by Jeff Price | Nov 7, 2013 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs
In some sort of cosmic irony the nation’s aviation security leaders gathered just days after the shooting at Los Angeles international Airport to discuss the topics most important to them. The main topic of discussion however was not LAX. Its just too...
by Jeff Price | Nov 4, 2013 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
What should you do in an active shooter event? Did LAX do the right thing? Was the evacuation effective? There is a phrase I’ve heard in the aircraft rescue and fire fighting community, in answer to the question, “if you’re in a plane that crash, how far should...
by Jeff Price | Nov 2, 2013 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
As more information continues to come out about the incident in Los Angeles, the question I have been getting most today relates to whether TSA screeners should be armed. Well, here’s some insight – there are TSA personnel that are armed. Obviously the air...
by Jeff Price | Nov 2, 2013 | Aviation Security, Crime and Terrorism, Current Affairs
I have spent the better part of the day talking to various media outlets about the shooting at Los Angeles international Airport. First, our thoughts go out to the TSA and other personnel who were injured and particularly the Behavior Detection Officer who died in the...
by Jeff Price | Aug 22, 2013 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening
A recent Government Accountability Office report (click here for the report) showed TSA personnel sleeping, showing up late to work, abusing leave time and other lesser infractions, but along with those they also found TSA personnel guilty of theft, and allowing...
by Jeff Price | Jul 19, 2013 | Aviation Security, Current Affairs, Introduction to Screening
The original intent of PreCheck, TSA’s risk-based security strategy to allow known travelers alternative screening, meaning they can keep their liquids and laptops in their bag, their jacket and belts on and their dignity and efficiency in place, is about to...
