U.S. Government - Report Encourages Process Improvements, Validates Testing Methodology

U.S. Government - Report Encourages Process Improvements, Validates Testing Methodology On August 14, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on risk-based covert tests conducted by TSA's Office of Inspection. This report is the result of a year-long audit requested by Congressman Bennie Thompson. GAO had full and open access to how TSA conducts and documents its covert testing. TSA's covert testing program is designed to probe vulnerabilities in the system in order to help close those vulnerabilities and constantly raise the bar on security. It is not a test of how good officers are. Information gathered through the testing protocols is applied to TSA security measures. Here are some examples: The focus on IEDs and IED components, the greatest threat to aviation today, is in-part a result of Office of... [read full story]