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 2004-02-12 monographic deposited born digital 41 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-440T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T P0b002ee18039cffe f:d04440t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T GAO-04-440T Agency missions Airport security Commercial aviation Education or training Explosives Hiring policies Performance measures Personnel management Personnel recruiting Research and development Strategic planning TSA Explosive Detection System TSA Explosive Trace Detection System Testimony A09271 Securing commercial aviation is a daunting task--with hundreds of airports and thousands of flights daily carrying millions of passengers and pieces of baggage. In an effort to strengthen the security of commercial aviation, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created and charged with making numerous enhancements to aviation security, including federalizing passenger and baggage screening and screening checked baggage using explosive detection systems. To assess the progress of passenger and baggage screening operations, GAO was asked to describe TSA's efforts to (1) hire and deploy passenger and baggage screeners, (2) train the screening workforce, (3) measure screener performance in detecting threat objects, and (4) leverage and deploy screening equipment and technologies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T.pdf GAO-04-440T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-440T Testimony GAO-04-440T; Aviation Security: Challenges Exist in Stabilizing and Enhancing Passenger and Baggage Screening Operations; Agency missions Airport security Commercial aviation Education or training Explosives Hiring policies Performance measures Personnel management Personnel recruiting Research and development Strategic planning TSA Explosive Detection System TSA Explosive Trace Detection System Volume 107 Page 285 107 Stat. 285 Volume 115 Page 597 115 Stat. 597 Volume 116 Page 2135 116 Stat. 2135 Volume 117 Page 1137 117 Stat. 1137 Volume 2490 Page 2566-68 2490 Stat. 2566-68 Public Law 103-62 Public Law 107-296 Public Law 108-90