Jeff has been involved in aerospace journalism since the mid 1990s. Prior to joining Aviation Week, Jeff served as managing editor of Launchspace magazine and the International Space Industry Report. He has been the editor and chief of Aviation Week's Aerospace Daily & Defense Report since 2007 and has been a regular contributor to Aviation Week magazine. He received his B.A. from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
Multiple bills aimed at countering the threat of bioterrorism will be debated in the Senate in coming weeks, as Congress moves to improve the government's ability to deal with a potential large-scale biological attack. Last week, Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) asked the Administration and the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide an additional $1.4 billion to deal with the consequences of a possible bioterrorist attack.
In the heightened security environment at the nation's airports, greater attention is now being given to biometrics - the measurement and analysis of biological features - as a means of enhancing security and verifying passenger identity. Biometric identify verification techniques include measuring and analyzing a person's fingerprints, facial features, voice, or the pattern of their iris.
Local governments - always the first on the scene in an emergency - must be better prepared to respond to domestic terrorist attacks, a panel of government officials, scientists and medical personnel agreed at an Oct. 5 congressional hearing.
