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2010-09-06
12:02:22 am, by Pablo Edronkin, 300 words 
Categories: Air Travel, Regulations and Formalities, Cargo, Safety and Security
TSA announces $600,000 award for new checked baggage screening system at Grand Forks International Airport
GRAND FORKS, N. D. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced an award of approximately $600,000 to Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) for construction of a new inline baggage handling system designed to enhance the TSA's efforts to strengthen security at airports. The new passenger terminal is scheduled to open in 2011.
"This technology will streamline the baggage screening process while strengthening security," said TSA North Dakota Federal Security Director John Hursey. "The state-of-the-art inline system will make the baggage screening process faster and more efficient, which is great news for passengers at our airport."
The $604,246 award will fund construction of a fully automated inline baggage screening system as part of a new passenger terminal building. The inline baggage handling system in the airport will better serve the more than 100,000 passengers traveling through Grand Forks International each year. When completed, Grand Forks will feature 100 percent inline screening, greatly improving airport efficiency.
"The partnership with TSA will improve customer service and enhance the efficiency and security of our airport," said Rick Audette, Operations & Maintenance Manager for the Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority. "We greatly appreciate the assistance of the TSA with our exciting terminal project."
For more information about TSA, visit www.tsa.gov.
Why is TSA funding inline baggage handling systems?
Inline baggage handling systems use state-of-the-art technology to quickly screen baggage for explosives while streamlining the ticketing and boarding process. This eliminates the need for passengers to walk checked baggage to a screening location before proceeding to the security checkpoint. The systems provide on-screen resolution capabilities for Transportation Security Officers, which reduces the number of re-scans and physical bag searches.
Source: TSA
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2010-09-04
NATO-Japan cooperation thwarts pirate attack in Gulf of Aden
On 16 August, a NATO warship and a Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force helicopter together thwarted an attack by a pirate skiff on the Greek ship, MV ANANGAL INNOVATION.
The latter had reported the approaching skiff while traveling in the Gulf of Aden. As the Japanese helicopter approached, the pirates threw their weapons and other paraphernalia overboard. The NATO ship, HNLMS DE ZEVEN PROVINCIEN, pursued and eventually stopped and boarded the skiff.
Source: NATO News
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2010-09-02
NASA And Mary J. Blige encourage science careers for women
WASHINGTON - NASA is collaborating with award-winning recording artist Mary J. Blige to encourage young women to pursue exciting experiences and career choices by studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
A public service announcement featuring veteran NASA space shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin and Blige debuts on NASA TV and the agency's website at: http://www.nasa.gov.
NASA's Summer of Innovation (SoI) project and Blige's Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) have much in common. Both show students the many possibilities available if they follow their dreams and reach for the stars.
The SoI project is part of the President's Educate to Innovate Campaign. It started earlier this summer to help keep middle school students engaged in fun and stimulating STEM-related activities during the school break.
"Working with FFAWN is a rare opportunity to help spread the STEM message into communities not always readily accessible to us," Melvin said. "Mary's presence can help NASA make the STEM message more appealing to these communities and increase the pipeline of underrepresented students going into these disciplines."
Working with the NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy project at York College of the City University of New York (CUNY), the joint effort is providing on-the-job training for FFAWN high school participants. High school girls in the program will be prepared to deliver NASA SoI content to middle school students this summer at the New York City Housing Authority Van Dyke Community Center and the Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy.
The FFAWN participants also will have the opportunity to support the NASA Academy fall academic session at CUNY as student aides for grades one through nine later this year.
For information about NASA's Summer of Innovation project, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/soi
For information about FFAWN, visit: http://www.ffawn.org
Source: NASA
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