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...
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...
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...
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...
A critical look at trusted passenger programs
Billie H. Vincent
Much has been made since the attacks on Sept. 11 about merging technology and biometrics to establish a “Trusted Traveler” program. This immediate leap-to-technology...
with Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn
Jennifer Pero
After a fatal shooting on July 4 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn announced a series of major security enhancements, including an investment of more than $30 million to overhaul its security infrastructure. Hahn, who also serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Aviation Safety and Security Task Force, says he is focused on ensuring the ongoing safety and security of Los Angeles....
Philly airport workers charged with falsifying information
Twenty nine former or current workers at Philadelphia International Airport face charges that they lied about personal criminal histories or gave false...
Wireless LAN security tops IT concern list
More than 70 percent of 935 surveyed IT professionals are "very concerned" about security over wireless networks, according to a recent survey conducted...
President tries to spur Homeland Security compromise in Congress
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) says he has the votes to pass Homeland Security legislation and believes it may happen this week....
Cargo security = national security, CEO says
Addressing cargo crime on a broad scale can have a far-reaching impact on the overall security of the maritime industry, American Science and Engineering...
ASTM seeking help to create Homeland Security standards
ASTM International has invited security-industry architects, manufacturers, product designers, testers, government reps and other security professionals...
ISP to establish cyber-security lab
SBC Communications Inc., an Internet Service Provider, is creating a laboratory to test methods of defeating viruses and Web site attacks. The company...
