Tsa Changed Air Travel

Research Proposal

Instructor: Michael Johnson

Course: SECR5000

Angie Williams

August 22, 2011

Airport Security: Are we really safe?

Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011, America has changed the way we travel at airports both internationally and domestically. On that day, the FAA grounded all aircraft in this country, required pilots to identify themselves, and ordered all aircraft to land. Before the attacks, airport and airline security was handled by private firms that were contracted independently. Later on that year, the Transportation Security Administration was hired to assume responsibility for all airports within the United States.

The TSA is a division in the Department of Homeland and was originally enacted under the Aviation and Security Act. The TSA continuously is scrutinized over the way they handle security. One of its main obligations is to keep another September 11, 2011 type of attack from happening again. Most Americans find fault in the Administration’s ability to effectively secure the nation’s airports and still offer a level of freedom that most American’s feel obligated to maintain based upon our Constitution.

There are many types of TSA employees and what I will do is explore the differences of each. Most Americans only associate the entire Administration with the screeners who are the first line of defense against another terrorist attack. I believe the entire agency is ineffective and will research how airport security could possibly become a better and more efficient agency while keeping domestic airports safe and Americans happy.

References

Transportation Security Administration. (2011, August 17). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 04:21, August 23, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transportation_Security_Administration&oldid=445407364