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    government created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to protect air travel and prevent similar attacks. In 2012, the TSA had a budget of $8.1 billion, and while it claims to improve airport security, it fails to do so. Additionally, their checkpoints are privacy-invasive and cumbersome, negatively impacting the air travel industry. For these reasons, the agency should be abolished. As a response to the 9/11 attacks, one would expect that the TSA would improve airport security. In reality, it's

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    There hardly comes a time when Congress and Senate can unanimously agree to a bill to pass. Congress created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Senate voted unanimously to federalize airport security. Furthermore, this immediate action of unanimous votes was due to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Additionally, this quickly led to the Aviation and Transportation Act. This act was immediately placed, and led to the establishment of the TSA as an Agency by George W. Bush in the

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    The Transportation Security Administration, more commonly known as TSA, is a part of the United States Department of homeland Security that supervises and manages the safety of travelers in the United States. Unlike other government operated tasks forces such as the military or FBI whose as been in existence since (), the TSA was only recently founded twelve years ago in 2001 after the devastating terroristic attack that took place in New York city’s twin towers earlier that year. There are more

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    In our time, the Transportation Security Administration is an integral part of airports in the United States. One cannot simply travel on a plane without going through the metal detectors or being instructed to take off his or her shoes to check for bombs. Many travelers regard the TSA to be a hassle, as it adds hours into the process of boarding a flight. Some treat it as a necessary evil; they believe that the presence of the TSA is needed to offset the vulnerable state of airports. However, the

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    of humans and taking pictures of their faces violates this.   Shockingly, former TSA security director, Mo McGowan, openly stated on fox news that “Nobody likes to have their 4th Amendment violated going through a security line, but the truth of the matter is, we’re going to have to do it” (Left Coast Rebel).  Excuse me? Did this man actually say this in public?  It’s not shocking that he’s no longer the security director.     On his website, a Utah DUI Attorney, David Rosenbloom speaks about

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    Security is one of the most important departments in aviation. Without security in aviation it would be extremely vulnerable to threat, harm and accidents to passengers, employees and aircrafts. Aviation has been threatened for decades now. From bombings and hijackings since the 1960s to the recent bombing in Brussels. It wasn’t until 9/11 when America knew there was a big gap in the security infrastructure in aviation. So what exactly is aviation security? Aviation Security is techniques and methods

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    Ever since September 11th, 2001 airport security efforts have been under the microscope. Rightfully so, because that day changed a lot on how people viewed safety in terms of flying. On that day, nearly 3,000 people were killed in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. It’s long been said that flying is the safest transportation mode amongst the varying models there are. According to www.journalistsresource.org, from 2000-2009 the average annual death

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    Transportation Security Administration has important top class advanced imaging and selecting To check a passenger's ful body to hide the full scanners that include technology (AITs) Weapons, explosives, and other contraband system detacted. AITs mainly the threat of terrorism acts By an IED downing for a commercial airliner to prevent dedicated (Improvised Explosive Devices Device) smuggled on board by a passenger. The cost of this technology will reach $ 1.2 billion per Year by 2013 to 2014

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    The Bush administration expanded power in matters of national security to define the threat and attack the enemy after September 1, 2001 terror attacks. The attacks of 911 were coordinated carefully which lead to the President signing into legislation the Transportation Security Administration in November 2001, which federalized all security screeners for airports to safeguard national security. During this period the President made it clear what his goals were succeeding the attacks: not permitting

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    This report below is a concerning the overall DHS program prioritization which will address the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) which is a directorate under the DHS and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which become part of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate of DHS. This report could have not been prepared without gathering background information concerning the following area hazard/threats, hazard identification and risk analysis, terrorist laws and

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