During my 28-year law enforcement career, I have had a multitude of assignments, which have prepared me to excel as an Assistant Federal Security Director for Law Enforcement (AFSD-LE). I have significant experience working in local, state and federal law enforcement communities and a great understanding of the dynamics that drive each. As a member of TSA’s Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service (OLE/FAMS) for the last 10-years and having multiple supervisory, field office and…
passenger screening to avoid terrorist attacks like that of September 11, 2001 in America. Under the supervision and auspices of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), airports are allowed to hire private security companies to perform the baggage and passenger screening. For these reasons, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) contracted Covenant Aviation Security (CAS) to provide the screening of passengers and their baggage. After the September 11, 2001, analysts had mixed…
enough to assume that a person will commit acts of terror. A more efficient way to fight terrorism would be to use profiling that is based on criminal activity and not race. Behavioral patterns or psychological characteristics would be better, more relevant indicators of who would be more likely to commit crimes. At an airport, for example, there are expectations of how a typical passenger behaves, how a family behaves, and even how air crew behaves. If a security official sees something out of…
Security in aviation has become one of today's most important items. There have been many terrorist attacks over the years; like Cubana Flight 455 the first terrorist attack using flight on October 6, 1976 to the most wide known and devastating attack, the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Since the attacks in 2001 the Transportation Security Administration(TSA) has developed a layered security system that involves the use of 20 different layers. As a manager safety of your…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a department that was created to supposedly lax airport security prior to the attacks on 9/11. Apparently, this government plan has failed somehow. It was reported in NBC news that an undercover news team decided to test the airport TSA, where three out of four TSA inspector failed to find banned items in the carry-on luggage. It was unacceptable that those items pass the TSA check. Because of this input, TSA decided to change, implementing…
Why does it take so long to get through airport security? It is because airports have to have more security now than they used to so people have to go through metal detectors as well as backscatter systems. Backscatter systems are being introduced throughout the United Sates. Flying is a very dangerous mode of transportation, partially because people are in a confined space and have no option of leaving once the plane is in the air. This means that extra precautions must be taken to ensure the…
Passing through TSA security checkpoints can be confusing regarding the rules and regulations of permissible baby items. Understanding beforehand what is allowable will help to alleviate the anxieties of this mandatory process. What You Should Know About TSA When Traveling With an Infant If there are concerns going through an airline security checkpoint with an infant, knowing how to prepare and what to expect will help alleviate anxieties. Although, the Transportation Security Administration…
Logan Security Public Safety or Customs Arrivals/Departures Arriving at Logan Airport drivers are divided up into either one of two lanes, one being arrivals, and the other being departures. From that point there is lettered terminals arranged by Airlines and they range from Terminal A to Terminal E. As an SIE group our trip to London was a Delta flight we took Terminal A. Once reaching the Terminal there are designated areas for each individual airline in that terminal. For instance, once…
control and flips into the median. Turned on its side, the tanker truck’s flammable material leaks out contaminating the median and the environment. With still the possibility of a fire, or worse an explosion, state patrol, Ohio department of transportation (DOT) officers, and other emergency personnel arrive on the scene, as traffic grinds to a halt. After surveying the situation, emergency officials state that, thankfully, this time the driver will be fine, and the hazmat spill of flammable…
the security measures implemented by their government. Surveillance programs have and will always be more expensive in their lifetimes than the information ascertained through their…