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TSA OLE/FAMS shares responsibility for the program with the Office of Security Operations and Transportation Sector Network Management. [ 2 ] The VIPR teams detain and search travelers at railroad stations, bus stations, ferries, car tunnels, ports , subways, truck weigh stations, rest areas, and special events.
TSA's seal when first established under the Department of Transportation Historical TSA design used on TSO uniform patch, coin, and Year of Service pins. The TSA was created largely in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which revealed weaknesses in existing airport security procedures. [6]
TSA explosives detection canine "Maggie" picking up on an explosives odor coming from the traveler’s backpack (Washington Dulles International Airport.The National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program [1] [2] [3] is a program administered by the Transportation Security Administration which uses law enforcement and TSA-run explosives detection dog teams to detect explosives in ...
Customs security officers also handled ground security screening on selected flights at domestic U.S. airports. [citation needed] Following the mandatory passenger screening enacted by the FAA at U.S. airports beginning in 1973, the customs security officer force was disbanded and its personnel were absorbed by the U.S. Customs Service.
Boarding pass of passenger selected for secondary security screening, indicated by the initials SSSS. CIA Assessment on Surviving Secondary Screening. Secondary Security Screening Selection or Secondary Security Screening Selectee, known by its initials SSSS, is an airport security measure in the United States which selects passengers for additional inspection.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General (DOT OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978.The Inspector General for the Department of Transportation, like the Inspectors General of other federal departments and agencies, is charged with monitoring and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The man accused of killing a woman sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire after what prosecutors say was a night of heavy drinking pleaded not guilty to ...
On September 16, 2008, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the Transportation Security Administration was within its authority to retroactively classify the information as SSI, but found that MacLean could contest his termination before the MSPB under the authority of the Whistleblower Protection Act by arguing that he had a "good-faith belief ...