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National Defense January 2006 Stew Magnuson	Plan to Protect U.S. Ports Homes In on Contraband The challenge facing the DHS, importers and the shipping industry is to prevent weapons of mass destruction, would-be illegal immigrants and contraband from entering U.S. ports -- including overland traffic from Canada and Mexico -- without disrupting the flow of goods.
CFO September 1, 2003 Edward Teach	Containing Terrorism Federal antiterrorism programs have spurred a sea change in supply-chain security.
National Defense February 2011 James R. Giermanski	Military Supply Chain Tracking System Both Inefficient and Dangerous The U.S. system of technology and regulations falls apart because the Defense Department uses RFID systems to control and monitor its global container movement. The application of this technology to track cargo overseas is inefficient, dangerous and fundamentally flawed.
National Defense November 2005 Harold Kenneddy	U.S. Customs Goes High-Tech for Cargo Security The gritty docks along the Dundalk Marine Terminal, in Maryland's Port of Baltimore, are among the last lines of defense in the multi-layered, global effort by the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arm to intercept illegal cargo.
National Defense June 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Weighing the Costs of Security A smorgasbord of legislation and policy directives aimed at patching up security at U.S. ports in recent years has resulted in expenditures of billions of dollars worth of protective systems and technologies.
National Defense March 2009 Matthew Rusling	After Six Years, Still No Tamper-Proof Shipping Containers After a six-year search for a tamper-proof shipping container, no product has been fielded and one major vendor has dropped out of the race, citing a lack of progress by the Department of Homeland Security.
National Defense November 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Researchers Seek the `Perfect Shipping Container' An advanced materials container program is looking at sophisticated composites to create a sensor-studded container that would be 30% to 50% lighter than current equivalents. That would translate into savings for the shippers, as well as added security.
National Defense April 2008 Stew Magnuson	DHS Will Miss Deadline to Set Up Port Security Hubs The future of pilot port security hubs remains uncertain as security officials wait for answers from the Department of Homeland Security.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Lack of Standards Is Slowing Adoption of RFID for Cargo Security The U.S. government has been slow to issue any kind of mandate regarding the implementation of RFID on cargo containers.
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	If Ports Are Attacked, U.S. Lacks Plans to Deal With Aftermath The lack of a plan indicates the complexities of handling threats against maritime targets, and the government's emphasis on taking care of airline security and monitoring containers over planning a response in the event of a sea-based attack.
Food Engineering May 1, 2005 John Blanchard	Beyond the Bioterrorism Act What you need to know about the final rule and additional initiatives to meet the intent of the Bioterrorism Act -- particularly Section 306, which relates directly to those who manufacture, process, pack, transport, distribute, receive, hold, or import food products.
National Defense March 2009 Matthew Rusling	Study Blasts Container Scanning Process A new study adds fuel to an ongoing dispute between Congress and the Department of Homeland Security. The issue: screening U.S.-bound shipping containers.
National Defense January 2008 Stew Magnuson	DHS Pressing On With Troubled Technology Programs Whether it is program delays, public uproars over its policies, court challenges or accusations of mismanagement, nothing ever seems to go smoothly for DHS. Many of these controversial programs involve the development of new technologies.
CFO July 1, 2006 John Edwards	Thinking Inside the Boxes Global supply chains must now address government logistics mandates, a post-9/11 legacy that is only becoming more complex.
National Defense May 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Tracking Military Supplies No Longer Requires RFID The Defense Department has relaxed a mandate that all food, equipment and other provisions to the U.S. military have radio-frequency identification tags on their products.
National Defense May 2005 Harold Kennedy	Electronic Tags Companies that supply military equipment to the Defense Department should begin voluntarily to put electronic tags on shipments, advised the assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for supply-chain integration.
Smithsonian January 2004 Fen Montaigne	Policing America's Ports The 19,000 cargo containers flowing into the United States each day pose a needle-in-the-haystack challenge to security officials worried about hidden terrorist weapons.
National Defense November 2009 Wright & Magnuson	Government Ignores Cargo Scanning Law, Port Operator Says The Department of Homeland Security is ignoring a law that calls on it to monitor, by 2012, every container that enters a U.S. port, an executive at one of the world's leading port-operating companies charged.
