ASSIST - Associated Security Services and Investigators of the State of Texas

3300 Bee Caves Road � Suite 650-119 � Austin, TX 78746 � Phone (832) 274-1079

Fallen Officers
Fund

Goal $20,000

Currently $3,143.50

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Dave Scepanski

Exec. Vice President
Bob Burt

Vice President
Dave Parker

Past President
Walt Roberts

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Susan Griswold

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Jaime Ochoa

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Kathy McReynolds

Dallas Chapter President
Robert Kenney

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Ben Bradford

Houston Chapter President
Ruben Amaya

Rio Grande Valley Chapter President
Dan Flores

South Texas Alamo Area Chapter President
Kathy Powers

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Kevin Galloway

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Officials Unsatisfied with Airport Security

Problems involving baggage screening machines and security checks for foreign travelers persist at airports, government watchdogs said Thursday. Transportation Department Inspector General Kenneth Mead said some of the large machines many airports use to screen checked baggage for explosives give off too many false readings. He�s investigating to make sure the machines are functioning properly.

Meantime, an audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glen A. Fine criticized the Immigration and Naturalization Service for failing to correct significant security deficiencies at airports. The report, released Thursday, found airports remain vulnerable to illegal entries by foreign travelers, smuggling of aliens, drugs and other illegal substances, and escapes by people detained for questioning.

Fine said the INS has largely failed to implement recommendations aimed at fixing problems first identified in a 1999 audit. These include badly located or inoperable surveillance cameras, inability to videotape interviews with detainees, alarms that don�t work and other security features never installed.

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