SECURE PASSAGE
BY CAROL CAREY
The breathtakingly beautiful journey across the Niagara River between the United States and Ontario, Canada, has been made significantly more secure by...
Verifying Frequent Visitors
BY MICHAEL FICKES
The suicide bombing attack on the U.S. Army dining facility in Mosul, Iraq, last December highlighted the need for secure access control for civilian...
HIGH-TECH VISION
BY MICHAEL FICKES
Can technology monitor security at a bustling seaport more effectively than people? Can hardware and software search out security threats at an airport...
Looking For Trouble
BY MICHAEL FICKES
Security professionals fear the limitations of metal-detecting security portals used to screen passengers at airports and visitors to public and private...
Second to NONE Security
By Carol Carey
BORDERING THE DELAWARE RIVER, the sprawling Port of Philadelphia extends more than 300 miles up the city's coastline, including a network of terminals...
Government's Emergency Phone Number
by Michael Fickes
At 6:14 a.m. on July 16, the National Response Center (NRC), a small federal agency, received an emergency call: A tugboat guiding a barge up the St....
Transportation Surveillance Goes Digital
by Michael Fickes
While preparing for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) used its traffic surveillance system to provide...
FIGHTING TERROR WITH TECHNOLOGY
BY MICHAEL FICKES
The security technology industry is transforming itself to fight the war on terror. Just three years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, conventional...
FOOD SHIPMENT SECURITY: When Lemons Go Bad
PAUL ROTHMAN
Avessel holding five full shipping containers of fresh lemons was held off the coast of New York in early August. Officials had received what turned out...
Seas Of TRANQUILITY
BY MICHAEL FICKES
The world has taken a series of bold steps in an historic bid to lock terrorists and other criminals out of the international maritime industry. The United...
THE JUNCTURE OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
BY MICHAEL FICKES
Officials often talk about infrastructure security as if it is all one thing, but it's not. The United States contains more than 5,000 public airports,...
WAR OF THE WORDS
Compiled by Paul Rothman
JOHN KERRY ON THE RECORD When it comes to protecting America from terrorism, the Bush Administration is big on bluster and short on action. The administration...
Anti-Terrorism Contractors Get Liability Relief
Michael Fickes
Part of the Homeland Security Act has altered the nation's tort laws with the intent of stimulating development of anti-terrorism products and services....
PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI TURNS TO TECHNOLOGY
Randy Southerland
Terrorism seemed like a remote threat at the sixth largest seaport in the U.S., the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas, where cargo is loaded and offloaded...
Rail Security On a Fast Track
Paul Rothman
As soon as the horrible aftermath of the Madrid rail bombings that claimed nearly 200 lives became public knowledge, the United States government was...
SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ALONG THE BORDERS
Randy Southerland
At last October's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit conference in Bangkok, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell tried to open a metal container...
TECHNOLOGY ON THE LINE
By Paul Rothman
Victor Manuel Grande avoided the border crossing in Douglas, Ariz., and instead went three miles down the road to try and enter the United States from...
DHS Prepares To Implement US-VISIT
Nov 1, 2003
The Department of Homeland Security is prepared to implement US-VISIT, a method of tracking and processing foreign visitors to the U.S., which should...
Maritime Security Regulations Released
Nov 1, 2003
The Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security have published their final maritime security requirements to replace temporary rules issued in...
A Sea Of IDs
Jacqueline Emigh
On Sept. 11 and the days following the attack, maritime workers from outside the U.S. were either denied shore leave or forbidden to board their ships...
A Critical Responsibility
May 1, 2003
Protecting critical infrastructures and key assets in the U.S. involves a multitude of physical protection challenges due to the complex nature of the...
Eyes On The Bridges
May 1, 2003
New York City's Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority (TBTA) has tightened security in and around New York City with the help of video surveillance systems....
Border Security Starts With Cargo
Paul Rothman
A recent development in cargo security along U.S. borders is the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, or the C-TPAT, a program to track shipments...
Biometrics At The Border
Paul Rothman
Our nation's borders could be its most visible security risk. The United States has more than 7,500 miles of borders. Each year, more than 500 million...