BusinessWeek November 4, 2010 Keane & Park	The Terrorist Threat in Cargo Containers By 2012, all U.S.-bound cargo containers must be scanned for terrorist threats. Today, fewer than 1 percent are.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	The Great Supply Chain Robbery Manufacturers are leveraging the latest advances in security technology to stay one step ahead of the bad guys.
Fast Company October 2008 Chuck Salter	Rebuilding the Port of Los Angeles Shipping is a filthy, dangerous business, but Los Angeles, America's largest port, is making it greener, cleaner, and more secure.
CIO July 1, 2001 Ben Worthen	(Not Sitting on a) Dock of the Bay How IT helps the shipping industry bring its goods to market...
National Defense September 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Dept. Begins New Effort to Better Track Military Supplies The Defense Department expects to unveil this month its latest plan to improve the management and distribution of combat supplies, repair parts and materials that make up the Pentagon's $162 billion logistics chain.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Supply Chain Solutions A round-up of the latest supply chain technology offerings.
Food Engineering January 1, 2006 Marlo Brooks	Should You Pull the Trigger? RFID offers tracking, tracing and triggering capabilities that can increase automation and real-time visibility for food processors.
CIO February 15, 2003 John Edwards	Tag, You're It RFID technology provides fast, reliable asset identification and management.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	Transportation Tracking: RFID Gains Credibility Manufacturers are starting to realize the strategic benefits of radio frequency identification.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Ben Ames	Pentagon continues its push on suppliers to use RFID All Defense Department suppliers are required to attach radio-frequency-identification (RFID) tags to all their products and technology by 2007.
National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	Cooperation key to expanding Coast Guard's reach The Defense Department's Northern Command and the Coast Guard are organizing a maritime domain awareness "community of interest."
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	Researchers try to build a better RFID reader Pentagon leaders are requiring radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for most materials delivered to the U.S. Department of Defense after Jan. 1, 2005.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005	Lightweight RFID Tracking System for Military Users Savi Technology is releasing the Portable Deployment Kit (PDK), a compact radio frequency identification (RFID) device that can track critical supplies for the military in real time.
Inc. January 2004 Rod Kurtz	Safer Harbors, Higher Fees New Coast Guard rules could make shipping more expensive.
Chemistry World February 17, 2014 Emma Stoye	'Smart boxes' for greener, cheaper shipping Steel shipping containers may one day be scrapped in favor of lightweight, tamper-proof alternatives made of composite materials with embedded sensors.
National Defense November 2010 Stew Magnuson	Former Customs and Border Protection Chief Slams Congress As deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection in the Bush administration, Jayson Ahern was the primary target of Congress' ire when it came to a mandate to screen 100 percent of all shipping containers bound for the United States for nuclear materials.
CIO March 1, 2006 David Rosenbaum	Hidden Costs Come Home to Roost The savings that companies reap from offshoring come with a risk. And risk always has a price.
Food Processing January 2005 Judy Rice	RFID on your package: No pain, no gain? Implementation of radio frequency identification technology isn't as simple as just slapping an RFID tag on a shipping case or pallet. Here are the critical considerations before implementing this technology ... and some available outside help.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2007 John McHale	RFID Market is Growing But Yet to Take Off Despite low sales, investment in RFID remains strong and the industry has made significant strides toward resolving standards-related issues.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009	In Brief Savi provides DOD with RFID supply chain tracking technologies... Counterfeit electronic components standard issued by SAE International... BAE Systems opens Space Coast office for UAS, NASA support... etc.
U.S. CPSC March 5, 2008	CPSC To Announce New Strategies at the Ports In an effort to address the increase of imported consumer products, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing new import strategies and a greater presence at port entries.
InternetNews October 19, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Study Sees RFID Savings For Wal-Mart Shoppers more likely to find what they wanted on the shelves, thanks to the new technology.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz	Reaching For ROI On RFID Compliance continues to drive most RFID implementations. But Ford, International Paper and Gillette have found ways to cut costs and improve efficiencies.