RSSProtect Us From The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Michael Haltman | December 10, 2009
Screening Management: Standard Operating Procedures for the TSA
The Transportation Security Administration posted it's SOP Manual for airport screeners on the Fed Biz Ops website for all to see, although on every page of the document there was the following warning:
SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION
WARNING: THIS RECORD CONTAINS SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION THAT IS CONTROLLED UNDER 49 C.F.R. PARTS 15 AND 1520. NO PART OF
THIS RECORD MAY BE DISCLOSED TO PERSONS WITHOUT A "NEED TO KNOW," AS DEFINED IN 49 C.F.R. PARTS 15 AND 1520, EXCEPT WITH THE
WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OR THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE MAY RESULT IN CIVIL PENALTIES OR OTHER ACTION. FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
GOVERNED BY 5 U.S.C. 552 AND 49 C.F.R. PARTS 15 AND 1520
How Does This Happen?
Although the TSA has said that this document has been updated many times since the release of the one that was leaked, does it contain any items that could be of use to a terrorist? The TSA says no. Of course. But can we believe this from an agency that would allow sensitive material to get out in the first place? That is questionable.
Investigations have been called for to see how this leak could have happened and how to stop it in the future, but 8+ years after 9/11 this type of breach is unacceptable.
The irony is that yesterday the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on stopping terrorist travel. Perhaps a good place to start would be in the internal operations of the TSA.
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Filed Under Conservative Musings, Terrorism
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