Aviation security : preliminary observations on TSA's progress and challenges in meeting the statutory mandate for screening air cargo on passenger aircraft.

669062305PDFPresentationshttp://ntl.bts.gov/lib/32000/32100/32179/d09422t.pdfGAO-09-422TFreight serviceAir cargoSecurityFreight securityPassenger securityNational securityAircraftCargo aircraftUnited StatesUnited States. Government Accountability OfficeLord, Stephen M.United States. Government Accountability OfficeNTL-AVIATION-Airports and FacilitiesNTL-AVIATION-Aviation Safety/AirworthinessNTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and PolicyNTL-AVIATION-Aviation Laws and RegulationsNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Aviation Safety/AirworthinessUS Transportation CollectionThe ImplementingRecommendations of the 9/11Commission Act of 2007 mandatesthe Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS) to establish asystem to physically screen 50percent of cargo transported onpassenger aircraft by February2009 and 100 percent of such cargoby August 2010. This testimonyprovides preliminary observationson the Transportation SecurityAdministration\u2019s (TSA) progress inmeeting the mandate to screencargo on passenger aircraft and thechallenges TSA and industrystakeholders may face in screeningsuch cargo. GAO\u2019s testimony isbased on products issued fromOctober 2005 through August 2008,and its ongoing review of air cargosecurity. GAO reviewed TSA\u2019s aircargo security programs,interviewed program officials andindustry representatives, andvisited two large U.S. airports