Shippers of Perishable Goods Fear 100 Percent Scanning will Result in Rotting Crops | Safe Commerce Coalition Growers and shippers of highly perishable crops like cherries worry that a new requirement that all cargo on U.S. passenger flights undergo a security scan could create huge delays, leaving crops to rot in hangars as they await […]
While the exact composition of potential new legislation is unknown, some stakeholders have begun making the argument that the only solution is for the government to federalize the cargo screening process, similar to the way in which the government manages baggage screening at airports. Federalizing the cargo screening process, however, would be a drastic and short-sighted solution that would further erode our proven risk-based inspection strategy.
Sunstein’s take on the use of data and statistical analysis to understand the impact of regulatory analysis is a welcome sign to those of us in the homeland security space, because one of the guiding tenants of DHS policy and regulatory activity is risk management–which is grounded in analytical assessments of risks and rewards, or costs and benefits.
The House has scheduled a Tuesday vote on a bill (HR 1178) to order an assessment of whether the volunteer Civil Air Patrol can help the Department of Homeland Security with aerial reconnaissance and communications on border security and other operations. It seems only logical that CAP would and should be tasked with providing a similar volunteer airborne reporting service to DHS.
It’s over. Janet has spoken. We now have the answer that we’ve been waiting for since January 15, 2009, the date of her Senate confirmation. FEMA stays put.
CQ Politics | SpyTalk – Ex-Spooks Investigative Firm Is Embezzled by Another, Suit Says It sounds like a sequel to “The Italian Job”: a band of ex-CIA operatives sets up a consulting firm to investigate corporate fraud — then gets ripped off in a con job by one of their own. But the facts surrounding […]
Coast Guard seeks to hire more contract managers (5/11/09) — www.GovernmentExecutive.com A provision in the Obama administration’s 2010 budget request for the Homeland Security Department would give the Coast Guard money to hire another 100 contract managers, positions that would put the service within reach of a 1,000-person strong acquisition workforce – the number service […]
TSA Budget Boost May Benefit Makers of Screening Gear – WSJ.com A handful of companies could be big winners under the Department of Homeland Security’s budget, thanks to a proposed spending boost for airport-baggage-screening gear in the Transportation Security Administration. The Obama administration is seeking a total of $45.8 billion in discretionary spending for DHS, […]
Building work starts on SBInet — Federal Computer Week The Homeland Security Department began work on May 4 installing 17 permanent towers for the first segment of the Secure Border Initiative Network (SBInet) virtual fence, the program’s executive director said today.
Draft legislation is circulating on the Hill to repeal the REAL ID Act. Passed in 2005, with bipartisan support, the REAL ID Act requires states to assure that any identity cards used for a federal purpose (like passing through a Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint before boarding a plane) be issued only to individuals who are lawfully present in the United States.
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