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Key Challenges Loom For DHS' Efforts To Ramp Up Border Technology, IG Says
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The Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection faces a number of key challenges in its plans to expand its existing surveillance coverage of the U.S. border, according to DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner. Security, Not Concerns About Resources, Prompted Changes On Banned Items, Hawley Says
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By Paul Hoversten
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The Transportation Security Administration's decision earlier this month to take small scissors and small tools off the prohibited items list for airline passengers' carry-on bags was motivated by security reasons, not concerns about resources or line speed, according to TSA Administrator Kip Hawley. Integrated Next-Generation Technologies Key To Better Control Of Borders, Chertoff Says
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In a new push to regain control of the border, the Department of Homeland Security expects soon to issue a request for proposals for next-generation technologies to prevent illegal border crossings, according to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff. |
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