by Jeff Price | Nov 6, 2015 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson just released at statement on aviation security enhancements in light of the recent crash of a Russian airliner. The statement is posted here, followed up by my commentary. STATEMENT BY SECRETARY JEH C. JOHNSON CONCERNING AVIATION SECURITY...
by Jeff Price | Aug 4, 2015 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism
Part 3 of 5 in a series on fixing aviation security. Dear Admiral Neffenger, continuing the series on fixing aviation security… Aviation is as essential to the United States just as our power, water, food and other transportation systems. It’s not a...
by Jeff Price | Jun 23, 2015 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
Recently, one of our lawmakers introduced a bill to ban guns from airports, which begs the question “Is this the right thing to do?” (read the full article) I find this to be an interesting question. Let’s hear some feedback. I live in Colorado, a...
by Jeff Price | May 12, 2015 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Introduction to Screening, Overview of Aviation Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening, Policies and Procedures
Recently, information came to light about part of a program implemented and used by the TSA since 2007 as a way to identify potential terrorists and subject them to closer inspection. The program has been criticized as being based on flawed scientific principles, and...
by Jeff Price | Mar 24, 2015 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, General Aviation Airport Security, Passenger and Baggage Screening
Although the article states that airport police are a “patchwork” that doesn’t report to the TSA, lets remember a few things. TSA does not report to the Department of Justice and although the air marshals and a few other TSA employees do have police...
by Jeff Price | Mar 18, 2015 | Are We Safer, Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Crime and Terrorism, Existing and Emerging Threats, General Aviation Airport Security, Overview of Aviation Security
I was getting ready to slam Adam Minter here about this article, then I read through it carefully. He has several good points and from what I can tell, this is a fairly well researched piece. First, it’s hard to measure deterrence. Can anyone tell me how often a...
