According to the recent GAO report, TSA’s policies prohibit screeners from picking passengers for additional screening based on factors such as race, ethnicity, or religion. Instead, while [...]
At the beginning of October, following three years of short-term extensions (the last full FAA reauthorization expired on September 30, 2015), the FAA was finally granted long-term funding. The [...]
The commercial aviation sector is growing, with passenger volume expected to double by as early as 2031. As more and more people take to the air, the importance of aviation security and the [...]
TSA has announced it plans to have 40 CT units in operation by the end of 2018. By the end of 2019, the aim is to have 145 operational CT scanners at TSA checkpoints. Why is this an important [...]
In the aviation security industry, the potential threats of powdered substances have been a concern for policy makers for some time now. Back in September 2009, the Transportation Security [...]
What is Real ID? The individual states that make up the United States are now required to up the ante on identity documents to meet new “Real ID” standards. In the making for 12 years, the [...]
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report focused on the Revised Behavioral Indicators used by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in its [...]
As biometric technology expands, travelers may expect an additional camera awaiting them at select American airports. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – Exit Checks The U.S. [...]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently published a new Outcome-Focused Compliance (OFC) brochure. This is a big deal. It shows that TSA is moving towards a more modern and [...]
Originally posted on the Seeing Clearly blog 30/06/17 As anticipated, on Wednesday the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued [...]
Originally posted on the Seeing Clearly blog 15/06/17 (Written on a laptop on a flight from Paris to Denver.) The US government has hinted at the expansion of a current laptop ban, which [...]
TSA has recently launched a new US nationwide framework for dealing with Public Area Security to mitigate the risk of landside attacks, like those we have seen in recent years. We have combed [...]
