TSA to Expand Use of Body Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to increase it's use of body scanners by installing 150 of the high tech units at airport checkpoints around the country. Use of the body scanners has not been without controversy. Various groups have cited the machines as intrusive due to the amount of detail revealed in the images viewed by TSA personnel during the screening process. Currently there is a measure before the Senate that would restrict use to passengers 'flagged" during other screening

TSA to Expand Use of Body Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to increase it's use of body scanners by installing 150 of the high tech units at airport checkpoints around the country. Use of the body scanners has not been without controversy. Various groups have cited the machines as intrusive due to the amount of detail revealed in the images viewed by TSA personnel during the screening process. Currently there is a measure before the Senate that would restrict use to passengers 'flagged" during other screening

Homeland Security seeks 1000 Cybersecurity Pros
The Department of Homeland Security has been given the go-ahead to hire up to 1,000 new cybersecurity pros over the next three years. The new hiring authority will let DHS, a key agency in the nation's cybersecurity strategy, fill positions in risk and strategic analysis, incident response, vulnerability detection, intelligence, investigation, and network and systems engineering. Read more about this at IInformationWeek Government.

Could a Piece of a Video Game Prevent Future Terrorist Attacks?
Wii Fit Balance Boards are being investigated as the newest tools for detecting signs of tension or anxiety in airport security lines. The Department of Homeland Security is leading the research on the worthiness of this product's use in terror attack detection. The Wii Balance Board can detect your precise balance point, including rapid shifts in balance, which are attributes the Future Attribute Screening Technology project hopes will identify those passengers who may have hostile in

Homeland Security Report No. 22 Available for FREE Download
The October 2009 issue of the Homeland Security Report (HSR 202) is available for free download. The first free issue went out 8 years ago this month.