Tabla de Contenidos:
  • AIRPORT AND AVIATION SECURITY ; AIRPORT AND AVIATION SECURITY ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; AIRPORT PASSENGER SCREENING: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS ; SUMMARY ; POLICY ISSUES FOR AIRPORT PASSENGER SCREENING ; Airline Passenger Traffic Growth ; Screening Efficiency and Passenger Wait Times ; Space Constraints at Airports ; Improving Explosives Detection at Passenger Checkpoints ; Strategic Planning for Addressing Technology and Human Factors Needs ; Projected Costs and Funding Issues ; CHECKPOINT SCREENING HUMAN PERFORMANCE.
  • POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF RESPECTING PRIVACY ON SCREENING PERFORMANCE COVERT TESTING ; THREAT IMAGE PROJECTION ; X-RAY IMAGERY AND CARRY-ON BAGGAGE SCREENING PERFORMANCE ; PASSENGER CHECKPOINT EFFICIENCY ; Passenger Wait Times ; The Link between Checkpoint Efficiency, Airport Terminal Design and Vulnerability Reduction ; Queuing Practices and Procedures ; The Tailored Self-Select Screening Lane Initiative ; The Registered Traveler Program ; Options for Further Streamlining Passenger Checkpoint Procedures ; Checkpoint Procedures for Liquids ; Passenger Education and Informational Materials.
  • CHECKPOINT EVOLUTION AND RELATED INITIATIVES NEXT GENERATION CHECKPOINT TECHNOLOGIES ; Explosives Trace Detection Technologies ; Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) Machines ; Bottle and Liquid Explosives Scanners ; Walkthrough Explosives Trace Detection Portals ; Whole Body Imaging Technologies ; X-Ray Backscatter Imaging Systems ; Millimeter Wave Imaging Systems ; Advanced Technology X-Ray Equipment ; Other Candidate Technologies and Applications for Aviation Security Screening ; SCREENING AIRPORT WORKERS ; SCREENING AND VETTING OF AIRLINE CREWS ; End Notes.
  • DHS AND TSA HAVE RESEARCHED, DEVELOPED, AND BEGUN DEPLOYING PASSENGER CHECKPOINT SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES, BUT CONTINUE TO FACE CHALLENGES WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; RESULTS IN BRIEF ; BACKGROUND ; Passenger Checkpoint Screening Process ; Roles and Responsibilities for the RDT & E, Procurement, and Deployment of Checkpoint Screening Technologies ; DHS and TSA's Processes for the RDT & E, Procurement, and Deployment of Checkpoint Screening Technologies.
  • RDT & E, Procurement, and Deployment Funding for Checkpoint Screening Technologies Applying a Risk Management Approach to Checkpoint Technology Investments ; TSA HAS TAKEN ACTIONS TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS IN PASSENGER CHECKPOINT SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES, BUT LACKS A RISK-BASED STRATEGY ; TSA Completed a Strategic Plan for the PSP that Identifies Goals and Objectives ; TSA Has Not Conducted a Risk Assessment to Inform Its PSP Strategy, but Is Finalizing an Assessment and Developing Information That May Help Guide PSP Efforts.