, in the very […]

Airport security is a tech-firm gold rush

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January 26, 2010

Airport security is a tech-firm gold rush – LA Times
For airline passengers, the attempted Christmas Day attack and a directive by President Obama to pursue advanced screening technology will certainly mean added security procedures at airports. So for high-tech companies in Southern California and elsewhere, the increased focus on airport security means new opportunities to land hefty government contracts.

Out of Adversity Comes Opportunity: Global Public-Private Security Efforts

Kevin McCarthy |

January 25, 2010

During his formative years, Founding Father Ben Franklin is reputed to have said, “out of adversity comes opportunity.” From a homeland security standpoint, we saw this parable in operation over the past week. DHS Secretary Napolitano traveled to Europe to meet with colleagues in Spain. It appears that the International Air Transport Association, in conjunction with the CEOs of 20 international airlines, has agreed to enter into global public-private collaboration to strengthen security. This is an epoch event and a solid-gold opportunity to cease an initiative long over due.

Rich Cooper |

January 22, 2010

With the nomination of Erroll Southers to be the next Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now in tatters, the question has to be raised, “Now what?” f we do the forensics on why Southers will remain in Southern California instead of TSA Headquarters in Arlington, VA, I think it is safe to say that for all of his testimony faults and the petty politics that caused his nomination to collapse, its more than apparent that it was the White House that doomed the nomination from the start. If we’ve seen anything of their first year in office, this is not an Administration with much ability to make unpopular or tough positions, let alone a willingness to fight to put people into positions that serve the nation’s interests. Rather than actually leading and staking positions beyond rhetorical campaign platitudes or using the powers and authorities they have, the Obama Administration is apparently unable or unwilling to answer tough questions or lacks the ability to fight for people who are willing to serve.

Chris Battle |

January 20, 2010

Erroll Southers became a political scapegoat for Senator DeMint to send a message to the White House. It’s unfortunate. Southers has more than thirty years of experience in the law enforcement and homeland security environment. Unfortunately – and ironically – he is too apolitical to know how to expertly maneuver through Washington’s often perilous political landscape. He’s a law enforcement professional, not a politician.

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