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 2004-11-19 monographic deposited born digital 25 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-126 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126 P0b002ee180371f36 f:d05126 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126 GAO-05-126 Airport security Airports Baggage (personal effects) Commercial aviation Contractors Performance measures Program management Terrorism Counterterrorism Contract performance Inspection National preparedness Policies and procedures TSA Screening Partnership Program Other Written Product A13713 Beginning on November 19, 2004, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is required by law to begin allowing commercial airports to apply to use private contractors to screen passengers and checked baggage. A federal workforce has performed this work since November 2002, in response to a congressional mandate that the federal government take over screening services after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. A 2-year pilot program at five airports testing the effectiveness of private sector screening in a post-September 11 environment concluded on November 18, 2004. This report contains GAO's preliminary observations related to TSA's progress in developing a private-sector screening program that allows airports to apply to opt out of using federal screeners. GAO assessed: (1) the status of TSA's efforts to develop policies and procedures for the opt-out program, including operational plans and guidelines for selecting airports and contractors that may participate; (2) guidance about the opt-out program that TSA has provided to airport operators and other stakeholders, or plans to develop, and how the information is communicated; and (3) TSA's efforts to develop performance measures for evaluating the opt-out program and contractor performance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126.pdf GAO-05-126 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-126 Other Written Product GAO-05-126; Aviation Security: Preliminary Observations on TSA's Progress to Allow Airports to Use Private Passenger and Baggage Screening Services; Airport security Airports Baggage (personal effects) Commercial aviation Contractors Performance measures Program management Terrorism Counterterrorism Contract performance Inspection National preparedness Policies and procedures TSA Screening Partnership Program Public Law 107-71 Public Law 107-296 Public Law 108-90