{"id":22429,"date":"2024-02-27T01:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T06:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/?p=22429"},"modified":"2024-02-27T10:55:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:55:40","slug":"tsa-transportation-security-administration-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling-cook.com\/tsa-transportation-security-administration-history\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA – Transportation Security Administration History"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the Transport security administration?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security<\/a> that has authority over the security of the traveling public in the United States<\/a>. It was created as a response to the September 11 attacks under the administration of President George W. Bush, to improve airport security procedures and centralize air travel security under a single federal agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is the Transport security administration?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Primarily concerned with air travel, the TSA employs screening officers at airports, armed federal air marshals on planes, mobile teams of dog<\/a> handlers, and explosives specialists. Formerly part of the United States Department of Transportation<\/strong>, the TSA became part of the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003. It is currently headed by Administrator David Pekoske and is headquartered in Springfield, Virginia. As of fiscal year 2020, the TSA operated on a budget of approximately $7.68 billion and employed more than 47,000 transportation security officers, behavioral detection officers, transportation security specialists<\/a>, federal air marshals, and other security personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Transportation Security Administration Processes<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The TSA has multiple inspection processes and regulations related to passengers and carry-on baggage, including; identification requirements<\/a>, body searches, full body scanners, device restrictions, and explosives control. It has been the subject of controversy throughout its history over the effectiveness of such procedures, as well as baggage theft, data security, and prejudicial treatment of certain ethnic groups. Due to the controversy, there have been multiple federal investigations of the TSA, as well as calls for the agency’s abolition by senators, political pressure groups, and columnists.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Transportation Security Administration – TSA History<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is the TSA History and Mission?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The TSA was created largely in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001<\/strong>, which revealed weaknesses in existing airport security procedures. At the time, a large number of private security companies managed air travel security under contract to individual airlines or airline groups using a given airport or terminal. Advocates of putting the government in charge of airport security, including Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, argued that only a federal agency could better protect passenger aviation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Congress accepted and authorized the creation of the Transportation Security Administration<\/strong> in the Aviation and Transportation Security Act,<\/strong> which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. Bush nominated John Magaw on December 10 and was confirmed by the Senate. the following January. The agency was initially placed under the United States<\/a> Department of Transportation, but was moved to the Department of Homeland Security when that department was formed on March 9, 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n

The new agency’s effort to hire screeners to begin operating airport security checkpoints<\/a> represents a case of a large-scale staffing project completed in a short period of time. The only effort in American history that came close to it was the draft test for the armed forces in World War II. During the period from February to December 2002, 1.7 million applicants were evaluated for 55,000 selection jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The TSA develops broad policies to protect the United States transportation system, including highways, rail, buses, public transportation systems, ports, and pipelines. It fulfills this mission in conjunction with other federal agencies and state partners. However, the TSA’s primary focus is airport security and the prevention of aircraft hijacking. It is responsible for screening passengers and baggage at more than 450 US airports.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TSA \u201c2022 Cutest Canine\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Eebbers<\/a>, an 11-year-old explosive detection canine who works at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) in St. Paul, Minnesota, was voted the winner of TSA\u2019s 2022 Cutest Canine Contest.<\/p>\n

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Leadership, Administration and organization<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

When the TSA was part of the Department of Transportation, the head of the agency was referred to as the Assistant<\/a> Secretary of Transportation for Security. Upon transfer to the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003, the position was reclassified as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.<\/span><\/p>\n

There have been seven administrators and six acting administrators in the TSA’s 18-year history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TSA Organizational structure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

All offices are headed by an Assistant Administrator, except the Business Support, Law Enforcement Service\/Federal Air Marshal<\/strong>, Operations Support, and Security Operations offices, which are headed by an Executive Assistant Administrator; the office of Principal General Counsel uses the title of Principal General Counsel. The office of Professional Responsibility and the office of Strategy, Policy Coordination and Innovation are named Director for the former and Executive Director for the latter. The Executive Assistant Administrator for Law Enforcement is also the Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service.<\/span><\/p>\n

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