Clock ticking on aviation cargo screening mandate

Cathleen Berrick, director of homeland security and justice issues for the GAO, said TSA has not laid out any specific plan to meet the 2009 and 2010 deadlines, nor has it appropriated enough additional staff or funding to cargo scanning other than a pilot program conducted at several airports.

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Published in:National Defense 2008-09, Vol.93 (658), p.19
Main Authors: Ybarra, Priscilla, Peck, Sara
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Airport security
Airports
Deadlines
Government agencies
National security
Passengers
Shipping industry
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Summary:Cathleen Berrick, director of homeland security and justice issues for the GAO, said TSA has not laid out any specific plan to meet the 2009 and 2010 deadlines, nor has it appropriated enough additional staff or funding to cargo scanning other than a pilot program conducted at several airports.
ISSN:0092-1491
1943-3115