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Air Travel Security Overhaul Short on Time, Money
Six months ago, Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, a sweeping effort to tighten security in America's air-traffic system. The legislation created the Transportation Security Administration which, by year's end, hopes to have federal screeners in place at all US airports, as well as equipment to screen all luggage for explosives. But as the new agency seeks $ 4.4 billion in supplemental funding, some in Congress are already balking at the cost of "high security." Is it all working? Can the new agency meet the deadlines for even tougher measures? We hear from a victim of airline terrorism, airline security consultants, the former president of El Al Airlines, and a former staff director for the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security. Guest hosted by David Dow, retired CBS News Correspondent. Newsmaker: Russia Joins NATO as Junior Partner After 50 years of glaring at each other across the Cold War battlefield, NATO and Russia have become partners. The new union gives Moscow an equal voice with NATO members on some, but not all issues. Bill Drozdiak, Executive Director of the Trans-Atlantic Center, a think tank for NATO and European Union issues, looks at the significance of today-s development and reaction from Russia and NATO members. Reporter's Notebook: Pressure Mounts to Overhaul FBI As America continues probing the events leading to last September-s terror, the FBI is coming under increasing scrutiny for failing to make maximum use of existing intelligence. Some are calling for expanded FBI powers to root out potential terrorism. But are Americans ready for that? Abraham McLaughlin, staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor, reports on the difficulty in balancing civil liberties and increased security.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readSix months ago, Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, a sweeping effort to tighten security in America's air-traffic system. The legislation created the Transportation Security Administration which, by year's end, hopes to have federal screeners in place at all US airports, as well as equipment to screen all luggage for explosives. But as the new agency seeks $ 4.4 billion in supplemental funding, some in Congress are already balking at the cost of "high security." Is it all working? Can the new agency meet the deadlines for even tougher measures? We hear from a victim of airline terrorism, airline security consultants, the former president of El Al Airlines, and a former staff director for the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security. Guest hosted by David Dow, retired CBS News Correspondent.
Russia Joins NATO as Junior Partner
After 50 years of glaring at each other across the Cold War battlefield, NATO and Russia have become partners. The new union gives Moscow an equal voice with NATO members on some, but not all issues. Bill Drozdiak, Executive Director of the Trans-Atlantic Center, a think tank for NATO and European Union issues, looks at the significance of today-s development and reaction from Russia and NATO members.
Russia Joins NATO as Junior Partner
After 50 years of glaring at each other across the Cold War battlefield, NATO and Russia have become partners. The new union gives Moscow an equal voice with NATO members on some, but not all issues. Bill Drozdiak, Executive Director of the Trans-Atlantic Center, a think tank for NATO and European Union issues, looks at the significance of today-s development and reaction from Russia and NATO members.
Pressure Mounts to Overhaul FBI
As America continues probing the events leading to last September-s terror, the FBI is coming under increasing scrutiny for failing to make maximum use of existing intelligence. Some are calling for expanded FBI powers to root out potential terrorism. But are Americans ready for that? Abraham McLaughlin, staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor, reports on the difficulty in balancing civil liberties and increased security.
Transportation Security Administration
Aviation Consumer Action Project
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Federal Aviation Administration