Download or read book Aviation security efforts to measure effectiveness and strengthen security programs written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TSA has implemented numerous initiatives designed to enhance aviation security, but has collected limited information on the effectiveness of these initiatives in protecting commercial aircraft. Our recent work on passenger screening found that little testing or other data exist that measures the performance of screeners in detecting threat objects. However, TSA is taking steps to collection data on the effectiveness of its security initiatives, including developing a 5-year performance plan detailing numerous performance measures, as well a implementing several efforts to collect performance data on the effectiveness of passenger screening-such as fielding the Threat Image Projection System and increasing screener testing.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviation Security: Efforts to Measure Effectiveness and Strengthen Security Programs

Download or read book Aviation Security written by U. S. Government Accountability Office ( and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The screening of airport passengers & their checked baggage is a critical component in securing our nation's commercial aviation system. This report incorporates results from a survey of 155 Federal Security Directors -- the ranking Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) authority responsible for the leadership & coordination of TSA security activities at the nation's commercial airports. This report addresses: (1) actions TSA has taken to enhance training for passenger & checked baggage screeners & screening supervisors, (2) how TSA ensures that screeners complete required training, & (3) actions TSA has taken to measure & enhance screener performance in detecting threat objects. Charts & tables.

Download or read book Aviation Security Transportation Security Admin Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs But Work Remains written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) funding for aviation security has totaled about $26 billion since FY 2004. This testimony focuses on TSA¿s efforts to secure the commercial aviation system through passenger screening, air cargo, and watch-list matching programs, and challenges remaining in these areas. This testimony also addresses TSA¿s progress in developing the Secure Flight program, based on work conducted from Aug. 2007 to Jan. 2008. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by Stephen M. Lord and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incidents of airport workers using access privileges to smuggle weapons through secured airport areas and onto planes have heightened concerns regarding commercial airport security. The Transportation Security Admin. (TSA), along with airports, is responsible for security at TSA-regulated airports. To guide risk assessment and protection of critical infrastructure, including airports, the Nat. Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was developed. This report examined the extent to which, for airport perimeters and access controls, TSA: (1) assessed risk consistent with the NIPP; (2) implemented protective programs, and evaluated its worker screening pilots; and (3) established a strategy to guide decision making. Includes recommend. Illus.

Download or read book Transportation Security Efforts to Strengthen Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Continue to Progress But More Work Remains written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Transport. Security Admin¿s. (TSA) mission is to protect the nation¿s transport. network. Since its inception in 2001, TSA has developed and implemented a variety of programs and procedures to secure commercial aviation and surface modes of transport. Other DHS components, fed. agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector also play a role in transport. security. Previous reports have examined: (1) the progress TSA and other DHS components have made in securing the nation¿s aviation and surface transport. systems, and the challenges that remain; and (2) crosscutting issues that have impeded TSA¿s efforts in strengthening security. This testimony concerns the security of the nation¿s aviation and surface transport. systems.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Transportation Security Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Programs But More Work Remains written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception, the Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) has focused much of its efforts on aviation security, and has developed and implemented a variety of programs and procedures to secure commercial aviation. More recently, TSA has taken actions to secure the nation's surface transportation modes. TSA funding for aviation security has totaled about $26 billion since FY 2004, and for surface transportation security activities, about $175 million since FY 2005. This testimony focuses on TSA¿s efforts to secure the commercial aviation system -- through passenger screening, air cargo, and watch-list matching programs -- and the nation's surface transportation modes. It also addresses challenges remaining in these areas. Ill.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by Stephen M. Lord and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To enhance aviation security, the Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) began initial testing in Oct. 2003 of its Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. Behavior Detection Officers carry out SPOT's mission to identify persons who pose a risk to aviation security by focusing on behavioral and appearance indicators. This report reviewed the SPOT program and analyzed: (1) the extent to which TSA validated the SPOT program before deployment; (2) implementation challenges; and (3) the extent to which TSA measures SPOT's effect on aviation security. The report analyzed TSA documents; interviewed agency personnel and subject matter experts; and visited 15 SPOT airports. Charts and tables.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes two reports. In an effort to strengthen aviation security, a new passenger prescreening system known as Secure Flight (SF) is being developed by the TSA. (1) Measures for Testing the Impact of Using Commercial Data for the SF Program: review & analysis of TSA's draft statement of work for commercial data concept testing. Assesses the measures against performance measurement criteria developed based on best practices. (2) Secure Flight Development & Testing Under Way, but Risks Should Be Managed: Assesses the status of SF's development & implementation, factors that could influence its effectiveness, processes used to manage the SF program, & efforts to minimize the impacts on passengers & protect passenger rights. Illus.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004, an estimated 23 billion pounds of air cargo (AC) was transported within the U.S., about a quarter of which was transported on passenger aircraft. Within the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) is responsible for ensuring the security of commercial aviation, incl. AC. To evaluate the status of TSA's efforts to secure domestic AC, this report examined: (1) the extent to which TSA used a risk management approach to guide decisions on securing AC; (2) the actions TSA has taken to ensure the security of AC & the factors that may limit their effectiveness; & (3) TSA's plans for enhancing AC security & the challenges that TSA & industry stakeholders face in implementing these plans. Illustrations.

