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Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
We appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss aviation security, in particular airport screeners. Securing an air transportation system the size of this nation's-with hundreds of airports, thousands of aircraft, and tens of thousands of flights daily carrying millions of passengers and pieces of baggage-is a difficult task. Events over the past decade have shown that the threat of terrorism against the United States is an ever-present danger. Aviation is an attractive target for terrorists, and because the air transportation system is critical to the nation's well-being, protecting it is an important national issue. A single lapse in aviation security can result in hundreds of deaths, destruction of equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and have immeasurable negative impacts on the economy and the public's confidence in air travel. A number of measures have been put in place by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the aviation industry to provide the security needed for the aviation system; among the most important ones are the passenger screening checkpoints and the screeners who operate them. Concerns have been raised for many years by GAO and others about the effectiveness of screeners and the need to improve their performance. Two Presidential commissions-established after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 and the then-unexplained crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996-as well as numerous GAO and Department of Transportation Inspector General reports have highlighted problems with screening and the need for improvements. This situation still exists, Mr. Chairman, and as I will discuss, there are long-standing problems that affect screener performance.
Aviation Security: Slow Progress in Addressing Long-Standing Screener Performance Problems
Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
We appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss aviation security, in particular airport screeners. Securing an air transportation system the size of this nation's-with hundreds of airports, thousands of aircraft, and tens of thousands of flights daily carrying millions of passengers and pieces of baggage-is a difficult task. Events over the past decade have shown that the threat of terrorism against the United States is an ever-present danger. Aviation is an attractive target for terrorists, and because the air transportation system is critical to the nation's well-being, protecting it is an important national issue. A single lapse in aviation security can result in hundreds of deaths, destruction of equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and have immeasurable negative impacts on the economy and the public's confidence in air travel. A number of measures have been put in place by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the aviation industry to provide the security needed for the aviation system; among the most important ones are the passenger screening checkpoints and the screeners who operate them. Concerns have been raised for many years by GAO and others about the effectiveness of screeners and the need to improve their performance. Two Presidential commissions-established after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 and the then-unexplained crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996-as well as numerous GAO and Department of Transportation Inspector General reports have highlighted problems with screening and the need for improvements. This situation still exists, Mr. Chairman, and as I will discuss, there are long-standing problems that affect screener performance.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
We appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss aviation security, in particular airport screeners. Securing an air transportation system the size of this nation's-with hundreds of airports, thousands of aircraft, and tens of thousands of flights daily carrying millions of passengers and pieces of baggage-is a difficult task. Events over the past decade have shown that the threat of terrorism against the United States is an ever-present danger. Aviation is an attractive target for terrorists, and because the air transportation system is critical to the nation's well-being, protecting it is an important national issue. A single lapse in aviation security can result in hundreds of deaths, destruction of equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and have immeasurable negative impacts on the economy and the public's confidence in air travel. A number of measures have been put in place by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the aviation industry to provide the security needed for the aviation system; among the most important ones are the passenger screening checkpoints and the screeners who operate them. Concerns have been raised for many years by GAO and others about the effectiveness of screeners and the need to improve their performance. Two Presidential commissions-established after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 and the then-unexplained crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996-as well as numerous GAO and Department of Transportation Inspector General reports have highlighted problems with screening and the need for improvements. This situation still exists, Mr. Chairman, and as I will discuss, there are long-standing problems that affect screener performance.
Airport Security
Author: Gerald Lee Dillingham
Publisher:
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Category : Airports
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airports
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Aviation Security
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
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Category : Airline passenger security screening
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airline passenger security screening
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Aviation security : longstanding problems impair airport screeners' performance : report to congressional requesters
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428970290
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428970290
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Aviation Security and Transition
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Homeland security challenges and strategies in addressing shortandlongterm national needs /
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428947930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428947930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Major Management Challenges and Program Risks
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428942246
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428942246
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Aviation Security
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airline passenger security screening
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Airline passenger security screening
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Aviation Security
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289105570
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Publisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289105570
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Aviation Security
Author: Jennifer Zellan
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590338704
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, there has been a plethora of legislation and acts resulting in security screening of airline passengers and their baggage to the deployment of newer and more updated security technologies, aimed at closing this alarming gap in security. This new book examines additional proposals and actions not only from Congress, but the FAA as well. Contents: Preface; Aviation Security Technologies and Procedures: Screening Passengers and Baggage; Selected Aviation Security Legislation in the Aftermath of the September 11 Attack; Vulnerabilities in, and Alternatives for, Pre-board Screening Security Operations; Terrorist Acts Demonstrate Urgent need to Improve Security at the Nations' Airports Operations; Weaknesses in Airport Security and Options for Assigning Screening Responsibilities; Vulnerabilities and Potential Improvements for the Air Cargo System; Transportation Security Administration Faces Immediate and Long-Term Challenges; Registered Traveller Program Policy and Implementation Issues; Index.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590338704
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, there has been a plethora of legislation and acts resulting in security screening of airline passengers and their baggage to the deployment of newer and more updated security technologies, aimed at closing this alarming gap in security. This new book examines additional proposals and actions not only from Congress, but the FAA as well. Contents: Preface; Aviation Security Technologies and Procedures: Screening Passengers and Baggage; Selected Aviation Security Legislation in the Aftermath of the September 11 Attack; Vulnerabilities in, and Alternatives for, Pre-board Screening Security Operations; Terrorist Acts Demonstrate Urgent need to Improve Security at the Nations' Airports Operations; Weaknesses in Airport Security and Options for Assigning Screening Responsibilities; Vulnerabilities and Potential Improvements for the Air Cargo System; Transportation Security Administration Faces Immediate and Long-Term Challenges; Registered Traveller Program Policy and Implementation Issues; Index.