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Pass Airport Security without Unpacking Your Laptop
Back in April, the TSA decided they had had enough of the holdups and complications caused by their requirement that every laptop-carrying passenger remove his or her computer to go through the airport security checkpoints. So, strangely, they did some rather progressive! They sent out a list of standards to...
Tags: Notebooks, David Goldenberg, security, Targus, laptop computer, compartment, luggage, Transportation Security Administration, airport security
Blog posts 2008-07-01
TSA to Restart Random Screening at Gates
Oh man, this one is just asking for trouble. You might remember right after 9/11 when secondary security screening was done at the gate. Well, it's baaaack. by Brett Snyder
Tags: Transportation Security Administration, 9/11 Commission, Gate, Transportation, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2008-06-20
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Federal Airline Passenger Screener Recruiting and Hiring Assisting with One of the Largest Peacetime Mobilizations in U.S. History
In the wake of the terrorists' attacks of September 11, 2001, the Transportation Security Administration was formed and charged with the mission of better securing U.S. airports. Pearson Government Solutions provided TSA a complete, end-to-end human resource management solution to successfully recruit, assess, hire, orient, and administer nearly 60,000 qualified...
Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Pearson Government Solutions, Transportation Security Administration, airport security, HRM, recruiting, hiring, Human Resources
Case studies
Understanding the TSA's New Battery Rules
Understanding the TSA's New Battery RulesSpare batteries essential - but dangerousThe minds at TSA have decided that spares are more dangerous in the cargo hold, un-disturbed, than in the hands of an ill-intended passenger. Fact is, fully charged Lithiums can produce amps of current. And with a small piece of...
Tags: Engineering, Transportation Security Administration, battery, New Battery Rules
Discussion threads 2008-01-04
Aviation Security: Federal Action Needed to Strengthen Domestic Air Cargo Security
Within the Department of Homeland Security DHS, the Transportation Security Administration TSA is responsible for ensuring the security of commercial aviation, including the transportation of cargo by air. To evaluate the status of TSA's efforts to secure domestic air cargo, this paper examines the extent to which TSA used a...
Tags: Strategy, Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, cargo, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, cargo security, risk management, transportation, security, industry
White papers 2005-10-01
Aviation Security: Flight and Cabin Crew Member Security Training Strengthened, But Better Planning and Internal Controls Needed
Training flight and cabin crew members to handle potential threats against domestic aircraft is an important element in securing our nation's aviation system. This report addresses actions TSA has taken to develop guidance and standards for flight and cabin crew member security training and to measure the effectiveness of the...
Tags: Workforce management, training and certification, Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, training, standards, aircraft, security
White papers 2005-09-01
Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Did Not Fully Disclose Uses of Personal Information During Secure Flight Program Testing in Initial Privacy Notes, But Has Recently Taken Steps to More Fully Inform the Public
This document highlights a report based on the key aspects of TSA's disclosure of its use of personal information during commercial data testing for Secure Flight as required by the Privacy Act, and TSA's actions to more fully disclose its use of personal information. It also informs that TSA has...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, data source, phone
White papers 2005-07-22
Aviation Security: Better Planning Needed to Optimize Deployment of Checked Baggage Screening Systems
Mandated to screen all checked baggage using explosive detection systems at airports, the Transportation Security Administration TSA deployed two types of screening equipment: explosives detection systems EDS, which use computer-aided tomography X-rays to recognize the characteristics of explosives, and explosives trace detection ETD systems, which use chemical analysis to detect...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, baggage, analysis, computer
White papers 2005-07-13
Transportation Security Administration: Clear Policies and Oversight Needed for Designation of Sensitive Security Information
Concerns have arisen about whether the Transportation Security Administration TSA is applying the Sensitive Security Information SSI designation consistently and appropriately. SSI is one category of "sensitive but unclassified" information--information generally restricted from public disclosure but that is not classified. The report determines TSA's SSI designation and removal procedures, TSA's...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, designation, internal control, training
White papers 2005-06-01
Aviation Security: Screener Training and Performance Measurement Strengthened, But More Work Remains
The screening of airport passengers and their checked baggage is a critical component in securing the nation's commercial aviation system. This report specifically addresses actions TSA has taken to enhance training for passenger and checked baggage screeners and screening supervisors, how TSA ensures that screener's complete required training and actions...
