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Daily Report: Public Safety

$245M program under way for new airport body scanners

September 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
Airports in California could soon see the second generation of full-body scanners used to detect nonmetallic weapons and improvised explosive devices after earlier machines raised privacy and health concerns. Following a solicitation process that began in February, the Transportation Security... + read more
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Airport security costs go beyond TSA budget, report says

August 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
The roughly $6.5 billion Washington spent last year alone to make air travel safe from terrorists is not the only expense being shouldered by taxpayers. There are lesser-noticed costs that factor into the total bill, according to a new report from the Santa Monica-based think tank RAND... + read more
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Calif. firm's profits soar with demand for security screening devices

June 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
Global demand for security screening technology continues to grow at a steady pace, as evidenced by a California manufacturer whose catalog of high-tech products includes controversial airport body scanners that travelers have come to know well. Hawthorne-based OSI Systems Inc. reported an... + read more
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Issa blasts costly airport-security machines languishing in storage

May 15, 2012, 6:05 AM
An estimated $184 million worth of security-screening equipment purchased by the federal government is gathering dust in storage rather than keeping Americans safe, according to the results of a congressional investigation [PDF] published May 9. Staffers leading a joint probe that involved two... + read more
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