Subways and buses remain vulnerable, House says
Jun 29, 2006
Al-Qaida plot against N.Y. subways uncovered
Jun 29, 2006
TSA unveils new air cargo security requirements
May 18, 2006
Background checks implemented for port workers
May 4, 2006
Senate study finds big gaps in cargo security
Apr 6, 2006
Customs fails dirty bomb test
Apr 6, 2006
Fast-Track Screening
Apr 1, 2006
The Registered Traveler Pilot Program, a 14-month U.S. government project undertaken in conjunction with UNISYS and SITA, came to a close at the end of...
Bomb parts easily slip past airports' security
Mar 22, 2006
The Private Sector Tackles Public Access Control
By Michael Fickes
Who in that long line at the airport should not be allowed to get on the plane? Looking for that person has cost all of us countless hours since the Sept....
RFID On The Go
By Jacqueline Emigh
TO HELP EASE convoy management and security during military operations, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has teamed up with Savi Technology, Sunnyvale,...
New Jersey begins screening rail passengers
Feb 1, 2006
Commuters heading to work in Manhattan walk through metal detectors at a busy train station and feed their bags into X-ray machines marking the start...
Actionable Intelligence
BY ERIN SEMPLE
In September of 2004, the Harbor Police for the Port of San Diego embarked on a data sharing initiative. The port installed Crossflo Systems' DataExchange...
5 VIEWS, 1 GOAL
BY MICHAEL FICKES
A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY: Homeland security starts with situational awareness. What is happening along the nation's borders, in its ports and airports, on its highways and in its...
Preventing Mass Transit Terror Attacks
By Michael Fickes
THE LONDON BOMBINGS and the 2004 Madrid train bombings drove home a sobering point: The threat posed by radical Jihadist terrorists has metastasized into...
Security on the Go
BY ERIN SEMPLE
Wireless LANs at airports and hotels can present high risk, since they can easily be spoofed. A laptop connecting in such a location may be subject to...
WHAT WORKS
Oct 1, 2005
Video analytics operate in real-time at New Jersey Transit New Jersey Transit (NJT) is the United States' largest statewide public transportation system....
Airports Not Jumping Off Wagon
BY PAUL ROTHMAN
For the past nine months, airports have been able to apply to the government to opt out of the federal screening system, but only Sioux Falls Regional...
Mass Transit Jam
BY PAUL ROTHMAN
When the infrastructure and operation of mass transit systems are threatened or attacked, as they were twice in London during July, the desired effect...
Wrong Way Technology
BY MICHAEL FICKES
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) is testing how technology called XControl from ADT Security Services monitors the direction of pedestrian...
Eight Signs of Complacency
BY LARRY ANDERSON
May of 2005 marks 44 months since Sept. 11, 2001. U.S. involvement in World War II lasted 44 months. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have often been compared...
Advancing Airport Security
BY MICHAEL FICKES
A $12 million initiative at San Diego International Airport aims to build wireless and fiber-optic networks that link technologies controlling access...
The Failures of Screeners
BY PAUL ROTHMAN
Investigators have found that U.S. airport security isn't improving, and two U.S. Senators are saying the Department of Homeland Security has not yet...
