Transportation

Senators press FAA to finalize Saracini Aviation Safety Act, counter airplane hijacking after years of inaction

More than two years after a mandated deadline, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Ed Markey (D-MA) and John Fetterman (D-PA)…

11 months ago

TSA outlines summer travel season preparedness

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials have indicated the agency is prepared to screen high volumes of passengers at nationwide airport…

12 months ago

Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act reintroduced in bipartisan push to address staffing shortages

A second attempt at legislation, introduced to the Senate last week, would compel the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…

1 year ago

Briefing details effort combating civil aviation terrorist threats

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar recently briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the United Nations Security…

1 year ago

Deployment of self-serve credential authentication tech at BWI Airport allows near real-time ID confirmation

In a move that may speed up processing, 36 credential authentication technology (CAT) units have now been deployed to the…

1 year ago

TSA awards $128M contract to Idemia for new airport security checkpoint credential authentication systems

Through an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week awarded an agreement worth up…

1 year ago

TSA procures new x-ray scanners for airport checkpoints

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has procured three Computed Tomography (CT) x-ray scanner orders worth up to $1.3 billion to…

1 year ago

DHS S&T seeks information on drone technologies to counter small UAS swarms

Through a Request for Information (RFI) this week, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate…

1 year ago

DHS S&T touts new carry-on baggage screening system

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently installed a next generation carry-on baggage screening…

1 year ago

Smiths Detection passenger screening system receives DHS designation

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Smiths Detection's HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX CT passenger screening system as terrorism…

1 year ago

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