tsa manual
The Transportation Security Administration, which oversees airport security, said the document is outdated. [1]
TSA workers screen passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Wash. [2]
It was posted in March by TSA on the Federal Business Opportunity site. [1]
In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) inadvertently posted online its entire airport screening procedures manual, including some of the most closely guarded secrets regarding special rules for diplomats and CIA and law enforcement officers. [3]
The Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act requires air carriers providing scheduled passenger air transportation to conduct basic security training for their flight and cabin crewmembers in order to prepare them for potential threat conditions that may occur onboard an aircraft. [4]
This Transportation Security Administration Sensitive Security Information document’s insecure means of redaction was first described in this report on the wandering aramean blog. [2]
Government workers preparing the release of a Transportation Security Administration manual that details airport screening procedures badly bungled their redaction of the.pdf file. [5]
The document outlines who is exempt from certain additional screening measures, including members of the U.S. armed forces, governors and lieutenant governors, the mayor of Washington, D.C., and their immediate families. [1]
Anyone who’s interested can read about which passengers are more likely to be targeted for secondary screening, who is exempt from screening, TSA procedures for screening foreign dignitaries and CIA-escorted passengers, and extensive instructions for calibrating Siemens walk-through metal detectors. [5]
The Act further requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop and make available to flight and cabin crewmembers an advanced self defense training program that includes appropriate and effective responses for defending against an attacker. [4]
Unfortunately, the security geniuses at the DHS don’t know that drawing black blocks over the words you want to eliminate from your PDF doesn’t actually make the words go away, and can be defeated by nefarious al Qaeda operatives through a complex technique known as ctrl-a/ctrl-c/ctrl-v. [6]
The document spells out what gauge of wire — a component in bombs — TSA personnel should be able to detect with checkpoint X-ray machines; the special rules for clearing diplomats and CIA agents; and items that routinely escape screening, such as orthopedic shoes and wheelchairs. [2]
If I read it correctly, we can take photos while going through airport security. [6]
A government link to the document went dead Sunday but by then it had been picked up and widely circulated on the Internet and the mainstream media. [2]
Administered by the TSA Office of Law Enforcement / Federal Air Marshal Service, the Crew Member Self Defense Training (CMSDT) program is available to any actively employed flight or cabin crew member. [4]
Sources:
[1] TSA Manual Posted on the Internet
[2] TSA investigating how complete operating manual was posted …
[3] Hot Air ” Blog Archive ” Breaking: TSA posts info on …
[4] TSA: Crew Member Self Defense Training Program
[5] TSA Leaks Sensitive Airport Screening Manual | Threat Level …
[6] TSA can’t redact documents properly, releases s00per s33kr1t …