Transportation Security

Last week, Americans learned that a recent test of airport security succeeded in getting simulated explosives and weapons past airport screeners 96 percent of...

Nearly 15 years after the tragic September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, problems with interoperable communications continue to plague the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),...

Just weeks after the discovery of numerous security failures at dozens of the nation’s busiest airports, a new investigation by the Department of Homeland...

Through the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States learned the vital lesson that the nation cannot wait until a terrorist act has...

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) reported a sharp increase in the number of incidents...

Although importers and customs brokers have expressed concern that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will not meet the mandatory deadlines for transitioning to the...

The worldwide cybersecurity market is defined by market sizing estimates that range from $71 billion in 2014, to $155+ billion by 2019. Cybersecurity Ventures Q2...

The FBI is looking into whether there is any link between three different trains that were all apparently hit by objects just a few...

A structured five-year contract with a $30 million ceiling to provide support services for the Intermodal Security Training & Exercise Program (I-STEP) was awarded...

American Science and Engineering (AS&E) has introduced the ZBV with Tx-View dual-energy transmission optionfor its line of Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) mobile cargo and...

May 11 marked 10 years since President George W. Bush signed the REAL ID Act into law, and yet it still hasn’t been fully...

US counterterrorism intelligence officials have told Homeland Security Today they “have every reason to believe” small cells of Islamist jihadists – all Muslims or...

The Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act (HR 2199) introduced in the House last week would streamline DHS’s purchasing processes. The...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) needs to deploy a full and robust biometric immigration exit system, and re-engineered entry system, “as soon as...

A touch-sensitive device from Morpho (Safran) that adds the security of biometrics (fingerprint and face) and cryptographic functions to mobile operations, is now supported...

Major Program Assessments Reveal Actions Needed to Improve Accountability - GAO audit report to Congress