Tags: Workforce management, training and certification, Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, training, supervisor, performance
White papers 2005-05-01
Taser Weapons: Use of Tasers by Selected Law Enforcement Agencies
Emerging domestic and international threats have generated a growing interest in the use of less-than-lethal weapons by government and law enforcement agencies and other entities such as commercial airlines. One such weapon - the Taser - is a hand-held weapon that delivers an electric shock via two stainless steel barbs,...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, law enforcement agency, handheld, aircraft, training
White papers 2005-05-01
Aviation Security: Systematic Planning Needed to Optimize the Deployment of Checked Baggage Screening Systems
The Transportation Security Administration TSA deployed two types of screening equipment: explosives detection systems EDS, which use computer-aided tomography X-rays to recognize the characteristics of explosives, and explosives trace detection ETD systems, which use chemical analysis to detect traces of explosive material vapors or residues. This report assesses TSA's use...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, baggage, analysis, computer
White papers 2005-03-01
Aviation Security: Secure Flight Development and Testing Under Way, But Risks Should Be Managed as System Is Further Developed
Among its efforts to strengthen aviation security, the Transportation Security Administration TSA is developing a new passenger prescreening system--known as Secure Flight. As required by Congress, TSA is planning to assume, through Secure Flight, the prescreening function currently performed by the air carriers. This report assesses the status of Secure...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration
White papers 2005-03-01
Transportation Security - Systematic Planning Needed to Optimize Resources
The Transportation Security Administration TSA faces the daunting challenge of determining how to allocate its finite resources to manage risks while addressing threats and enhancing security across all transportation modes. To assist the Congress and TSA in focusing resources on the areas of greatest need, the report describes Department of...
Tags: Research & Development, Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration, transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, transportation security, R&D, risk, security
White papers 2005-02-15
Aviation Security: Measures for Testing the Impact of Using Commercial Data for the Secure Flight Program
The Transportation Security Administration TSA is developing a new passenger prescreening program, known as Secure Flight. Under the Secure Flight program, TSA plans to take over, from commercial airlines, the responsibility for comparing identifying information of domestic airline passengers against information on known or suspected terrorists. The paper reviews TSA's...
Tags: Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration
White papers 2005-02-01
Security Threat Assessments for Hazmat Drivers
This report summarizes Transportation Security Administration's security threat assessment process that affects millions of hazmat drivers and thousands of hazmat companies. Key public policy issues associated with TSA's program to check the background of hazmat drivers are analyzed. The current status of this initiative and projected timetable for implementation are...
Tags: Transportation Security Administration, security, industry
White papers 2005-01-25
Private Screening Operations Performance Evaluation Report: Transportation Security Administration
This report provides an evaluation of the performance of the five commercial airports that retained private screening personnel under Transportation Security Administration TSA oversight after the federalization of the nation's screening workforce. The study also examined the private screening program so as to understand the qualitative factors that may impact...
Tags: Performance management, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, workforce, performance
White papers 2004-04-16
Big, Fast And Easily Bungled
Virtually overnight, the Transportation Security Administration had to hire more than 55,000 workers. Its problems with mis-hires and layoffs illustrate the issues inherent in fast large-scale hires. The problem was that the organization unwittingly hired a number of people with criminal backgrounds. These mis-hires have caused an understandable ruckus among...
Tags: Crain Communications Inc., Transportation Security Administration, personnel management, layoff, hiring, worker, security
Case studies 2003-08-01

Additional Resources

TSA Announces Security Recommendations for Motor Carriers
The Transportation Security AdministrationTSA today announced a set of security recommendations for thetransportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across thenation's highways. The recommendations -- while voluntary -- will help to ensure the securetransportation of potentially dangerous materials that could cause asignificant impact if used in an act of terrorism....
Articles 2008-07-16
Smiths Detection Protects Nation's Capital with Advanced Carry-on Baggage Screening in Area's Three Major Airports
Passenger Security Checkpoints at Dulles, Reagan National and BWI Upgraded with New aTiX Systems PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announced installation of its new Advanced Threat Identification X-ray aTiX systems in all three major Washington, D.C. area airports....
Articles 2008-07-15
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