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Homeland Security

DHS, WCO In Partnership To Bolster Global Supply Chain Security

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Friday, January 7th, 2011

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By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday said that DHS and the World Customs Organization (WCO) are partnering to strengthen the security of the global supply chain in three main areas. The three areas highlighted for improved international cooperation with other countries and groups include preventing terrorist attacks through the use of the supply chain to transport potentially dangerous materials, identifying and protecting the most critical elements of the supply chain, such as transportation hubs, and strengthening its…

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