Topic: Amy Kudwa

Is New Passenger Scanner a Terrorist Trap or Virtual Strip Search?

Scientific American - 807 days ago
For the next two to three months, passengers randomly selected for additional screening at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport will have the option of a typical pat down by security personnel or a one-minute, full body scan from a new type ...

DHS issued report on extremism despite concerns

AP News - 1035 days ago
Report on right-wing extremists issued despite civil liberties concernsCivil liberties officials at the Homeland Security Department did not agree with some of the language in a controversial report on right-wing extremists, but the agency issued the report anyway.The intelligence assessment issued ...

Boeing, Lockheed Jockeying for Government Cyber-Security Contracts

IT Business Edge - 1142 days ago
Defense contractors Boeing and Lockheed Martin have set up units to cash in on an expected increase in government spending on cyber security, reports Bloomberg.. Meanwhile, the number of security breaches of federal government and private computer networks reported to the Department ...

The Naked Truth: Is New Passenger Scanner a Terrorist Trap or Virtual Strip Search?

Scientific American - 1237 days ago
For the next two to three months, passengers randomly selected for additional screening at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport will have the option of a typical pat down by security personnel or a one-minute, full body scan from a new type ...

New terrorism risk review released Friday

AP News - 1237 days ago
Administration should simplify its formula to measure bioterror risksThe Homeland Security Department paid $450,000 for an independent organization to make recommendations on a classified terrorism program, but the review which took two years to complete is practically outdated as it's ...

Ky. plane crash screened for secrets

AP News - 1667 days ago
TSA Screens Comair Crash Documents, Hoping to Keep Sensitive Data From Going PublicThe federal agency known for screening passengers and baggage has raised some eyebrows by reviewing the investigation of a deadly Comair plane crash for secret information about aviation procedures.The ...