Aviation security
Subtitle: TSA has made progress but faces challenges in meeting the statutory mandate for screening air cargo on passenger aircraft : report to congressional requesters
Contributors: Lord, Stephen M.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; United States. Transportation Security Administration
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Commercial Aeronautics; Freight; Safety measures; Safety regulations; Terrorism; Aviation; Prevention
Other titles: Aviation security :; TSA has made progress but faces challenges in meeting the statutory mandate for screening air cargo on passenger aircraft; Air cargo security
Description: "Billions of pounds of cargo are transported on U.S. passenger flights annually. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is the primary federal agency responsible for securing the air cargo system. The 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 mandated DHS to establish a system to screen 100 percent of cargo flown on passenger aircraft by August 2010. As requested, GAO reviewed TSA's progress in meeting the act's screening mandate, and any related challenges it faces for both domestic (cargo transported within and from the United States) and inbound cargo (cargo bound for the United States). GAO reviewed TSA's policies and procedures, interviewed TSA officials and air cargo industry stakeholders, and conducted site visits at five U.S. airports, selected based on size, among other factors"--Highlights.
Notes: Title from title screen (GAO, viewed Feb. 24, 2011).

Signed: "Stephen M. Lord"--P. 52.

"[report to] The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives; The Honorable John D. Rockefeller, IV, Chairman, Committee on Commerece, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate; The Honorable Edward J. Markey, House of Representatives"--P. 1.

"June 2010."

Includes "Highlights of GAO-10-446."

"GAO-10-446."

Includes bibliographical references.

Text documents ([55] p. : col. ill.) as PDF files.

Available online from the U.S. Government Accountability Office Web site (U.S. GAO).

Online version: Mode of access Internet (U.S. Government Accountability Office Web site (U.S. GAO).

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Table of contents: title: Background; title: TSA has made progress toward screening 100 percent of domestic cargo transported on passenger aircraft, but remaining challenges highlight the need for a contingency plan; title: TSA has made progress but faces several challenges and lacks a plan for achieving 100 percent screening of inbound cargo; title: Conclusions; title: Recommendations for executive action; title: Agency comments and our evaluation; title: Appendix I : Comments from the Department of Homeland Security; title: Appendix II : GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments; title: Table; title: Figures.