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Aviation Security

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

Innovative Training Improves Aviation Security

ScreenADAPT®, a collaborative research and development effort by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and TSA, is just one of several projects S&T has developed that is now in operational use with DHS components and first responders.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of TSA Administrator for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security hearing titled “Innovation at TSA: Examining Threat Mitigation Through Technology Acquisitions Reform”

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske addresses TSA’s technology initiatives.

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Written testimony of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “Oversight of the United States Department of Homeland Security”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen addresses the current threat environment, DHS’ efforts to elevate the baseline of its security posture, and how the Department’s immigration priorities are helping to secure the Nation.

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S&T Checked Baggage Research Fact Sheet

Research funded by S&T's Checked Baggage Program was presented in a Deep Learning Technical Interchange. Performers from academia and the threat detection industry came together to share knowledge to help support the mission of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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Written testimony of TSA Administrator for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Preventing the Next Attack: TSA’s Role in Keeping Our Transportation Systems Secure”

TSA Administrator David Pekoske addresses transportation security.

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Written testimony of TSA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security hearing titled “Raising the Standard: DHS’s Efforts to Improve Aviation Security Around the Globe”

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Global Strategies Director for Global Compliance Craig Lynes addresses TSA’s efforts to engage the global aviation security risks to the United States.

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Written testimony of TSA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security hearing titled “Checkpoint of the Future: Evaluating TSA’s Innovation Task Force Initiative”

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Requirements and Capabilities Analysis Acting Assistant Administrator Steve Karoly addresses TSA’s Innovation Task Force and its role in fulfilling TSA’s mission to protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.

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Written testimony of I&A, USCIS, TSA, ICE, and CBP for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Shutting Down Terrorist Pathways into America”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) Under Secretary Francis Taylor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodriguez, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Deputy Administrator Huban Gowadia, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Daniel Ragsdale, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan address DHS’ efforts to prevent foreign terrorist groups from traveling to the United States to launch attacks.

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S&T CAVM Program Fact Sheets

The attached fact sheets provide a detailed overview of S&T's Commercial Aircraft Vulnerability and Mitigation Program and selected associated project areas.

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Written testimony of DHS Deputy Secretary Mayorkas for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Protecting America from the Threat of ISIS”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas highlights priorities and key actions of the Department of Homeland Security to address terrorist threats to the U.S., particularly following the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s November 2015 and March 2016 terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.