On June 7, 2010, Secretary Napolitano announced a major aviation security milestone.<\/p>\n
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano recently announced that all passengers traveling in the United States and its territories are now being checked against terrorist watchlists through the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Secure Flight program\u2014a major step in fulfilling a key 9\/11 Commission recommendation.<\/p>\n
Before Secure Flight, each airline conducted its own passenger watchlist screening.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecure Flight fulfills a key recommendation of the 9\/11 Commission Report, enabling TSA to screen passengers directly against government watchlists using passenger name, date of birth, and gender before a boarding pass is issued,\u201d said Secretary Napolitano. \u201cThis program is one of our many layers of security\u2014coordinated with our partners in the airline industry and governments around the world\u2014that we leverage to protect the traveling public against threats of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under the DHS program, TSA checks each passenger\u2019s name, date of birth and gender against government (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On June 7, 2010, Secretary Napolitano announced a major aviation security milestone. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano recently announced that all passengers traveling in the United States and its territories are now being checked against terrorist watchlists…<\/span><\/p>\n