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Homeland Security

ICAO Expected To Meet In September On New Aviation Security Consensus

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Friday, April 16th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker After nearly a year of consensus building around the globe on new aviation security standards and practices led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the agency's general assembly will convene in September to conclude the effort, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday. The international aviation security system has been a focus for Napolitano following the failed Christmas day bombing attempt aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit.…

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