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National Defense November 2007 Breanne Wagner	Government Lacks Clear Plans to ID Small Vessels Used as Terrorist Weapons In order to decrease the risk of an attack, the government is proposing new security plans. Some suggestions have been met with stiff resistance.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John McHale	Northrop Grumman, U.S. Coast Guard enhance maritime security of South Florida coast Advanced equipment and software were installed aboard Coast Guard and other law-enforcement vessels to enhance maritime security during the Organization of American States General Assembly last month.
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.
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."
National Defense January 2008 Breanne Wagner	Coast Guard Procurement Programs Struggling, But Staying Afloat Coast Guard officials are optimistic that a new agency in charge of acquisitions can help salvage the service's modernization plans and restore confidence in its ability to manage complex projects.
National Defense June 2006 Grace Jean	Coast Guard begins to tackle complex surveillance mission Multiple initiatives have been set in motion to develop better ship monitoring systems, but financial constraints could delay or prevent such efforts.
National Defense November 2011 Eric Beidel	Coast Guard Cyberdefense Office: Small but Mighty Like the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the Coast Guard suffers thousands of attacks on its networks each month.
National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Law Enforcement Takes to Boats Around Vital Waterways There is a nationwide trend to place more law enforcement into boats. Coordination among U.S. Coast Guard personnel, state police, first responders and local cops is essential to enhancing security on the nation's waterways.
National Defense May 2004 Harold Kennedy	Defending Ports The U.S. Coast Guard has begun aggressive enforcement of the Maritime Transportation Act in an effort to increase protection of the nation's ports and waterways from terrorist attack.
National Defense April 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat The biggest challenge facing the maritime transportation industry is ensuring that legitimate cargo is not needlessly delayed as new security measures are implemented.
National Defense June 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Coast Guard Submits Revised Wish List, Fears Funding Cuts The Coast Guard has sent to Congress a revised requirements document for new equipment that seeks to take into account the U.S. government's heightened need for intelligence and information.
National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Federal Agencies Tackle Maritime Security, Ports First The U.S. government's plan to increase its awareness of activities on the world's waterways is starting close to home, as many federal agencies turn their attention to ports. Officials from the Navy and DHS said the task of securing the maritime domain is a global problem.
National Defense August 2013 Sarah Sicard	Lawmakers Question Future of Port Worker ID Card Program If implemented, new Defense Department regulations could leave contractors to foot the bill for the use of counterfeit parts.
National Defense March 2012 Magnuson & Beidel	Coast Guard May Face Capability Gap On the High Seas The Obama administration has proposed cutting $1.3 billion out of the Department of Homeland Security's overall budget. Almost one-third of that -- $382 million -- would come out of the Coast Guard's allocation.
National Defense January 2008 Grace V. Jean	Improvised Explosive Devices: Could They Threaten U.S. Ports? The U.S. Navy possesses one of the premier mine-hunting forces in the world, but it is ill-prepared to thwart terrorist attacks on U.S. ports and waterways, officials said.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2006 Rich Duprey	Dubai Port Deal Dies With Dishonor Congressional concerns kill the deal of a capable port operator, highlighting the fact that politicians are holding a double standard when it comes to Arab companies.
IDB America April 2005 Charo Quesada	A New Window Onto the Sea Globalization of markets and Argentina's entry into the MERCOSUR trade zone changed everything. A reform of Argentina's port system has succeeded in lowering costs, increasing efficiency and attracting private investment.
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.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Homeland Security Policies Overlook Essential Issues, Says Shipping Executive Security industry soothsayers have been sounding alarms about the prospect of a nuclear or biological weapon reaching U.S. shores in a shipping container.
National Defense June 2014 Dan Parsons	South China Sea Dispute Shaping Up as Coast Guard Showdown The U.S. Navy risks sparking an international incident by using warships to check China's westward advance.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Five Strategies to Avoid Port Congestion Your supply chain doesn't have to slow down just because it's peak season if you follow these tips.
National Defense March 2009 Matthew Rusling	No Silver Bullet for Thwarting Terrorists Aboard Small Boats Experts agree they will remain a weapon of choice in the maritime environment, given their low cost, ease of deployment and success record.
National Defense December 2007 Stew Magnuson	Port Worker ID Card Criticized as Wasteful and Ineffective The Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard in October began enrolling port workers in a long delayed identity card program even though the technology to read the cards may be years away.
BusinessWeek March 6, 2006 Stanley Reed	The Real Shipping News Behind the furor over the U.S. and Dubai shipping deal is a well-respected company with global reach.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008	Proxim Wireless Enhances Security at Port de La Rochelle in France Proxim provides improved port security and video surveillance, personnel and vehicle access, control of shipping traffic, and IP telephony.
National Defense February 2007 Stew Magnuson	DHS Technology Chief to Focus on Explosives Threat The Pentagon will have some help in its ongoing effort to defeat improvised explosive devices if Jay Cohen, director of science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, gets his way.
IndustryWeek January 25, 2005 Tonya Vinas	Transportation Services Respond To China Trade With the influx of goods from China soaring, transportation companies and public ports are making substantial capital investments and refocusing services.
National Defense January 2008 Grace V. Jean	Coast Guard Searches for Better Ways to Cope With Protestors Swimmers and surfers have become the Coast Guard's latest nuisance. Of particular concern are protestors who disrupt harbor operations by swimming into the path of vessels near ports.
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.
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National Defense December 2014 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard Information Technology, Sensor Needs Go Unfilled The Coast Guard is operating ships with obsolete command, control, computer and communications systems, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general said.
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.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2006 Matt Hudgins	Rising Tide of Imports Importers need new and larger spaces to handle a tidal wave of merchandise. That high demand, along with limited and often constrained supply, attracts developers and investors to the ports.
National Defense June 2007 Stew Magnuson	Port Security Around Singapore Critical to World Economy For a small nation with no natural resources or agricultural industry, maritime and port security are essential to the nation's economic well-being. And security in the straits has global implications.
National Defense April 2007 Scott C. Truver	Mines, Improvised Explosives: A Threat to Global Commerce? The United States confronts the formidable task of protecting some 95,000 miles of coastlines and thousands of miles of inland waterways, including 361 ports.
National Defense September 2014 Christina Munnell	Congress, Federal Agencies Decline to Help Coast Guard Fund New Polar Icebreaker The Coast Guard needs $1 billion to build a new polar icebreaker. Members of Congress at a recent hearing said the service wasn't going to get it. At least not from them.
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National Defense December 2015 Edward Lundquist	Fee-for-Service Model Lowers Upfront Costs Instead of buying an expensive system with many more features than needed, it may be possible simply to pay for the service and get only the data required to accomplish the mission.
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National Defense January 2010 Austin Wright	Commandant Discusses Coast Guard's Efforts to Modernize The Coast Guard's Deepwater acquisition program aims to overhaul the Coast Guard's fleet by 2027, but the project is more expensive than anticipated and may take longer to complete.
National Defense June 2006 Stew Magnuson	Gas Tankers Prompt Tight Security Escorting LNG tankers in and out of America's harbors is serious business. The Coast Guard provides security to Boston Harbor, among others, for ships carrying fuel from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean amid fear of a USS Cole-type terrorist attack.
National Defense January 2010 Austin Wright	Coast Guard Demonstrates New Sensor Technologies Coast Guard researchers have entered the final stages of a $5 million sonar project that shoots 16,000 sonar beams and instantly assembles the return soundings into a 3-D video image of the ocean floor.