By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday appeared to back off further from a congressional mandate that 100 percent of sea-going cargo bound for the United States first be electronically scanned for potential threats before departing from an overseas port. Last year, Napolitano and other Department of Homeland Security officials told Congress that meeting the 2012 deadline set forth in the 2007 9/11 Commission Implementation Act would unlikely be met (Defense Daily, April 2, Feb. 26, 2009). At…
Napolitano Suggests Maritime Cargo Screening Mandate Be Revisited
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