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In the News
     New Homeland Security TV Show Draws Questions
     Economy Also Affects Emergency Readiness, Says Report
     TSA, American Airlines Initiate Paperless Boarding Pass
Procurement Watch
 
Events
 
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In the News
New Homeland Security TV Show Draws Questions
A new reality television show premiering soon focuses on the agencies and employees of the Department of Homeland Security. Its plan to draw fans among bureaucrats and department observers may also include backfire in drawing criticism from those who wonder if a primetime television show is the best use of the agency's time.

"Homeland Security USA," debuts Jan. 6 and will profile various parts of DHS, including Customs and Border Protection.

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Economy Also Affects Emergency Readiness, Says Report
The economic crisis is jeopardizing the nation's ability to handle public-health emergencies and possible bioterrorist attacks, according to government leaders and a new report.

Federal and state governments are cutting programs that help communities respond to disease outbreaks, natural disasters and bioterrorism incidents, and that "could lead to a disaster for the nation's disaster preparedness," the report warns.

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TSA, American Airlines Initiate Paperless Boarding Pass
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American Airlines have launched a Paperless Boarding Pass pilot program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It will allow passengers to receive boarding passes electronically on their cell phones or PDAs, which will then be scanned by TSA security officers at the checkpoint and eliminate the need for a paper boarding pass.

Each paperless boarding pass will display a two-dimensional bar code along with passenger and flight information that will identify the traveler. TSA travel document checkers will use mobile scanners to validate the authenticity of the paperless boarding pass sent to American Airlines passengers as well as the traditional boarding passes. The new technology heightens the ability to detect fraudulent boarding passes while improving customer service and reducing paper use.

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Procurement Watch

  • The Department of Homeland Security chose Kansas as its preferred site for its planned $451 million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility.

  • CACI International Inc. has made a $452 million contract from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command.
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