February 03, 2008 — National and international media continue to discuss the work of Assistant Professor Fernando Ordonez and his team creating randomization software make vehicle checkpoints at airports unpredictable for observers. Ordonez and his team collaborated with USC's  Department of Homeland Security-funded Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events on the project.

• Jackson, W. (February 04, 2008) "LAX Goes Reliably Random,"Computer Government News
• Murr, Andrew (October 13, 2007) "Random Checks," Newsweek
• Associated Press (September 29, 2007) "Los Angeles International Airport Uses Randomization Software to Prevent Terrorist Attack," International Herald Tribune
• Murr, Andrew (September 28, 2007) "The Element of Surprise," Newsweek Web