by Jeff Price | Jan 20, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs
The headline is from the movie “A Few Good Men,” spoken by Jack Nicholson. With Erroll Southers bowing out under pressure from Sen. Jim DeMint from his appointment to head TSA, all that has happened is that the country is less safer today. DeMint’s...
by Jeff Price | Jan 13, 2010 | Aviation Security, Commercial Aviation Airport Security, Current Affairs, Existing and Emerging Threats, Introduction to Screening
A recent Gallup poll showed that many American’s support ethnic profiling in our airports. I do not. Here’s why. It doesn’t work. The question is often asked, should we profile? Well, not profiling is like saying “don’t breathe.” We...
by Jeff Price | Jan 8, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Current Affairs
In recent interviews on Denver’s Fox 31 News and on 9News, I tried to answer the most commonly asked question whenever there is a security incident: “How can we improve the system?” A good follow up question to that is: “At what point does all...
by Jeff Price | Jan 8, 2010 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs
According to CBS News in L.A., TSA faces allegations that its employees at Los Angeles International Airport were caught on tape using drugs. The investigation began last year when a TSA worker was arrested for allegedly counterfeiting parking passes in the employee...
by Jeff Price | Jan 7, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Current Affairs, The Role of Government
It seems that Rep. John Mica has joined the opposition to the appointment of Erroll Southers to the head of TSA. Mica is criticizing what he perceives is Southers lack of executive management experience. Among rumors that Southers was nominated only after more...
by Jeff Price | Jan 6, 2010 | Aviation Security, Christmas Day Bomber, Commercial Aviation Aircraft Operator Security, Current Affairs, The Role of Government
Ask virtually anyone on the street “who is responsible for airline security,” and the answer will most likely be, “TSA.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple and could mean that airlines will have to pay more and take on more security...
