Monday, April 11, 2005

A new explosive detection technology...

A press release from a company about "the world's first and only stoichiometric explosive detection system, which can effectively decipher chemical formulas of unknown substances through metal or other barriers, almost instantly."

in pr newswire

And an article on new explosive detection technologies.

in wired

Airport screeners call training lax

"Screeners at LaGuardia Airport security checkpoints have a message for their employer: We want to do our jobs the right way, but we don't get the proper training."

in the ny daily news

Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Fired airport security chief to be top school cop

"James B. Golden Jr., who was fired last year as federal security director for the Philadelphia International Airport, is in line to become the top security official in the School District of Philadelphia, the Daily News has learned.

"Golden's 18-month tenure at the airport was rocked by reports of security lapses and charges that he improperly hired his son-in-law as a manager of security screeners. Allegations also surfaced that a former exotic dancer was hired as a screening supervisor."

in philly.com