Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 The Transportation Security Administration , or TSA , is an government agency which protects the United States transportation systems by setting the standard of transportation security . They set this standard through their employees , the technology , and the processes of different types of screening they use The attacks of September 11th lead to the need of increased security for the United States transportation system . These needs for security prompted the 107th congress to pass the Aviation and Transportation Security Act on November 19 , 2001 . This act established the Transportation

Security Administration as a part of the Department of Transportation (TSA

The responsibility of transportation security starting with hiring security officers for the 450 commercial airports and was a requirement of the new act . This responsibility was to be completed within 12 months , but this wasn 't the only responsibility of this new agency . The other responsibility stated in the act was for the agency to provide 100 screening of all the baggage coming into the airports for any explosives . This was to be completed by Dec . 31 , 2002 . The Transportation Security Administration successfully completed all that was required by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (TSA

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the Department of Homeland Security . The prevention of and reduction of vulnerability to terrorist attacks in the United States became the job of Homeland Security . They also became in charge of assisting with the recover process and to lower the damage of any terrorist attacks that might happen to the United States (Homeland Security ) The Transportation Security Administration became a part of Homeland Security in March of 2003 (TSA

Today , the Transportation Security Administration has grown to about 43 ,000 employees consisting of security officers , managers , air marshals , inspectors , and directors with several jobs ' areas . These areas consist of checking for bombs , watching over the subways , and even to the railroad cars (TSA

The largest section of TSA is law enforcement . Law enforcement starts with armed security officers who 's job is to ride onboard the flights going in or out of Ronald Reagan Washington Airport . The next part of the law enforcement isn 't just a person , but canines . The National Explosive Detection Canine Explosive Team is trained canines , mostly German Shepherds , Belgian Malanoises , and Vizslas , to detect explosive material in from buildings , packages , and automobiles . These trained canines are paired with a law enforcement officer where they will participate in a 10 week training program together (TSA

Another member of the law enforcement is the Federal Air Marshal Hostile acts against air carriers , passengers , and their crew members are dealt with by the Federal Air Marshals . High level of handgun accuracy plus the ability to work alone are two of the requirements for a Federal Air Marshal

Training programs for law enforcement section of TSA are essential to establishing and maintaining our level of security . The self defense program for the crew members is one of the programs offered not only for law...