Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented four travelers from carrying guns onto their flights in a two-day span at Philadelphia International Airport checkpoints. Keep Reading
CBP Finds Cake Surprise in Leftover Baggage
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists discovered cow dung cakes while examining leftover baggage recently at Washington Dulles International Airport. Keep Reading
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TSA’s LaJoye Talks Workforce Expansion, New Tech and Firearm Detection Rates
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The legislation will help to ensure U.S. ports are resilient to extreme weather events, including sea-level rise and flooding. The bill also increases the percentage of funding set aside for inland ports to assist ports with infrastructure projects. Keep Reading
Seattle-Tacoma Trials TSA Checkpoint Reservations
SEA Spot Saver is a free, reservation-based system for TSA general screening security checkpoints. The pilot program will test if SEA Spot Saver successfully reduces wait times and crowding to better maintain physical distancing. Keep Reading
Maintenance Error Leads to $2.2M Marine Accident
The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to the loss of propulsion control on the Canadian-flagged, 736-foot-long Atlantic Huron, causing the ship to strike a pier at 6.8 knots, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Keep Reading
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Thales to Modernize Security and Communications Systems for Brescia Metro in Italy
The new broadband communication system installed across the metro network will allow near real-time transmission of image data from on-board CCTV cameras to the Control Center, and the capacity to share this video content with other security operators. Keep Reading
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The Mexico City elevated subway line that collapsed this week, killing 25 people, was problem-plagued and poorly designed from the day of its inauguration in 2012. Keep Reading
European Organizations Exchange Views on Preventing Document Fraud
Frontex and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) met online this week to exchange views on the prevention of document fraud in South Eastern Europe. Keep Reading
CBP Expands Simplified Arrival to All Northern New York Land Ports of Entry
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CBP Introduces Simplified Arrival at Hawaii’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
The process provides travelers with a touchless process that further secures and streamlines international arrivals while fulfilling a longstanding congressional mandate to biometrically record the entry and exit of non-U.S. citizens. Keep Reading
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MSIB: Update on Exemptions to TWIC Requirements Related to COVID-19
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COLUMN: We Need to Collaborate and Innovate to Save the Future of Air Travel
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CBP Sees an Increase in Dangerous Prohibited Agriculture Shipments
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European Vacations on the Horizon as the EU Looks to Grant Access
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