Airport Security Still Riddled With Bugs
Four years after 9/11, airport security screening remains a hot-button issue for travelers. A new study by the Homeland Security Department has found that screening methods employed by airport security are ineffective and often not standardized.
As a result, security breaches occur and travelers are subjected to new rules from airport to airport. But efforts are underway to bridge the gaps in airport security.
Among the steps being considered are to replace federal screeners with private screeners at some airports; implement pilot programs that use fingerprint and iris-scanning technology to screen out potential terrorists; employ new bomb sniffers and video surveillance; and install Israeli-technology-based security systems that track airport workers and make luggage and cargo loading areas more secure.
Abstracted by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center(NLECTC) from the Investor’s Business Daily (06/24/05); Tsuruoka, Doug .