Download or read book Transportation Security written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) uses undercover, or covert, testing to approximate techniques that terrorists may use to identify vulnerabilities in and measure the performance of airport security systems. During these tests, undercover inspectors attempt to pass threat objects through passenger and baggage screening systems, and access secure airport areas. This report examined: TSA¿s strategy for conducting covert testing of the transportation system and the extent to which the agency has designed and implemented its covert tests to achieve identified goals; and the results of TSA¿s national aviation covert tests conducted from 9/02 to 9/07, and the extent to which TSA uses the results of these tests to mitigate security vulnerabilities.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by Cathleen A. Berrick (au) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fusion of Security System Data to Improve Airport Security written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-12-14 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The security of the U.S. commercial aviation system has been a growing concern since the 1970's when the hijacking of aircraft became a serious problem. Over that period, federal aviation officials have been searching for more effective ways for non-invasive screening of passengers, luggage, and cargo to detect concealed explosives and weapons. To assist in this effort, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) asked the NRC for a study of emerging screening technologies. This book - the fourth of four - focuses on data fusion as a means to significantly improve the ability of the existing suite of airport detection systems and access control systems to detect and prevent attacks. The book presents a discussion of the data fusion, an analysis of current data fusion efforts, and an assessment of data fusion opportunities for various airport security activities.

Download or read book Aviation security written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To enhance aviation security, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began initial testing in October 2003 of its Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. Behavior Detection Officers (BDO) carry out SPOT's mission to identify persons who pose a risk to aviation security by focusing on behavioral and appearance indicators. GAO was asked to review the SPOT program. GAO analyzed (1) the extent to which TSA validated the SPOT program before deployment, (2) implementation challenges, and (3) the extent to which TSA measures SPOT's effect on aviation security. GAO analyzed TSA documents, such as strategic plans and operating procedures; interviewed agency personnel and subject matter experts; and visited 15 SPOT airports, among other things. Although the results from these visits are not generalizable, they provided insights into SPOT operations."--Highlights.

Download or read book Aviation Security written by Cathleen A. Berrick and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air carriers remain a front-line defense against acts of terrorism that target the nation¿s civil aviation system. A key responsibility of air carriers is to check passengers¿ names against terrorist watch-list records to identify persons who should be prevented from boarding (the No Fly List) or who should undergo additional security scrutiny (the Selectee List). Eventually, the Transport. Security Admin. (TSA) is to assume this responsibility through its Secure Flight program. However, due to program delays, air carriers retain this role. This report examined: (1) the watch-list-matching requirements air carriers must follow that have been established by TSA; and (2) the extent to which TSA has assessed air carriers¿ compliance with these requirements. Illus.