United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-09-09 monographic deposited born digital 50 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-1150T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T P0b002ee180395ceb f:d031150t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T GAO-03-1150T Air transportation operations Airport security Baggage (personal effects) Commercial aviation Counterterrorism Facility security Internal controls Strategic planning Transportation safety Testimony A08395 In the 2 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the security of our nation's civil aviation system has assumed renewed urgency, and efforts to strengthen aviation security have received a great deal of congressional attention. On November 19, 2001, the Congress enacted the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), which created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) within the Department of Transportation (DOT) and defined its primary responsibility as ensuring security in aviation as well as in other modes of transportation. The Homeland Security Act, passed on November 25, 2002, transferred TSA to the new Department of Homeland Security, which assumed overall responsibility for aviation security. GAO was asked to describe the progress that has been made since September 11 to strengthen aviation security, the potential vulnerabilities that remain, and the longer-term management and organizational challenges to sustaining enhanced aviation security. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T.pdf GAO-03-1150T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1150T Testimony GAO-03-1150T; Aviation Security: Progress Since September 11, 2001, and the Challenges Ahead; Air transportation operations Airport security Baggage (personal effects) Commercial aviation Counterterrorism Facility security Internal controls Strategic planning Transportation safety Public Law 107-42