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Credentialing Project Technical Architecture: Presented to Transportation Industry Association Stakeholder Meetings April 11-29, 2002
The agenda for this presentation for the TWIC is as follows: Overview of High Level Architecture Vision; Components of Architecture: Technical, Business Process; Key Issues; and Discussion. Various charts and graphs are included in this presentation for key areas of interest.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2002
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Registered Traveler Program (RTP) Manager Briefing: Card Tech / Secure Tech (December 9, 2002)
This briefing gives an overview regarding registered traveler: Establish requirements to implement passenger programs and use available technologies to expedite the security screening of
passengers who participate in such programs, thereby allowing security screening personnel to focus on those passengers who should be subject to more extensive screening. The initial focus of the Registered Traveler Program will be on air
travelers, but will be designed for possible expansion to other modes.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2002-12-09
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Report to Congress Aviation Security Aircraft Hardening Program: 1998
This report is submitted in response to language in Senate Report 102-351 accompanying the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was asked to study different types of technology designed to protect aircraft against certain explosives and to report to the Appropriations Committees on its findings. The FAA was also asked to consider investment and operating costs, acceptable safety margins, passenger convenience, and any other relevant factors. Interim reports were submitted to the Appropriations Committees in September 1994 and March 1996. This report provides a current assessment and review of the research work completed to date one such technology, hardened containers.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
1998-12
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Sensitive Security Information: Best Practices Guide for Non-DHS Employees and Contractors Sensitive Security Information
"The purpose of this hand-out is to provide transportation security stakeholders and non-DHS [Department of Homeland Security] government employees and contractors with best practices for handling SSI [Sensitive Security Information]. Best practices are not to be construed as legally binding requirements of, or official implementing guidance for, the SSI regulation."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2011
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Passenger Screening Program: Program Specific Recovery Act Plan, May 24, 2010
"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Passenger Screening Program (PSP) Recovery Act Plan provides a summary of the specific projects and activities planned under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). It fulfills the reporting requirement specified in Section 2.8 of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum dated April 3, 2009 (Updated Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, M-09-15). TSA's PSP supports the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) goals of protecting our Nation from dangerous people and dangerous goods, and protecting our Nation's critical transportation infrastructure by strengthening screening of travelers and their carry-on baggage to reduce the probability of a successful terrorist or other criminal attack to the air transportation system. PSP's objective is to prevent the entry of explosives, firearms, and other prohibited items on commercial aircraft, while ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. To that end, PSP provides efficient life cycle management of security technology solutions and processes for the screening of passengers at security checkpoints at our Nation's airports. PSP was allocated $266million of the $1 billion in ARRA funding appropriated to Aviation Security. The funds will be obligated between Q3 FY09 and Q4 FY10. PSP will use the funding provided to accelerate its planned deployment schedule for new equipment by more than three years and strengthen PSP's ability to meet its objectives and achieve the following benefits: 1) Enhanced detection capability 2) Improved checkpoint efficiency 3) Preserved passenger privacy and dignity".
