United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-03-01 monographic deposited born digital 32 p. GA 1.13:RCED-95-25 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25 P0b002ee180397cd3 f:rc95025 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25 RCED-95-25 Airports Commercial aviation Airline industry Transportation safety Air transportation operations Aircraft accidents Cost effectiveness analysis Facility security Systems evaluation FAA Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System FAA Airport Improvement Program Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) access control systems, focusing on the: (1) cost of FAA access control systems; and (2) actions FAA could take to ensure that access control systems are cost-effective in the future.<p/>GAO found that: (1) FAA greatly underestimated the costs of its access control systems, due to the installation of more expensive equipment; (2) in many airports, FAA approved the installation of equipment in areas that did not need to be secured; (3) 21 major airports had to replace or significantly modify access control systems that did not meet FAA requirements; (4) FAA officials have been unable to ensure that Airport Improvement funds have been used only for those system components necessary to meet FAA access control requirements; and (5) FAA could help ensure that access control systems are cost-effective by providing detailed guidance on how systems should function to meet access control requirements. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25.pdf GAO/RCED-95-25 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-25 Letter Report GAO/RCED-95-25; Aviation Security: FAA Can Help Ensure That Airports' Access Control Systems Are Cost-Effective; Airports Commercial aviation Airline industry Transportation safety Air transportation operations Aircraft accidents Cost effectiveness analysis Facility security Systems evaluation FAA Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System FAA Airport Improvement Program