• MDI’s ONE technology platform has won the 2006 Frost and Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership in the security systems market.

• Dubai Ports World, whose bid for several U.S. ports was rejected earlier this year on security grounds, is the first marine terminal operator in the world to comply with the ISO/PAS 28000:2005 international security management standard.

• The American Association of Port Authorities has applauded the U.S. Senate’s passage of the Port Security Improvement Act of 2006.

• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the award of Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography System (CAARS) contracts to SAIC, AS&E and L-3, totaling an estimated US$1.35 billion.

• The Airforwarders Association has issued a public statement taking issue with widespread reports that air cargo security is substandard.

• A new market report suggests that spending on U.S. ground transportation security is starting to gain ground on aviation security spending, and could reach US$1 billion over the next three years.

• The DHS has released a report on Cyber Storm, the first national cyber security exercise in the U.S., which was conducted Feb. 6-10 this year.

• The government of Costa Rica has approved the RoadBOSS cargo security system from Bulldog Technologies for use in its customs security program.

• L-3 Communications has been awarded the contract to supply Japan’s Kansai International Airport with a baggage screening system.