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Washington, D.C. - What's the biggest threat to an airplane? A knife? A pistol? While these items can be dangerous, with hardened cockpit doors installed after 9/11, an improvised explosive device poses the biggest threat to aviation security today. Learn about the TSA's use of Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) tests in checkpoint, checked baggage, and cargo environments.
Posted February 18, 2010 in The Blog
Mexico City - Secretary Napolitano and Mexican Secretary of Public Safety Genaro García Luna signed a Declaration of Principles of Cooperation on joint efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and share information about transnational threats while streamlining legitimate travel and trade.
Posted February 18, 2010 in News
Ciudad de México - La secretaria Janet Napolitano del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional y el secretario de Seguridad Pública Genaro García Luna de México suscribieron una Declaración de Principios de Cooperación sobre medidas conjuntas para reforzar la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, e intercambiar información sobre amenazas transnacionales, y a la vez simplificar el transporte y comercio legítimos.
Posted February 18, 2010 in News
Washington, D.C. - We are working with our international partners to bolster global security measures and standards for aviation security. Part of this effort is sharing the kind of information needed to keep terrorists off airplanes. We have a good template for future information-sharing accords in the agreements we already have, which maintain high privacy standards while sharing important security information.
Posted February 18, 2010 in Leadership Journal
Mexico City - Secretary Napolitano traveled to Mexico City at the invitation of her Mexican colleague, Interior Secretary Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont, to meet with officials from North, Central and South American and Caribbean and the International Civil Aviation Organization to discuss ways to bolster global aviation security measures and standards.
Posted February 17, 2010 in News