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Friday, May 18, 2012

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said this week that it has set a December 3 2012 deadline, which requires passenger air carriers to conduct 100 percent cargo screening on international inbound flights.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

The man is charge of the government’s transportation security says there are “significant” economic benefits to strengthening the nation’s transport network from another terrorist attack.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced that it no longer plans to proceed with intended plans to accelerate the deadline for screening United States-bound air cargo to December 31, 2011.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

As expected, Massachusetts Representative Edward D. Markey (D) recently introduced legislation requiring 100 percent screening of all cargo on cargo planes. This legislation follows the October attempts by terrorists to send explosives originating from Yemen to the United States on cargo and passenger planes.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Prior to this week’s G20 Summit in Seoul, Korea, the Washington, D.C.-based Airforwarders Association (AfA) sent a letter to President Barack Obama replete with suggestions on how the Administration could best work on making improvements and changes to air cargo security processes in light of the October attempts by terrorists to send explosives originating from Yemen to the United States on cargo and passenger planes.