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 2004-05-28 monographic deposited born digital 40 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-544 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544 P0b002ee18037874b f:d04544 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544 GAO-04-544 Airport security Airports Baggage (personal effects) Federal procurement Human resources utilization Internal controls Labor force Performance measures Personnel recruiting Policy evaluation Procurement policy Procurement practices Transportation safety Homeland security Human capital Other Written Product A10218 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), within the Department of Homeland Security, was established to secure the nation's transportation systems, beginning with commercial airports. To meet its mission, TSA has awarded over $8.5 billion in contracts since its creation in 2001. Spending on contracts accounted for 48 percent of TSA's fiscal year 2003 budget. Because of TSA's reliance on contracts to carry out its mission, its acquisition infrastructure-- including oversight, policies and processes, acquisition workforce, and information about its acquisitions--is critical. GAO was asked to review TSA's acquisition infrastructure to assess how well TSA is positioned to carry out its acquisition function. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544.pdf GAO-04-544 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-544 Other Written Product GAO-04-544; Transportation Security Administration: High-Level Attention Needed to Strengthen Acquisition Function; Airport security Airports Baggage (personal effects) Federal procurement Human resources utilization Internal controls Labor force Performance measures Personnel recruiting Policy evaluation Procurement policy Procurement practices Transportation safety Homeland security Human capital Volume 117 Page 1663 117 Stat. 1663 Public Law 107-71 Public Law 107-217 Public Law 107-296 Public Law 108-136