Transportation Security Administration
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| Transportation Security Administration | |
| Year created: | 2001 |
| Official website: | Office website |
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a United States executive agency formed in 2001 to "protect the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce."[1] The TSA is a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, though it was formed in the U.S. Department of Transportation and moved to Homeland Security in 2003.[2]
History
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the 107th Congress passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. The agency took over security and training of security officers in commercial airports. They also screen all bags that go into the airport terminals.[2]
Structure
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Mission
According to its official website, the TSA's mission statement is as follows:
| “ | Protect the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.[3] | ” |
| —TSA.gov[1] | ||
Issues
Failed security test
On June 1, 2015, Homeland Security Director Jeh Johnson announced that Melvin Carraway, the acting administrator for the TSA, would be removed from the position and reassigned after TSA agents across the country failed to find fake explosives and weapons during a security test. According to The Hill, during the security test, "undercover agents made it through security in nearly all the tests — 67 of 70 — including one instance where a TSA screener failed to find a fake bomb, even after the undercover agent set off a magnetometer. The screener reportedly let the agent through with the fake bomb taped to his back, having missed it during a pat-down."[4][5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Transportation Security Administration, "Mission," accessed May 10, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Transportation Security Administration, "9/11 and TSA," accessed May 10, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ DHS.gov, "Statement By Secretary Jeh C. Johnson On Inspector General Findings On The Transportation Security Administration," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "TSA’s competence in doubt," accessed June 3, 2015
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