Category -- Homeland Security
April 29, 2013
There’s an important lesson that many toll roads can teach to government leaders in charge of border security projects: public-private partnerships work…and they work very, very well. The basic idea behind a public-private partnership is that a government agency partners…
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March 25, 2013
Though still an active military theatre, the interior of Afghanistan has much of the groundwork laid for future security and stability, from military and police training to modernized equipment and processes to combat internal threats. But while stability might be…
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August 20, 2012
The recent recognition of screening protocols of Canada and the European Union for air cargo on passenger aircraft as meeting U.S. requirements opens the next chapter of air cargo security. This follows the highly successful implementation of U.S. congressionally mandated…
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July 24, 2012
As TSA’s PreCheck program grows in volume, it is worth examining some of the potential outcomes of risk-based screening over the coming years. PreCheck is one of a number of risk-based screening initiatives; at the end of July 2012 it…
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June 13, 2012
June 1, 2012, the world of international air cargo became easier to navigate, without sacrificing the safety and security of airline passengers and personnel. Under a new agreement, the United States and the European Union will now recognize each other’s…
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May 21, 2012
Summer travel season is swiftly approaching, with Memorial Day typically marking the starting point for many family and individual vacations, assuming they can make it past the infamous airport security checkpoint. Like many things in life, however, the security checkpoint…
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May 09, 2012
As evidenced by the recently foiled attack on an American-bound airliner, the threats against the global aviation industry and passengers remain very, very real and are evolving to press the boundaries of airport security standards. The weapons used by terrorist…
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March 09, 2012
This week I attended the Port Security Operations Conference at the Port of Tampa. Rapiscan is a co-sponsor of the event, which has been attended by port security professionals from throughout the U.S. and Latin America. There have been a…
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October 03, 2011
The Department of Homeland Security made waves in the security industry a few months ago by altering their stance on port cargo screening, moving from a 100 percent screening mandate to a “layered” security model. While we at Rapiscan are…
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