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2010-05-24
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TSA Security Equipment Configuration Management and Quality Assurnce Programs
This presentation gives a history, system overview, Configuration Management and Quality Assurance of the Transportation Security Administration's equipment.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
Tye, John
2007-06-27
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TSA Air Cargo Security
This presentation by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) covers the state of air cargo screening in the United States
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2008-05
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Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airport Operators and Users
"This guidance document was developed jointly by the General Aviation (GA) community and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). It is intended to provide GA airport owners, operators, sponsors, and entities charged with oversight of GA landing facilities, including tenants and/or users, with recommendations that address general aviation security concepts, technology, and enhancements. It provides a set of security best practices and a method for determining when and where these enhancements would be appropriate."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2017-07
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Protecting Public Areas: Best Practices and Recommendations
From the Background: "TSA, in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), invited public and private stakeholders from both aviation and surface entities to reconvene and become part of a newly established working group to collaborate and develop updated non-binding recommendations for enhancing security in public areas of transportation facilities. It is important to note that the recommended best practices are voluntary and not mandates to transportation entities. The working group consisted of key stakeholders from airline, airport, air cargo, and general aviation associations as well as stakeholders from mass transit and passenger rail and highway motor carrier. The following reflects the work of this group, which convened several times in 2019 to provide input, updates, and edits to the existing public area security best practices recommendations, as well as provide additional best practices and identify current challenges."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2019-10
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TSA Blog [blog]
"This blog is sponsored by the Transportation Security Administration to facilitate an ongoing dialogue on innovations in security, technology and the checkpoint screening process."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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49 CFR Parts 1540, 1544, and 1560: Secure Flight Program, Final Rule
"This final rule allows TSA to begin implementation of the Secure Flight program, under which TSA will receive passenger and certain non-traveler information, conduct watch list matching against the No Fly and Selectee portions of the Federal government's consolidated terrorist watch list, and transmit a boarding pass printing result back to aircraft operators. TSA will do so in a consistent and accurate manner while minimizing false matches and protecting personally identifiable information. [...] The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 2004 (IRTPA) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assume from aircraft operators the function of conducting pre-flight comparisons of airline passenger information to Federal government watch lists for domestic flights and international flights to, from, and overflying the United States. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is issuing this final rule to implement that congressional mandate."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2008
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Security Guide for Private and Contract Carrier Company Employees
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) have prepared this guide for companies and are providing it as part of a cooperative effort to improve transportation security. The recommendations contained in this guide are designed to help define and identify potential security threats, as well as gather and report security threat information more effectively. This guide should not be used as a substitute for developing a company's specific security program, policies and procedures."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2005
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Security Guide for Tank Truck Carrier Employees
"The recommendations contained in this guide are designed to help recognize potential security threats, as well as gather and report security threat information more effectively. The Department of Homeland Security has put these recommendations together to help in daily business activities. However, this guide should not be used as a substitute for company's specific security plans, policies, procedures and training as required by the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2005
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Security Guide for Truck Rental Company Employees
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) have prepared this guide for companies and are providing it as part of a cooperative effort to improve transportation security. The recommendations contained in this guide are designed to help define and identify potential security threats, as well as gather and report security threat information more effectively. This guide should not be used as a substitute for developing a company's specific security program, policies and procedures."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2005
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Transportation Security Administration: Mass Transit
