Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Certification of the Secure Flight Program
Author | : Stephen M. Lord |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2010-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781437931914 |
ISBN-13 | : 143793191X |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The matching of airline passenger info. against terrorist watchlist records is a frontline defense against acts of terrorism that target the our civil aviation system. Passengers identified as matches to the No-Fly list are prohibited from boarding commercial flights, while those matched to the Selectee list are required to undergo additional screening. The TSA has developed an advanced passenger prescreening program -- known as Secure Flight -- that matches passenger info. against terrorist watchlist records. This report discusses the challenges the program has faced, incl.: protecting passenger privacy, completing performance testing, fully defining and testing security requirements, and establishing reliable cost and schedule estimates, among other things.