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GAO-07-623R 1 (2007-04-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptavdi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 25, 2007 The Honorable Robert C. Byrd Chairman The Honorable Thad Cochran Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable David E. Price Chairman The Honorable Harold Rogers Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton United States Senate Subject: Aviation Security: TSA's Change to Its Prohibited Items List Has Not Resulted in Any Reported Security Incidents, but the Impact of the Change on Screening Operations Is Inconclusive The alleged August 2006 terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives onboard multiple commercial aircraft bound for the United States from the United Kingdom has highlighted both the continued importance of securing the civil aviation system and the potential that improvised explosive devices (IED) may be smuggled onboard passenger aircraft. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has primary responsibility for ensuring the security of civil aviation, which includes the safety of passengers and flight crew. One measure TSA uses to protect the aviation system is prohibiting individuals from carrying items that it determines to be a threat to the aircraft and its passengers into an airport sterile area or onboard an aircraft either in their carry-on bag or on their person: To implement this measure, TSA maintains a prohibited items list that informs both the Transportation Security Officers (TSO) who conduct passenger screening and the 1See 49 U.S.C. §§ 114(d), 44903(b). 2Sterile areas are located within the terminal where passengers are provided access to boarding aircraft. GAO-07-623R

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