This webpage of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides information about TSA's efforts to improve mass transit and passenger rail security. "Mass transit systems provide over 9.6 billion passenger trips per year. The U.S. mass transportation fleet is comprised of 144,000 vehicles, of which 56% are buses. In addition, Amtrak operates a nationwide rail transportation network of 22,000 miles of track, and serves 21 million passengers per year at more than 500 stations. Several mass transit systems often share terminals and other facilities. In general, the smaller transit systems are independently owned and operated. However most agencies are owned and operated by governmental or quasi-governmental organizations. The largest mass transit agencies are located in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia and New Jersey. TSA seeks to advance mass transit and passenger rail security through a comprehensive strategic approach that enhances capabilities to detect, deter, and prevent terrorist attacks and respond to and recover from attacks and security incidents, should they occur. TSA's strategic priorities for mass transit and passenger rail security are: 1.) Focus efforts to mitigate high consequence risk to transit assets and systems, particularly underwater and underground infrastructure; 2.) Expand employment of random, unpredictable deterrence; and 3.) Build security force multipliers with training, drills and exercises, and public awareness."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
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Security Action Items: Guidance for Background Checks for Motor Vehicle Hazmat Employees other than Motor Vehicle Drivers
"This document provides guidance on voluntarily conducting background checks for motor vehicle hazmat employees other than motor vehicle drivers holding a valid commercial driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement. This guidance is not intended to supersede or conflict with Federal or State. The Transportation Security Administration is concerned about the risk posed by the transportation by motor carrier over the nation's highways of Tier 1 Highway Security-Sensitive Materials (Tier 1) and Tier 2 Highway Security-Sensitive Materials (Tier 2) as defined in this guidance. While individuals with a commercial driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement are the subject of mandatory background checks, other employees involved in the transportation of certain hazardous materials by motor vehicle are not subject to background checks."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2008
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Appendix A - Description of Voluntary Security Action Items for Tier 1 Highway Security-Sensitive Materials (Tier 1 HSSM) and Tier 2 Highway Security-Sensitive Materials (Tier 2 HSSM)
"This document contains a description of the voluntary security practices (referred to as Security Action Items or SAIs) that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is recommending to increase the security of certain highway security-sensitive materials transported by motor vehicle. TSA intends that this document be used along with the listing of Tier 1 Highway Security-Sensitive Materials (Tier 1 HSSM) or Tier 2 Highway Security-Sensitive Materials (Tier 2 HSSM) (Appendix B) and the Security Assessment conducted to satisfy Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requirements under 49 CFR 172.802 to determine the appropriate voluntary security practices to be implemented for the indicated substances when transported in the volumes noted in Appendix B. The listing of Tier 1 and Tier 2 HSSM provided in Appendix B is not intended to meet the requirements to develop a list of security sensitive materials as defined in section 1501 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2008
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Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Program: Card Tech/Secure Tech: Program Manager Briefing (November 19, 2002)
This briefing includes information about the vision and goals of the TWIC. Credential is a key part of the overall TWIC system.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2002-12-09
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Homeland Security Applications: Operationalizing New and Emerging Biometric Technologies at 20 Airports: Briefing to Cardtech Securtech Conference 2002 (November 19, 2002)
This presentation gives an overview of the Airport Access Control Pilot Program, including biometrics. The presentation gives the program background, program basics, program approach, site selection process, technologies to be evaluated, (including biometrics), program milestones, independent evaluator, schedule highlights, and airport access points examples.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
Lazarick, Richard T.
2002-11-19
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Pipeline Security and Incident Recovery Protocol Plan
"The Pipeline Security and Incident Recovery Protocol Plan (the Plan) addresses measures to prevent, protect, respond, and recover from a pipeline infrastructure security incident. Pursuant to the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (the 9/11 Act), Pub. L. 110-53, the Plan primarily applies to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS/TSA), and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) an entity within the Department of Transportation (DOT/PHMSA). However, the Plan identifies resources other Federal Government agencies can provide to augment security and enhance a pipeline incident recovery. The Plan does not alter existing authorities, but establishes mechanisms for coordination, including processes and protocols, to create a basis for cross-sector actions to recover from a pipeline security incident. The Plan is organized into three main components corresponding to the primary phases within the homeland security continuum: Prevention/Protection, Response, and Recovery."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2010-03
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Train Police Officers to Spot Terrorist Related Acitvity: TSA Designs and Tests Curriculum to Train Police Officers to Spot Terrorist-Related Activity
"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today launched a campaign to ensure that state and local law enforcement officers throughout the U.S. are trained to detect potential terrorist-related activities in their communities and on their roadways. [...] 'With this important and bold new program, TSA and the FLETC [Counterterrorism Division of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center] will assist law enforcement officers nationwide to train others in their communities to identify suspicious - and possibly terrorist-related - behavior,' said William Arrington, Acting General Manager for TSA's Highway and Motor Carrier division."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2006-04-06
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Transportation Security Administration Secure Flight Program System of Records Notice and Privacy Impact Assessment
