INFORMATION

Site Map - Airport Security

Airports and the Inside Job

- The current methods of screening airport employees may fail to weed out terrorists. But what are the alternatives?

General Aviation Risks

- Find out what’s being done to address security risks that pertain to noncommercial flights, such as corporate jets and crop dusters.

Behaving Like a Terrorist

- The procedure involves asking passengers questions—such as the purpose for their visit, their mother’s maiden name, and birthplace—with the objective of detecting inconsistencies that may be a sign that the passenger isn’t who or what he or she claims to be.

Aviation security.

- A bill (H.R. 4439) introduced by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) would overhaul the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to increase aviation security.

Bio/Chem Threats

- This report examines the bio/chem threat to airports and makes recommendations on how to assess and counter the threat.

Bio/Chem Risk in Airports

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Report : TSA Lax on Cargo Security

- A report by the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Inspector General contends that the agency's policies are making it easier to place explosives or other dangerous items in cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft.

Aircraft Threatened

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Behavior Detection Officers Scan for Threats

- TSA to deploy 500 by end of 2008

Airport Security

- The bill (H.R. 1413), introduced by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), would establish an airport security pilot program has been approved by the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.

Quick Bytes - Confiscated Laptops

- When you arrive at or leave from a U.S. airport, Customs officials can search and seize your laptop and any electronic media you have.