by Andrew Zajac
When he last made an appearance on this site a couple of days ago, former FEMA director Michael D. Brown was billed as an expert in data mining.
Turns out there’s more.
Brown, the one-time Arabian horse show judge-turned-disaster preparedness guru, also is an expert in airline passenger screening, according to this squib from a PR shop:
Michael Brown, shown here testifying before Congress after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, has a resume running from Arabian horses to natural disasters, and now data minining to screening of airline passengers. As government leaders warn of imminent terror attacks, the House Homeland Security Committee wants to reduce airport security by instating a Registered Traveler Program.
Just like Disney World, people can now buy a pass that allows them to cut to the front of airport security lines for a measly $99. These line cutting systems barely work for Disney, so what makes the HHSC think it will work in our national airports?
As US government agencies take security cues from an imaginary land, there is a technology available that is capable of actually protecting our national security. Instead of wasting tax payers’ money on childish schemes, the government should be using InferX, the most advanced technology and screening process that:
Gathers data through a trusted network, analyzes the data, and determines potential and actual risks in near-real time.
Generates risk scores based on traveler data.
Provides a legal, non-intrusive surveillance solution that is necessary for homeland security.
Supplies in-depth, real-time analyses of all passengers and cargo, enabling officials to take action immediately and stop threats before they happen.
So why would government agencies even consider putting their dollars into a Mickey Mouse program when a solid and effective technology to screen passengers thoroughly already exists?
Michael D. Brown, part of InferX’s advisor board, former Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the former first under the Secretary of Homeland Security, is available to speak to this issue. Please let me know if you are interested in speaking with Mr. Brown regarding passenger screening and InferX’s advanced technology.
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We note that Brown is billed as “the former first under the Secretary of Homeland Security.”
No doubt this was an awkward position (stance? pose? punishment?), but certainly not as
uncomfortable as under the bus, which is where Brown found himself after the full scale of the the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe and the federal government’s inept response to it came into focus.
