Practice Areas

Aviation:

• October 2008 | NBTATV.org, ESTA
• October 17, 2008 | Program Lets Pre-screened Air Travelers Speed Through Customs, GlobalAtlanta.com
• October 7, 2008 | Government to Take over Screening from Airlines, The Kiplinger Letter
• September 26, 2008 | Closing of the American Border, Security DeBrief
• August 21, 2008 | Few make use of customs pilot plan, USA Today
• May 13, 2008 | Hoteliers armed with knowledge, Hotel and Motel Management
• May 13, 2008 | Global Entry - Risk Management Alive and Well At CBP, Security Debrief
• April 23, 2008 | Analysis: New DHS airline fingerprint plan, UPI
• April 22, 2008 | Pointing fingers over fingerprinting, Politico
• August 21, 2008 | Few make use of customs pilot plan, USA Today
• August 21, 2008 | U.S. Expands Expedited Intl. Airport Entry, The Transnational
• April 21, 2008 | TSA Is Looking Good, Security DeBrief blog
• April 15, 2008 | Moving Beyond the First Five Years: How the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will Continue to Enhance Security for All Modes of Transportation”, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection
• April 9, 2008 | Los Angles Business Trade Association, Business Travel: The Government Perspective
• March 24, 2008 | Airlines, Homeland Security Tangle Over Fingerprint Rule
• March 15, 2008 | Air traffic system overhaul stuck in holding pattern, Cox News Service
• March 11, 2008 | The Skies Are Opening Up, Meeting News
• March 6, 2008 | Registered Traveler Program Finally Hitting Its Stride, Kiplinger Letter
• February 25, 2008 | NBTA Raises Lobbying Spending, Hires D.C. Firm
• February 25, 2008 | 3rd Latin American Corporate Travel and Technology Exchange
• February 21, 2008 | NBTA The Masters Program
• February 20, 2008 | Puget Sound Business Travel Association
• February 8, 2008 | NJ Senators Hold Up Sturgell's FAA Nomination, Business Travel News
• January 31, 2008 | Feds score lower in use of travel IT, Government Computer News
• January 29, 2008 | When Your Name Is Mud at the Airport, System to Help Innocent Fliers Get Off Terrorist Watch Lists Hasn't Lived Up to Promise, Wall Street Journal
• January 21, 2008 | 2nd NBTA Mexico Corporate Travel Conference
• January 14, 2008 | TIA, NBTA Urge CBP to Start Intl RT Effort, Aviation Week
• January 3, 2008 | Registration to ease international travel, Federal Computer Week
• November 15, 2007 | Government Executive, Staying on Track
• November 5, 2007 | Congress Daily PM, Biz Groups Say U.S. Effort Lags On Foreign Air Travelers (subscription required)
• October 12, 2007 | NYCBTA Education Day
• October 8, 2007 | Government Computer News, A surfeit of RFPs?
• October 4, 2007 | TRX Client Forum
• September 28, 2007 | UK Corporate Travel Think Tank
• September 28, 2007 | GovExec.com, DHS traveler screening system under fire from privacy advocates
• July 6, 2007 | Privacy Concerns Surround PNR Deal, Business Travel News
• July 5, 2007 | U.S. Seeks to Tighten Int'l Air Security While Promoting Inbound Travel
• June 27, 2007 | NBTA lauds EU-U.S. deal on passenger data
• June 11, 2007 | Analysis: Voinovich urges visa waivers, United Press International
• June 11, 2007 | Breach Shows Borders Still Vulnerable: Inspectors' Workload Is Cited as Factor, The Washington Post
• June 7, 2007 | Visa Waiver Reform: Time for Action, Heritage Foundation
• May 10, 2007 | Friend or Foe: Travel in the Age of Terror, Silicon Valley Business Travel Association
• May 9, 2007 | DHS Entry-Exit Plan Alienates Airlines Over Fingerscans, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• April 13, 2007 | Homeland security panel demands plan for visitor tracking project, National Journal’s Technology Daily
• April 13, 2007 | Travel and Tourism, NBTA secures services of government relations firm
• December 19, 2006 | CQ, Homeland Security, DHS Official Rebukes Notion That Privacy Concerns Outweigh Benefits of Screening (subscription required)
• December 18, 2006 | CQ Weekly, Tourism Group Pushing for Security with a Smile (subscription required)
• December 15, 2006 | CQ, Homeland Security, Funding for Exit portion of US-VISIT May Be Tied to Immigration Overhaul (subscription required)
• December 8, 2006 | GovExec, Chertoff: Traveler screening program wasn't a secret
• August 12, 2006 | Baltimore Sun, Federal officials re-evaluating airport security
• June 1, 2006 | Financial Times, Hopes grow for deal on airline passenger data
• May 3, 2006 | GovExec.com, Comment on TSA frequent flier program spurs industry alarm
• January 3, 2006 | Boston Globe, European visitors drawing U.S. scrutiny
• June 9, 2005 | The Promise of Registered Traveler, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cyber-security
• April 8, 2005 | Washington Post, Air Security Agency Faces Reduced Role
• July 21, 2004 | Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Registered Traveler Program
• June 28, 2004 | Information Week, Business Technology: Privacy Isn't The Only Thing That's Important
• June 23, 2004 | Travel, Tourism, and Homeland Security: Improving Both without Sacrificing Either, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
• June 7, 2004 | U.S. News and World Report, An E-ZPass for airports?
• May 28, 2004 | Associated Press, Europe And United States Agree To Share Airline Passenger Info
• May 19, 2004 | The Use of Biometrics to Improve Aviation Security, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation
• December 17, 2003 | New York Times, U.S. and Europeans agree on sharing of airline passenger data