Senate Panel to Consider Transportation Security Cards Legislation
A bill designed to facilitate the background check process through transportation security cards will be taken up by the Senate Commerce Committee on April 5.
Senate Confirms Johnson to Lead Homeland Security Department
The Senate on Dec. 16 confirmed Jeh Johnson to lead the Department of Homeland Security, clearing the way for him to become the fourth homeland security secretary.
December 17, 2013DOD Top Lawyer Tapped to Head DHS
Former Pentagon lawyer Jeh Johnson has been tapped by President Obama to lead the Department of Homeland Security, the Associated Press reported.
Napolitano Stepping Down as DHS Chief
Janet Napolitano is resigning from her position leading the Department of Homeland Security, the Associated Press reported Friday.
July 12, 2013ATA Tells Congress Security Efforts Must Be Risk-Based
Efforts to protect the nation’s transportation system from terrorist attack should promote information sharing between the public and private sectors and focus on areas most at risk, a trucking executive told a Congressional panel.
Opinion: Managing Cargo Security
Cargo theft is on the rise, and, thanks to various reporting groups, we carriers, shippers and consignees are now able to track theft patterns and take steps to reduce our chances of being involved in such incidents.
November 21, 2011Protecting Shipments From Harm Still Top Goal As Fleets Seek Ways to Minimize Breakage
While change, churn and modernization may have become the mantra for much of the freight transportation industry, for managers working in damage prevention and claims, the most basic truth endures: Don’t ruin your shippers’ freight.
September 12, 20119/11 Leaves a Legacy of Regulation, Tight Security for Freight Transport
In the 10 years since terrorists crashed airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the nation has rebuilt and moved on, but with a greater emphasis on security of all kinds, including for ground-based freight transportation.
September 5, 2011House Committee Upset With TWIC Delays
Already several years behind deploying biometric card readers to identify transportation industry workers at the nation’s ports, the Transportation Security Administration is not expected to issue a proposal for regulating the devices until late 2012.
May 2, 2011Bill Would Suspend Deadline for 100% Cargo Scanning
A new Senate bill would suspend the July 2012 deadline for scanning all cargo bound for the United States.
April 19, 2011