One of several changes that TSA will be making is to consolidate its Known Shipper list into one central database. Other changes will require background checks of off-airport freight employees, and extend the secure areas of airports to include ramps and
"It is not an economic pressure that can be addressed simply by dealing with more boots on the ground and more technology at the border, itself. We have to look at what's going on in the interior." Secretary Chertoff
Baltimore is among the first cities to have a full complement of three canines as part of a national program. The canine teams are part of a joint effort between the federal TSA and local MTA and MdTA.
"TWIC is designed to ensure that individuals posing a security threat do not gain access to our nation's ports," said Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
U.S. Navy technologies, ranging from an electromagnetic-pulse device that immobilizes vehicles to new approaches for protecting metals, are available to businesses for licensing and commercialization.
up to 6,000 Guard members will be deployed to southern border, construct high-tech fences, build new patrol roads and barriers in rural areas, employ motion sensors, infrared cameras, and UAVs, increase federal funding for state and local L/E.
By using cell-based vaccine manufacturing, these companies are able to provide a reliable, flexible and scalable method of producing influenza vaccines.
