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...Capt. Paul Rancatore, deputy head of the Allied Pilots Association Security Committee and a participant on the industry group, is disappointed with the TSA process and the results. Although he refused to speak about the discussions of the group or the recommendations specifically, Rancatore says improving the known shipper program does virtually nothing to improve cargo security. "Cargo is still completely vulnerable." Rancatore, and other participants, tried to get a layered approach in which all cargo inspected and packages 'profiled...
...Admiral James Loy, the head of the TSA, says while checking 100 per cent of high risk cargo is a goal, the technology does not yet exist to make screening all cargo practical. Republican Congressman Christopher Shays is tired of waiting. "In the worst case, any plane with uninspected cargo has the risk of having a bomb on board. That is unacceptable." Loy says the TSA is expected to have a strategic plan completed by Oct. 31 and new rules published by the end of the year...
...determine the intent of certain passengers--rather than just the content of their carry-ons. These hundreds of professional watchdogs have been trained over the past six months to recognize suspicious behavior by discreetly observing body language and movement and by listening to people talk. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) proposed a system last week that relies almost entirely on computers to do the profiling by gathering a passenger's commercial and personal data and travel history. Logan's experts, however, say face-to-face contact with suspicious people "is crucial," in the words of Major Tom Robbins, head...
...feds are having more problems with air-security personnel. At a hearing on Capitol Hill last week, aviation-security experts and Congressmen were surprised when it was disclosed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency that protects the nation's air-traffic system, had to fire more than 1,200 airport screeners because security checks had turned up problems, including felony convictions, in their backgrounds. The TSA also admitted that it still has not completed background checks on 22,000 screeners, almost half the 52,000 screeners who are supposed to be helping guard the country's aviation system...
Even worse, sources tell TIME, the TSA has had to put scores of federal air marshals (FAMs) on leave for discrepancies in background checks. The large number of grounded FAMs--the armed men and women who fly undercover and are authorized to use deadly force--has industry veterans worried. "It raises concerns about the entire TSA vetting process," says Captain Bob Lambert, who flies for a major airline and is president of the Airline Pilots' Security Alliance. "FAMs are arguably the most important part of our security system, but now, after several months of them flying around with weapons...