TSA Appoints New Administrator
John S. Pistole was sworn in as the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) fifth Administrator in July 2010. As TSA Administrator, he oversees management of a 60,000-strong workforce, the security operations of more than 450 federalised airports throughout the U.S., the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), and the security for highways, railroads, ports, mass transit systems and pipelines. Pistole came to TSA as a 26-year veteran of the FBI with extensive national security and
counterterrorism experience. After 11 September 2001, he was put in charge of the FBI’s greatly expanded counterterrorism programme, eventually becoming the FBI’s Executive Assistant Director for Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence. In 2004, Pistole was named Deputy Director for the FBI. Pistole has led or been involved in several high profile investigations, including the attempted car
bombing in Times Square on 1 May 2010; the 25 December, 2009, attempted attack on Northwest Flight 253; the plot against New York City subways in 2009; the 2006 UK liquid explosives plot; and the May 2003 suicide bombings of three housing compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in which 35 people died.
DHS Performs 100% Watch-List Matching for Domestic Flights
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced that 100% of passengers travelling within the United States and its territories are now being checked against terrorist watch-lists through the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Secure Flight. Before Secure Flight, airlines conducted passenger watch-list
checking themselves. “Secure Flight fulfils a key recommendation of the 9/11
Commission Report, enabling TSA to screen passengers directly against government watch-lists using passenger name, date of birth, and gender before a boarding pass is issued,” said Secretary Napolitano. “This programme is one of our many layers of security - coordinated with our partners in the airline industry and governments around the world - that we leverage to protect the travelling public against threats of terrorism.” “We are quite pleased to see the positive outcome from the
collaborative work that ATA, its member airlines and TSA have invested in the development of the Secure Flight programme,” said Air Transport Association (ATA) President and CEO James C. May. “We are especially pleased that TSA phased programme implementation to ensure that commercial airline travellers experience a seamless transition.” 99% of passengers will be cleared by Secure Flight to print
boarding passes at home by providing their date of birth, gender and name as it appears on the government ID they plan to use when travelling when booking airline tickets. Individuals found to match watch list parameters will be subjected to secondary screening, a law enforcement interview or prohibition from boarding an aircraft, depending on the specific case. The TSA began implementing Secure Flight in late 2009 and
expects all international carriers with direct flights to the U.S. to begin using Secure Flight by the end of 2010.
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De La Rue Provides Second-Generation ePassport for Malta
De La Rue Identity Systems has announced that Malta’s new upgraded ePassport system with Extended Access Control (EAC) capability went live on 28 June 2010. This new solution delivers a higher level of security and access control, in accordance with the EU regulation for all Schengen member states, for the addition of a second biometric - two fingerprints - to the data already stored on the chip. Its delivery is a key milestone in the Maltese government’s ongoing strategic identity management plan. Fully integrated with Malta’s existing National Identity
Management System (NIDMS), EAC capability is being launched initially in Malta and Gozo and will be rolled out across all embassy sites by the end of the year. De La Rue’s EAC capability is a technically advanced solution
and follows on from the go-live in September 2008 of the island’s original ePassport system. All elements have been specifically designed to meet necessary software development and integration needs, whilst also providing and linking the ePassport, border control, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and ID systems together. The ePassport application and issuance process continues to use De La Rue’s MIDIS™ software for enrolment, book personalisation, quality assurance and issuance. EAC protects the ePassport’s sensitive second biometric via a
process of authentication and by only granting access to authorised passport readers. It is this PKI foundation that allows ePassports to be read solely at immigration control stations, making it even more difficult for criminals who seek access to the data for purposes of counterfeit or fraud. The Hon. Austin Gatt, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and
Communications (MITC) said “Malta is very proud to be issuing second- generation ePassports. This is a technically advanced solution that will ensure Malta remains at the forefront of national identity systems. It will also make sure our citizens carry passports which are among the most secure and prestigious in the world today.”
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