Aviation security : DHS has taken steps to enhance international aviation security and facilitate compliance with international standards, but challenges remain : testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation Opertations, Safety, and Security, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate / Stephen M. Lord.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Lord, Stephen M.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

United States. Department of Homeland Security

United States. Transportation Security Administration

United States. Government Accountability Office

Series:

Testimony ; GAO-11-238 T.

Testimony ; GAO-11-238T

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Homeland Security--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

Terrorism--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation.

Aeronautics, Commercial--Security measures.

Aeronautics, Commercial.

Aeronautics, Commercial--Security measures--International cooperation.

Airports--Security measures.

Airports.

Airports--Security measures--International cooperation.

Genre:

Rules.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

DHS has taken steps to enhance international aviation security and facilitate compliance with international standards, but challenges remain

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]

Summary:

"The attempted December 25, 2009, terrorist attack and the October 2010 bomb attempt involving air cargo originating in Yemen highlight the ongoing threat to aviation and the need to coordinate security standards and practices to enhance security with foreign partners, a process known as harmonization. This testimony discusses the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) progress and challenges in harmonizing international aviation security standards and practices and facilitating compliance with international standards. This testimony is based on reports GAO issued from April 2007 through June 2010, and ongoing work examining foreign airport assessments. For this work, GAO obtained information from DHS and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and interviewed TSA program officials, foreign aviation officials, representatives from international organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and industry associations, about ongoing harmonization and TSA airport assessment efforts and challenges."--Highlights.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed Feb. 24, 2011).

"For release on ... December 2, 2010."

Includes "Highlights of GAO-11-238T."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

703597922