Annual Report to Congress on Civil Aviation Security

By Transportation Security Administration

Book Id: WPLBN0000695519
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Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Annual Report to Congress on Civil Aviation Security
Author:	Transportation Security Administration
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Language:	English
Subject:	Economics, Transportation, Transportation--Security measures
Collections:	Transportation Security Administration Publications
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Publisher:	The Transportation Security Administration


Citation APA MLA Chicago Administration, T. S. (n.d.). Annual Report to Congress on Civil Aviation Security. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
Executive Summary: This report presents a summary of events, programs, and accomplishments in civil aviation security in 1997. The year continued the significant changes in direction and emphasis in civil aviation security in the United States that began in 1996 in the aftermath of the ValuJet Flight 592 and TWA Flight 800 tragedies. The White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security recommended several measures to improve aviation safety and security and ensure that the U.S. aviation system remains the safest and most secure aviation system in the world. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made significant progress this year in implementing many of the White House Commission?s recommendations and related legislation.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................................1 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF 1997................................................................................................1 January .......................................................................................................................................................1 February .....................................................................................................................................................1 March..........................................................................................................................................................1 April ............................................................................................................................................................2 May.............................................................................................................................................................2 June.............................................................................................................................................................2 August .........................................................................................................................................................3 October .......................................................................................................................................................3 December....................................................................................................................................................3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................5 FAA CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY MISSION........................................................................................................5 SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.................................................................6 PARTNERSHIPS.................................................................................................................................................6 Airport Consortia........................................................................................................................................6 Aviation Security Advisory Committee ........................................................................................................7 AIR CARRIER AND AIRPORT SECURITY.............................................................................................................7 Air Carrier Security....................................................................................................................................7 Principal Security Inspector (PSI)...............................................................................................................8 Airport Security ..........................................................................................................................................8 Federal Security Manager (FSM)................................................................................................................9 COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT....................................................................................................................9 Assessments and Testing.............................................................................................................................9 Enforcement..............................................................................................................................................10 Violations at the Checkpoint.....................................................................................................................11 Civil Aviation Security Airline Passenger Screening Results ....................................................... 11 AVIATION SECURITY: PEOPLE .......................................................................................................................12 Information and Access Control ................................................................................................................13 Universal Access System...........................................................................................................................13 Domestic Aviation Security Training.........................................................................................................14 AVIATION SECURITY: TECHNOLOGY .............................................................................................................15 FAA Integrated Product Team...................................................................................................................15 Bulk Explosives Detection .........................................................................................................................16 Explosives Trace Detection .......................................................................................................................16 Computer-Assisted Passenger Screening (CAPS)......................................................................................17 Aircraft and Container Hardening ............................................................................................................17 National Academy of Sciences Panel.........................................................................................................18 OTHER SAFEGUARDS.....................................................................................................................................18 K-9 Explosives Detection..........................................................................................................................18 Federal Air Marshal .................................................................................................................................19 Dangerous Goods and Cargo Security Program.......................................................................................19 Cargo Baseline Working Group ................................................................................................................21 Drug Interdiction ......................................................................................................................................21 Protecting the Infrastructure .....................................................................................................................22