"The Transportation Security Administration is amending the Privacy Act System of Records for the Secure Flight Test Records system (DHSITSA 017) and the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight Test Phase. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) established the Secure Flight Test Records system (DHSiTSA 017) on September 24,2004, (69 FR 57345) to cover records obtained or created in the course of testing the Secure Flight program. TSA also published on the same day a notice setting forth the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) published on the same day a notice setting forth the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) prepared for the testing phase of the Secure Flight program (69 FR 57352). The Secure Flight program will implement the mandate of section 4012(a)(l) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-458) requiring the Transportation Security Administration to assume from air carriers the function of conducting pre-flight comparisons of airline passenger information to Federal Government watch lists."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2004
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the Airspace Waivers and Flight Authorizations for Certain Aviation Operations (Including DCA)
"After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) immediately curtailed all aircraft operations within the National Airspace System (NAS), except certain military, law enforcement, and emergency related aircraft operations. On September 13, 2001, the FAA took action to allow additional aircraft operations in some areas of the NAS. However, the FAA maintained flight restrictions over certain cities and sensitive sites. Although most specific temporary flight restrictions over particular cities or sites have been rescinded, some flight restrictions are occasionally reinstated in response to specific and general intelligence information regarding terrorist threats. These flight restrictions were issued via the U.S. Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) System. Further, while many aspects of the initial flight restrictions were cancelled, in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area for Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), the FAA continues to impose several temporary flight restrictions at the request of the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense (DoD) to assist them in their counter-terrorism mission. While operations of commercial aircraft operators with full TSA security programs have been permitted to resume at DCA, commercial operators that do not have full programs and general aviation operators largely have continued to be prohibited from operating into and out of DCA."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2005-07-19
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Security Threat Assessment for Aircraft Operators and Heliport Operators and their Employees that Conduct Air Tour Operations in New York City: Privacy Impact Assessment
"Based on new and unusually specific threat information, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that implementation of certain security measures are necessary for Air Tour Helicopter Operators and Heliports serving them in New York City. Among these measures is the completion of threat assessments for those individuals connected to these operations. Accordingly, TSA has issued security directives requiring Aircraft Operators that conduct Air Tour Operations in the New York City area and the operators of heliports that serve them submit to TSA certain identifying information for all employees (collectively heliport workers). TSA will conduct these security threat assessments by comparing the heliport workers information against available law enforcement and terrorist related databases and records. DHS has limited these security threat assessments to heliport workers operating in the New York City area to narrowly focus these security operations to the current threat information. These security threat assessments are conducted under the authority of 49 U.S.C. 114 and 44936. This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), conducted pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002, P.L. 107-347, and the accompanying guidelines issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 26, 2003, is based on the current design of the program and the Privacy Act system of records notice, Transportation Workers Employment Investigation System (DHS/TSA 002), that was published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2003. This PIA provides further detail about the collection of personally identifiable information for the purpose of conducting the security threat assessments described above."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2004-08-17
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Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Holding a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License: Revised Privacy Impact Assessment
"This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is an updated and amended version of the PIA that TSA issued on April 15, 2004. TSA has revised the operation of its security threat assessment for individuals holding a hazardous materials endorsement for a commercial driver's license (HAZMAT) to reflect changes based on experiences to date. These changes should benefit positively the privacy of affected individuals in the program. This name-based security threat assessment phase is expected to be completed in 2004, with the actual implementation of the program beginning in the first quarter of 2005. Prior to implementation of the final program, TSA will issue a new PIA informing the public of changes to the program and any resultant impact to personal privacy."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2004-06-01
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Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Drivers License: Privacy Impact Assessment
"On May 5, 2003, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued an Interim Final Rule establishing security threat assessment standards for commercial drivers authorized to transport hazardous materials. On April 6, 2004, TSA issued a final rule that established the date on which the fingerprint criminal history record checks and other portions of the program must begin. The final rules implement several statutory mandates, including Section 5103a (a)(1) of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Patriot Act), which says that 'A State may not issue to any individual a license to operate a motor vehicle transporting in commerce a hazardous material unless the Secretary of Transportation has first determined . . . that the individual does not pose a security risk warranting denial of the license.' To comply with these mandates, TSA announced in its final rule that it would conduct name-based checks of drivers who are currently authorized to transport hazardous materials using first, terrorist-related databases and then criminal databases as well as immigration records to determine citizenship status. This Privacy Impact Assessment, conducted pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-347) and the accompanying guidelines issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 26, 2003, is based on the current design of the program and reflects the Privacy Act System of Records Notice, Transportation Workers Employment Investigations System (DHS/TSA 002), published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2003, regarding the collection of personally identifiable information for the purpose of conducting background checks."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2004-04-15
