Travel Security Update

For more safety & security news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Jul 31, 2006

Passports soon to be needed for Canada, Mexico, Caribbean. New laws will require U.S. travelers traveling by air or sea to the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada to have passports starting Jan. 1. The laws are intended to make it harder for terrorists to enter the U.S. Some lawmakers and travel organizations want to delay implementation for a few years and find an alternative system for U.S./Canadian border crossings. Jul 28, 2006

Waste, mismanagement plague DHS contracts, report finds. A bipartisan report has found widespread waste, abuse and mismanagement in many Department of Homeland Security contracts. The House Committee on Government Reform report says contracts were poorly planned and monitored and awarded without competition. It cites one case in which the Border Patrol paid $20 million for camera systems that either malfunctioned or were never installed. Jul 27, 2006

CACI wins DHS technology pact. Technology contractor CACI has landed a contract to provide information technology support to the Department of Homeland Security. The company will provide IT planning, network architecture and enterprise resource management. Jul 27, 2006