Travel Security Update.For more safety & security news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 24, 2006 Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States may drop passport initiative. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Canadian officials earlier this week and said the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative “WHTI” redirects here. For other uses, see WHTI (disambiguation). The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (or WHTI) requires all travelers to show a valid passport when traveling to the United States from areas within the western hemisphere. may be scrapped in favor of a cheaper and simpler identification card. The initiative, which would require travelers to have a passport to cross the U.S./Canadian border, has received a lot of criticism. Jul 21, 2006 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). offers more career options for screeners. The Transportation Security Administration wants to reduce staff turnover and is offering more career opportunities to airport screeners, The Washington Post's Stephen Barr writes. Screeners will be eligible to compete for higher-paying supervisory jobs after two years with TSA. Jul 21, 2006 Missile defense system Noun 1. missile defense system - naval weaponry providing a defense system missile defence system naval weaponry - weaponry for warships too costly for commercial jets. Lasers that could knock down missiles aimed at airliners are too fragile and expensive to add to commercial fleets, the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States says. Analysts will spend the next 18 months determining whether it is possible to make the systems more reliable and less expensive. Jul 19, 2006 Smart passports could streamline travel, impede terrorism. The U.S. government is pushing other countries to adopt smart passport technology in order to make travel easier for most but harder for terrorists and other criminals. Asia-Pacific immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. officials are meeting in Hong Kong to test the technology. Jul 19, 2006 US Senate passed an amendment introduced by Sen. Dick Durban (D-Ill.) that orders the Dept. of Homeland Security to develop new procedures to quickly eliminate the names of individuals incorrectly placed in the database of suspected terrorists, either because they were placed there in error or because their names are similar to those that belong in the database. Current clearance procedures require passengers to present a letter to airline employees each time they fly. The House of Representatives did not pass a similar measure with its version of the Homeland Security appropriations bill. Jul 18, 2006 Ranking terrorism targets challenging for U.S. officials. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security are struggling to rank potential terrorist targets. The Department of Homeland Security's target list comprises more than 77,000 events and locations. Many are of little national significance. Jul 17, 2006 Air Canada Bomb Scare Causes Air Canada Diversion. An Air Canada flight to Toronto was ordered to return to Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or , on Wednesday, after some confusion over a bomb threat made by a person in custody Any person under the direct control and protection of US forces. , officials said. Jul 20, 2006 El Al El Al issued a profit warning yesterday indicating that hostilities in the Middle East, increased competition and rising fuel costs will lead to a full-year loss, according to press reports. The carrier earned a record $64.1 million in 2005. Jul 20, 2006 Haiti airport Haiti airport improves security standards, TSA says. U.S. officials say Haiti's Port-au-Prince airport has corrected security problems and is now up to international standards. The Transportation Security Administration in 2004 warned U.S. travelers the airport's security measures fell short of international standards. Jul 19, 2006 Orlando International Airport “KMCO” redirects here. For other uses, see KMCO (disambiguation). “MCO” redirects here. For other uses, see MCO (disambiguation). Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO)[2] Biometrics could become standard, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. says. Biometric-fingerprint technology could eventually replace credit cards, passwords and keys, according to AuthenTec Chief Executive Scott Moody. Orlando International Airport currently uses the technology in its Registered Traveler program. Jul 19, 2006 |
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