Transportation Security

There's been a 13 percent drop in the use of privately contracted armed security personnel in the Horn of Africa.

Cogswell is an accomplished leader with more than 21 years of federal service. She is a DHS plank holder, having been with the department since its creation, serving in multiple leadership positions across several DHS components and DHS headquarters.

Eight-five percent in survey see unmanned autonomous ships as a safety threat, with cybersecurity viewed as the biggest obstacle.

"TSA has come light years in providing more timely intelligence to industry," Sonya Proctor tells HSToday about leadership role.

Over the last couple of weeks, in at least two and perhaps as many as 10 incidents, U.S. aircraft landing at the Djibouti base were hit by laser beams traced to Chinese outpost.

Buzby tells Congress that contract to manage construction of country's first purpose-built training ship expected this summer.

Breaking down CCTAs into their component parts allows for easy follow-up comparisons between different events.

Petty Officer 2nd Class David Holland and Petty Officer 1st Class Glenn Hyzak are this year's honorees for the Pacific Southwest region.

UN reports increased seizures through U.S.-backed interdiction courses on drugs, WMD, more.

Vision-Box has developed the new biometric IoT interaction points, with artificial intelligence and virtual assistants to create a seamless travel experience at airports.

Doug MacIvor's mission is to lay the groundwork for the adoption of innovative, adaptive security equipment.

"We can no longer focus only on preventing the bad guys from getting into the secure area of an airport."

Walton talks with HST about security through efficiency, strong communication and the agency's hot social media presence.

"When I take a look back, not long ago, our piers were chock-full of tired and aging cutters," commandant said. "Today, you’ll smell fresh paint."

A skilled hacker could alter the data on an e-Passport chip — like the name, photo, or expiration date — without alerting a border agent, say experts.

The Treasury Department also released pictures that it claims show false identification information on North Korean ships in order to highlight deceptive shipping practices used by North Korea to evade sanctions.