Ten years ago the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) adopted a new concept for aviation security in the United States when it started the Screening of Passengers by Observation Technique (SPOT) Program, through the training and deployment of Behaviour Detection Officers (BDO). The theory behind the TSA implementing BDOs is that these officers are not watching…
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Did The TSA Stop A Terrorist Through ID Authentication?
On the 20th of September 2012 the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Transportation Committee on Homeland Security released a report entitled “Rebuilding TSA into a Smarter, Leaner Organization.” Within the 59 page report on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Subcommittee covers a wide range of topics, some logically, some that sound good and…
Why Do Aviation Security Agencies Miss The Obvious?
It is not often I pose a question regarding airport and aviation security that I don’t know the answer to … or at least have an idea of what the answer should be. If you only like posts that have an answer to the question … then this post isn’t for you. During my few…
Law Enforcement Got Lucky (Yes Lucky) Catching Terrorist Suspect On A Plane
Last night around 11:45pm law enforcement officials arrested Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the most recent New York, Times Square, terrorism attempt after he had boarded Emirates Flight 202 for Dubai, from New York’s JFK Airport. Law enforcement was quite close to missing Shahzad, in fact not only was Shahzad on board Emirates Flight 202,…
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