by Ned S. Levi | Mar 14, 2016
Earlier this year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), released its 2015 annual statistical report, the year-end summary which permits them to boast about all the great work they’ve done. According to the report, during 2015: • TSA screened more...
by Ned S. Levi | Nov 28, 2011
On Wednesday, November 2, TSA Administrator John Pistole testifying at a Senate hearing told senators that TSA would finally conduct an independent study of their backscatter x-ray full body scanners. Now that a new Inspector General report is about to be released,...
by Ned S. Levi | Jan 31, 2011
Last week, at Moscow’s busiest airport, Domodedovo, a suicide bomber killed 35, and wounded over 100 more in the airport’s arrivals hall, a far easier target to enter than the heavily secured departures area. When we examine how security is deployed at US...
by Ned S. Levi | Nov 15, 2010
Last week unions representing US Airways and American Airlines pilots began to urge their members to “opt-out” of full-body scanning at airport security checkpoints. They cited health risks and privacy concerns. I applaud Captain Cleary and both the US Airways and...
by Ned S. Levi | Mar 8, 2010
When critics like me call the Transporation Security Administration (TSA) procedures at airports good theater, our definition is a bit different than TSA’s. TSA’s approach at airport security checkpoints, and gates, is to consider them military theaters, and consider...
