The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, have greatly changed United States security policies. September 11, 2001, is an infamous day that has changed the United States in numerous aspects. After this infamous day, many people live with the fear of experiencing another major attack. After the attacks the national Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was created. One task given to the 9/11 Commission was to provide recommendations designed to prevent future attacks. In order to prevent another attack the power of security in the United States was increased. The effects of this increase in security can be seen when going through airport, going to a ball game, or even just walking on the street.
Airport security has received a monumental increase in security presence. Before 9/11, private companies contracted by the airport or airline provided airport screening; however, this changed immediately after 9/11. The federal government took control of airport security by creating the Transportation Security authority, or TSA, in November 2001. The 9/11 Commission made recommendations pertaining to the enhancing of aviation security. According to Bartholomew Elias, in his book Airport and Aviation Security: U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Age of Global Terrorism, these recommendations were:
“(1) Enhancing passenger prescreening; (2) improving measures to detect explosives on passengers; (3) addressing human factors issues at screening check points; (4) expediting deployment of in-line baggage screening systems; (5) intensifying efforts to identify, track, and screen potentially dangerous cargo; and (6) deploying hardened cargo containers on passenger aircraft to protect aga...
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... track potentially dangerous cargo in aviation, the TSA unveiled a strategic plan for cargo security in November 2003. This plan consists of four objectives: enhancing shipper and supply chain security, identifying elevated risk cargo through pre-screening, identifying technology for performing targeted air cargo inspections and, securing all-cargo aircraft through appropriate facility security measures (Elias 8). The 9/11 Commission recommended the deployment of at least one hardened cargo container on every passenger aircraft that also hauls cargo suspicious cargo.
Works Cited
Elias, Bartholomew. Airport and Aviation Security: U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Age of Global Terrorism. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 2010. Print.
Elias, Bartholomew. CRS Report for Congress. Publication. Fort Belvoir, VA: Library and Knowledge Repository Defense Acquisition, 2005. Print.
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