Security Briefs - March 19-26

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The Latest Headlines:

• Bush Seeking $75 Billion for War, Security
• Con-Way Carriers Get Canadian Security Endorsement

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Bush Seeking $75 Billion for War, Security

President Bush sent a request to Congress for $75 billion to fund the first six months of the war in Iraq and to secure the U.S. homeland during this period of heightened security alert, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday.

Specifically, the request is for $62.6 billion for the Department of Defense, $8 billion to rebuild Iraq and $4 billion to tighten security at border crossings, bridges and transportation networks, Bloomberg said.

The supplemental budget request is expected to affect debate on the 2004 budget and other spending measures currently before Congress, Bloomberg said.

If the full measure is funded, along with the budget as currently constructed, it will increase the federal deficit to nearly $400 billion, far exceeding the record $290 billion deficit the country ran in 1992, Bloomberg said. Transport Topics

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Con-Way Carriers Get Canadian Security Endorsement

Con-Way Transportation Services Inc., a subsidiary of CNF Inc., said Wednesday that four of its less-than-truckload carriers have been approved by the Canadian government for fast-track border crossings.

Con-Way Canada Express, Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express and Con-Way Western Express all have been admitted into Canada’s Partners in Protection program, Con-Way said.

On March 5, the LTL carriers were approved by the United States for a similar program (Click here for related coverage.).

CNF Inc. is ranked No. 4 on the 2002 Transport Topics 100 listing of the largest trucking companies in the United States and Canada. Transport Topics

(Click here for the full press release.)

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