Evolution of SecurityTerrorists Evolve. Threats Evolve. Security Must Stay Ahead. You Play A Part.Leave your shoes on- July 30, 2008 Wouldnt it be great to show up at a checkpoint and just when you were reaching down to untie your shoes, you heard an officer say You can leave your shoes on.The TSA is well aware that the removal of shoes is not our most popular policy. In fact, it probably ranks up there with root canals and doing your taxes.What youve seen up until now has been our officers enforcing an unpopular policy that is based on the unfortunate truth that intelligence tells us that terrorists are still very...http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/leave-your-shoes-on.html Calling All Lurkers- July 23, 2008 We have about 4000 unique readers on our blog per week and only a very small percentage of those readers comment. Wed like to hear from the silent majority. You know the lurkers.We're going to dedicate this post to taking your top 10 questions. Ask away and on Monday at close of business, I'll begin tallying up the questions and we'll see to it that the top 10 questions are answered. Well try to get them all posted within a week.Of course, these are aviation security related questions, so...http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/calling-all-lurkers.html Pay For Performance; Good For Security- July 23, 2008 The next time youre in the security line at your local airport, contemplating the 3-1-1 liquids rule or the possibility of making it home in time to tuck your kids into bed, take a quick look at the officers at the checkpoint.Right there in front of you are some of the most tested professionals inside or outside of government. At any time, 247365 TSA, DHS or GAO testers can and do test our officers ability to detect items that could be used in an attack. Our belief is that rewarding excellent...http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/pay-for-performance-good-for-security.html Myth Buster: TSA's Watch List is More Than One Million People Strong- July 14, 2008 MYTH: TSA's watch list has more than 1 million names on it.BUSTER: First, TSA doesn't have a watch list. TSA is a customer of the Terrorist Screening Center, a component of the FBI that is responsible for maintaining the consolidated terrorist watch list. The center has said publicly that there are less than 400,000 individuals on the overall consolidated watch list, 95 percent of whom are not U.S. persons and the vast majority of whom are not even in the U.S.TSA uses two subsets of this list,..http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/myth-buster-tsas-watch-list-is-more.html Lost & Found in LA: $30,000.00 Watch Returned to Passenger- July 11, 2008 One has to figure, over the course of any trip, be it business or pleasure, there are dozens of opportunities to lose things.Hotels, shuttles, restaurants, buses, rental cars, airplanes, taxis, restrooms, and yes, even security checkpoints present "opportunities" to lose that special piece of jewelry, the cell phone, laptop, bluetooth, belt, hat, car keys, DVD player, passports and the list goes on and on, up to and including dentures (which we have actually found, and no, weren't required to...http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/lost-found-in-la-3000000-watch-returned.html Shocking, but False- July 10, 2008 Some of you have asked about the Washington Times Blog Piece that talked about shock bracelets. We reached out to the Department of Homeland Securitys Science & Technology Directorate to see if there was any validity to this story, and there isnt.Heres what S&Ts John Verrico posted as a comment on the Washington Times blog, and we wanted to make sure all of our readers saw it was well.DHS-S&Tspokesman said...Shocking, but False Sometimes it just amazes me how these stories evolve....http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/shocking-but-false.html The evolution of the Bag: Going "Checkpoint Friendly"- July 8, 2008 Weve spent a lot of time talking about the evolution of the security checkpoint here during the past seven months. Some ideas like the Diamond Lanes and our screening of the MacBook Air have been tremendously well received while other topics like the science behind 3-1-1 and our recent ID requirement have generated lots of, lets just call them spirited debates In all cases, were working to create a system that is not only better for security but easier for passengers to navigate. We do this not.http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/evolution-of-bag-going-checkpoint.html New ID Requirements: The First 48- July 7, 2008 UPDATE: We're aware of reports that someone was asked their political affiliation to verify their identity and it is being looked into. Here's a response given to us by Kip Hawley: "It's unequivocally not our policy to use political, religious, or other sensitive personal topics as identity validation. If it happened, it was wrong and will not be repeated."We're 48 hours into the new procedure and things have been smooth so far. Approximately 650 people have shown up to security checkpoints.http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/06/new-id-requirements-first-48.html Yet Another ID Post...With Some Answers to Your Questions- July 7, 2008 The ID topic has elicited lots of emotion. Many posters feel very strongly on this topic and I respect that discussion and their positions. This is a case where taking steps for aviation security touch other, related controversies that are larger societalpolitical issues. To the extent that there are legal issues relating to TSAs actions, they will be resolved elsewhere.I would like to move on to other topics since we are not going to solve the several complex issues here and we do have lots of.http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/and-now-final-word-on-id-from-kip.html ID Q&A- July 2, 2008 Okay, we continue to receive questions on the ID requirement. I will attempt to answer as many as possible below. Its kind of a virtual chat. Wed love to be able to do a live chat and were exploring that technological possibility.There is also the very real possibility that civil people can agree to disagreewhich is the direction I believe were heading.Here goes:Anonymous said... Could you please elaborate on those approximately 20 persons that werent allowed to fly June 23, 2008 4:51 PMSure....http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/07/id-q.html |