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CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY PLANS AND PRIORITIZES 2007/2008:
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) faces great challenges in consolidating their achievements, responding to increased demands for border services, solidifying their corporate infrastructure, and accelerating border innovations that will further strengthen Canada's security and prosperity. For details, go to: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rpp/0708/bsa-asf/bsa-asf01_e.asp .
CN / CP UNION ISSUES STILL A THREAT TO FUTURE WORK INTERRUPTIONS
As is known, the result of the CN Union (UTU) vote is due on April 10 and some newspaper commentaries wonder aloud whether there will indeed be a majority of workers ratifying the 1-year contract, or whether another walk-out is imminent.
[US ] Air Cargo screening pilot program expanded to Cincinnati airport:
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will begin testing air cargo screening technologies at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) as part of the department’s previously announced $30 million Air Cargo Explosives Detection Pilot Program. According to the DHS, the CVG pilot program is designed to test the screening of significant amounts of cargo within an air cargo facility and will focus on areas to include assessing the flow and speed of cargo screening. The ACEDPP was launched in June 2006 and is currently conducting pilot programs at the international airports in San Francisco and Seattle:
Deployed technology includes X-ray systems, explosive trace detectors and automated explosives detection systems in San Francisco and detecting hidden intruders and stowaways in Seattle . The DHS says that testing of this nature will provide critical knowledge to help the TSA make future decisions on air cargo and assist in technological research and development planning for the nation’s air cargo security infrastructure. The DHS is interested in data that illustrates the economic and operational impacts to air carriers from enhanced screening levels.
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