TSA To Test New Passenger Pre-Screening System

Paslode · 10-29-2011, 11:52

This should be interesting....

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TSA To Test New Passenger Pre-Screening System

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 26, 2004

TSA Press Office: (571) 227-2829

"Secure Flight" to be Tested Before Year's End

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced it will move forward to test a new passenger-prescreening program called Secure Flight. The decision follows completion of a thorough review of the computer-assisted passenger prescreening system (CAPPS II) proposal ordered by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Tom Ridge in July. Based on the results of this review, TSA modified its earlier passenger prescreening proposal to create the new Secure Flight program.

Under Secure Flight, TSA will take over responsibility for checking airline passengers' names against terrorist watch lists – a function currently administered by each airline individually. The move will help eliminate most of the false alerts caused by the current out-dated system. When in place, Secure Flight will help move passengers through airport screening more quickly and reduce the number of individuals selected for secondary screening – while fully protecting passengers' privacy and civil liberties.

"This new system will allow Homeland Security to implement a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission – for the government to continue improving the use of ‘no-fly' and ‘automatic selectee' lists by using an expanded watch list," DHS Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson said. "Secure Flight is a critical part of Homeland Security's overall layered strategy to secure the nation's commercial air transportation system."

"TSA is prepared to begin testing and execution of the next-generation passenger prescreening program," said Rear Admiral David M. Stone USN (Ret.), Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Transportation Security Administration. "Secure Flight will enhance security for the nation's travelers while preserving the individual freedoms of each passenger."

Significant progress has already been made by the U.S. Government by providing greatly expanded No-Fly and Selectee lists to airlines to conduct checks on their own computer systems. New names are being added every day as intelligence and law enforcement agencies submit persons for consideration. Under Secure Flight, TSA will take over responsibility for comparing Passenger Name Record (PNR) information of domestic air passengers to a greatly expanded list of known or suspected terrorists in the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) database. As the program is phased in, TSA will be able to check passenger records against watch list information not previously available to airlines.

Passengers on international flights will continue to be checked against names in the consolidated TSC database by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), through its Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS). These checks are mandated by U.S. law.

Secure Flight differs from earlier proposed systems by focusing screening efforts on looking for known or suspected terrorists, rather than using it for other law enforcement purposes. In addition, the new program will also include a redress mechanism through which people can resolve questions if they believe they have been unfairly or incorrectly selected for additional screening.

Separately, TSA will also conduct a very limited test to determine whether or not comparing passenger information to commercially available data can help to more accurately verify the identity of individuals.

Results of the testing, both of the TSC database comparisons and the use of commercial data to verify identity, will be as publicly transparent as possible without compromising national security. Testing and eventual implementation will be governed by strict privacy protections including passenger redress procedures, data security mechanisms, and limitations on use.

TSA will collect passenger data and begin testing Secure Flight within the next 30-60 days. TSA will likely move forward with implementation of the system nationally after testing is completed and the agency publishes a final Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

TSA Prescreening

**Pete** · 10-29-2011, 12:51

My wife and one of her high school friends flew out to Texas two weeks ago - side note - Richard they loved the River Walk and the food trailers (?).

Her friend got a secondary screening going out and my wife got one coming back.

Yeap, using a good profile they would be right up there at the top of every terrorist list.

AngelsSix · 10-30-2011, 18:12

TSA is rife with incompetents.

I always got pulled for searches. I made all my reservations through military booking. I showed my military ID. I still got pulled. One day I had enough and asked why I was getting pulled every time I flew. The supervisor told me it was because I made late reservations (less than a month in advance). What a crock of shit.

dr. mabuse · 10-30-2011, 20:19

Was an instructor teaching a deception detection class that included 2 young TSA BDO's ( Behavior Detection Officers ).

BDO's: "How long have you been teaching this type of material?"
Me: "About 30 years."
BDO's: "How long did it take before you were really, really good at it?"
Me: "About 27 years. Still working on it."
BDO's: ( Jacklighted deer stare at instructor with mouths open. )

Good Luck.

ApacheIP · 10-30-2011, 20:53

The date on the release...why 7 years ago? Is it really that old or a typo?

**Pete** · 10-31-2011, 00:43

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Originally Posted by ApacheIP

The date on the release...why 7 years ago? Is it really that old or a typo?

See how slow bureaucrats move now that they're unionized?

JJ_BPK · 10-31-2011, 04:20

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Originally Posted by ApacheIP

The date on the release...why 7 years ago? Is it really that old or a typo?

They needed a vote by 100% of the TSA SEIU local before publication..

Richard · 10-31-2011, 06:07

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Originally Posted by ApacheIP

The date on the release...why 7 years ago? Is it really that old or a typo?

The program has been in effect for years - it's called the Secure Flight Program.

As a frequent flyer with American Airlines, I provided them my ID data years ago and check it whenever I log on and book a flight. I have never had any problems with it and since its inception have only been selected for additional screening once in the last 5 years or so.

Richard