Aviation security
Subtitle: federal action needed to strengthen domestic air cargo security : report to Congressional Requesters
By: United States Government Accountability Office
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity
Publisher: Government Accountability Office
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Evaluation; Commercial Aeronautics; Freight; Risk management; Security measures; United States. Transportation Security Administration; United States
Other titles: Federal action needed to strengthen domestic air cargo security
Description: To evaluate the status of Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) efforts to secure domestic air cargo, GAO examined the extent to which TSA used a risk management approach to guide decisions on securing air cargo, the actions TSA has taken to ensure the security of air cargo and the factors that may limit their effectiveness, and TSA's plans for enhancing air cargo security and the challenges TSA and industry stakeholders face in implementing these plans.
Notes: Cover title.

"October 2005."

"[Requested by] the Honorable Tom Davis, Chairman, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives ... the Honorable Peter T. King, Chairman, the Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives ... the Honorable Christopher Shays, Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives ... the Honorable Daniel E. Lungren, Chairman, the Honorable Loretta Sanchez, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives ... the Honorable Edward J. Markey, House of Representatives"--P. 69.

Includes "Highlights of GAO-06-76" inside front cover.

"GAO-06-76."

Includes bibliographical references.

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/d0676.pdf.