Aviation security
Subtitle: federal air marshal service could benefit from improved planning and controls : report to the Honorable Peter A. DeFazio, House of Representatives
By: United States Government Accountability Office
Contributors: United States. Transportation Security Administration; United States. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; United States. Congress. House
Publisher: Government Accountability Office
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Airports; Security measures; Evaluation; Aeronautics; Planning; United States. Federal Air Marshal Service; United States
Other titles: Federal air marshal service could benefit from improved planning and controls
Description: This report discusses U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service's 2003 transfer from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau and key practices that could facilitate its return to TSA in 2005; and management of mission-related incidents that affect air marshals' ability to operate discreetly, which is a key aspect of federal air marshals' operating procedures.
Notes: Cover title.

"November 2005."

Includes "Highlights of GAO-06-203" inside front cover.

"GAO-06-203."

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes "Related GAO Products" (p. 29-32).

Also available via Internet from the GAO web site (http://www.gao.gov/). Address as of 2/07/06: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06203.pdf.