Explosives Detection: The End of Full-body Scanners?
The end of body scanners in airports?
Standing in a full-body scanner at an airport is not fun, and the process adds time and stress...
Biometric Exit Test Facility to Start Operation This Spring
A mock airport facility where U.S Customs and Border Protection plans to test devices to record biometric data from travelers exiting the country is...
Report: The Future of Airport Security
According to the Global Homeland Security & Public Safety Market 2014-2022 research report, nearly 25% of current airport operating costs are related to the...
iHLS TV Homeland Security Weekly Reports
iHLS is proud to launch its new TV channel.
In today's first show we highlight some of our main stories from recent days, with comments...
TSA Industry Day – January 10th
TSA has picked a new date, January 10, 2014, on which it will host an “industry day” in support of the Screening Partnership Program,...
Rare Prohibited Items Harder to Detect by Airport Screening
Airport security X-ray screeners are trained to spot dangerous objects in luggage - but a new study finds that humans doing image-based item recognition...
U.S. Airports Sue TSA Over Security Costs
The U.S. airports are fighting against the federal rule changes that would require them to pay for staff at security checkpoint exit lanes starting...
TSA to Charge ‘Pre Check’ Travelers $85 for Five Years
The U.S Transportation security administration (TSA) announced that it will charge a fee of $85 per individual to participate for five years in the...
New Bottle Scanning Solution for Airport Security
Los Alamos scientists have advanced a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology which may provide a breakthrough for screening liquids at airport security. They have...
Defenders of TSA Behavior Detection: Israel, Australia Do It
In the wake of a report calling the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) behavior detection program unscientific, defenders of the program pointed to similar efforts...
Did the DHS Waste $1 Billion on Failed Screening Program?
The U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) said recently that DHS may have wasted $1 billion on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Screening of Passengers...
Portable Scanner to Detect Concealed Weapons
Prototype radar scanners that can detect weapons concealed on people in public spaces is set to undergo real-world testing next year. According to the...
TSA to Test New Checkpoint Detector Systems
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has ordered advanced software and hardware for uncovering liquid explosives and other threats.
The systems, which can be retrofitted into...
Biometric exits at U.S. airports are a big headache
A top official at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cautioned that a biometric exit system at airports could be a vast waste of money...
JFK Airport Customs are a drag on the economy
Customs at JFK Airport are hurting the region’s economy says U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, who issued a personal appeal to the Department of Homeland...
A Robotic Security Vehicle was tested at the Daytona Beach International...
A team of Embry-Riddle students and faculty has successfully tested a fully autonomous perimeter-patrol system at Daytona Beach International Airport. It is believed to...
Palestinians in stolen truck stopped only 200m away from airport terminal
The security department of the Israeli airport authority (IAA) is investigating why a truck stolen by Palestinians broke through the security check point of...
Dogs will expedite airport security
The TSA is testing new screening procedures at airports in Denver, Honolulu, Tampa and Indianapolis. The effort to speed up security while also keeping...
Optical tracking of people in indoor areas developed by Carnegie Mellon
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for tracking the locations of multiple individuals in complex, indoor settings using a network of...
Israeli solutions for reading containers` and vehicles` data
The Israeli company HTS, specializing in computerized reading solutions for identification of vehicles and containers, with a variety of solutions for sea ports automation...
Fast security lane in airports
A new system has been introduced to get passengers through airport security faster. The program, called Global, was developed by the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)...
A new security concept for airports perimeter protection
Airports are known as potential targets for many terror organizations. As a result huge sums of money are invested in the perimeter defense of...
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