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TSA Registered Traveler Program Business Model, Version 2.1, November 28, 2006
"In May 2006, TSA released an initial version of the Registered Traveler (RT) Business Model to provide a snapshot of the current concept of the program's structure. In releasing that version, TSA sought public comment and suggestions on the Business Model. Since May 2006, TSA has taken several steps to begin the RT Interoperability Pilot which will test the interoperability of the RT program, among other things. Those steps include: releasing a draft of the TSA Security, Privacy and Compliance Standards for Sponsoring Entities and Service Providers for public comment; publishing the finalize TSA Security, Privacy and Compliance Standards for Sponsoring Entities and Service Providers; reviewing and commenting on the Registered Traveler Interoperability Consortium standards for business and technical interoperability; and publishing the RT Fee Notice in the Federal Register. These steps and comments that TSA received on the May 2006 version of the Business Model resulted in minor modifications to the concept of the program's structure. Specific modifications include the TSA fee structure and in how biometric information will be collected and used. Consequently, TSA is releasing this updated version of the RT Business Model to reflect these changes. The Registered Traveler Business Model is meant to provide stakeholders and interested members of the general public with a basis for discussing and planning for Registered Traveler (RT). RT will launch as a partnership among airports, air carriers, industry, and TSA."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2006-11-28
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Recommended Security Guidelines for Airport Planning, Design and Construction [Revised June 2006]
"This document presents recommendations for incorporating sound security considerations into the planning, design, construction, and modification of security-related airport facilities and airport terminal buildings. It consolidates information developed through the participation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other government and aviation industry professionals. The information in this document was gained through the experiences of a broad range of aviation security programs and projects at numerous United States (U.S.) airports, and through the continuing efforts of government and industry to develop improved approaches to incorporating cost-effective security features into the early planning and design of airport facilities. The information is presented here in a single document, which will be revised and updated periodically as regulations, security requirements, and technology change. […] Since that time, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) realigned a patchwork of government activities into a single department with the primary mission to protect our homeland, resulting in the most significant transformation of the U.S. government in over a half-century. To fulfill its mission, DHS identified several goals and objectives within its Strategic Plan; TSA supports these goals and objectives. There are numerous advantages to incorporating security concerns into airport planning and design at the earliest phases. Timely consideration of such needs is almost guaranteed to result in cost effective, less obtrusive, and more efficient security systems. Such systems are less likely to provoke passenger complaints or employee resistance and are more able to fully meet regulatory and operational requirements."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2006-06-15
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TSA Registered Traveler: Appendix C: Minimum Required RT Security Standards and Procedures for Assessing Compliance with RT Security Standards, Version 3.0, May 2007
"The Minimum Required RT Security Standards were created to provide Service Providers (SPs) with the most technically sound and broadly applicable set of security controls for RT information and information systems. A variety of sources were considered during the development of this standard, including security controls from NIST SP 800-53, the AICPA Generally Accepted Privacy Principles, and others from the audit, financial, healthcare, and privacy communities. It is the responsibility of the SPs to implement the controls correctly and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the controls in satisfying their stated security requirements. The following table of security controls provides a range of safeguards and countermeasures for information systems. The security controls are organized into families for ease of use in the control selection and specification process. Each family contains security controls related to the security functionality of the family. A standardized, two-character identifier is assigned to uniquely identify each control family. To uniquely identify each control, a numeric identifier is appended to the family identifier to indicate the number of the control within the control family. Many of the controls in the standards were derived from NIST SP 800-53. Therefore, for consistency purposes, the unique identifiers for these controls have not been changed. For example, the control identifiers in the Access Control (AC) family jump from AC-14 to AC-17 in this document (NIST SP 800-53 controls AC-15 and AC-16 are not applicable to this standard). While SPs are required to follow the Minimum Required RT Security Standards, there is flexibility in how SPs apply the standards."
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2007-05
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TSA Registered Traveler: Appendix B: Service Provider Self-Assessment Questionnaire, Version 3.0, May 2007
This document provides a service provider self-assessment questionnaire related to Version 3.0 of the RT Security, Privacy, and Compliance Standards for Sponsoring Entities and Service Providers.
United States. Transportation Security Administration
2007-05
