Risk Based Screening and Technology at the Checkpoint: Static or Evolving?

Defense Daily Webinar

Risk Based Screening and Technology at the Checkpoint: Static or Evolving?

Date: November 9, 2012
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

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As the Transportation Security Administration ramps up its rollout of the increasingly popular PreCheck Trusted Traveler program the agency is able to offer expedited checkpoint screening benefits to more travelers as they pass through airport checkpoints. TSA estimates that one million passengers will be using its PreCheck lanes monthly in 2013, that’s far more than the roughly three million that have received expedited screening since pilot testing of the program began a year ago.
PreCheck participants that go through designated lanes get the benefit of not having to divest certain items and clothing but they are subject to the same screening technologies as other passengers. So as PreCheck grows in popularity, does TSA risk creating a bottleneck at its Trusted Traveler lanes?

This Defense Daily webinar will explore the outlook for the checkpoint in light of more risk-based screening and whether the technology will remain static or evolve.

• How can expedited screening benefits be sustained without Trusted Traveler lanes becoming additional chokepoints?
• What are the implications for technology requirements?
• Will TSA need to do less screening of people and or their bags?
• What is lacking now in terms of technology?
• And has TSA been guilty of pursuing perfection at the expense of good enough?

Confirmed panelists include:

John Huey
Civil Aviation and Cargo Security Expert

John Huey has a twenty nine year, progressively responsible career in the implementation of complex security sales and management scenarios as well as an inventor of new checkpoint security screening concepts. He is experienced in all phases of the security business in terms of hardware, personnel and complex, high threat, international and domestic security requirements. Recognized throughout the security community in the United States and in many foreign countries as an expert in Civil Aviation and Cargo Security he has been quoted in such publications as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and The Denver Post. Since the “underwear” bombing attempt of the Northwest Airlines flight in late 2009 he has blogged extensively on aviation checkpoint and air cargo security on the National Security Site, “No Quarter”. He was the first regular member of the Association of Independent Aviation Security Professionals and is the holder (as first named inventor) of three US Patents and one Chinese Patent. Along with two colleagues he is the co-author, as a consultant, of the document that resulted in the IATA (International Air Transport Association) “Checkpoint of the Future” project.

Chad Wolf
Vice President & Senior Director
Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates

Chad Wolf has over 12 years of public policy experience, having previously served both on Capitol Hill and in the Executive Branch. Mr. Wolf is a key advisor to homeland security and defense contractors providing security equipment to America’s warfighters and civilian agencies. He offers clients advice, strategic planning and lobbying services on matters relating to defense and homeland security policies and programs.

In addition to legislative and policy services, Wolf provides extensive business development advice, competitor intelligence, market penetration strategies and a thorough knowledge of defense and homeland security budgets and priorities. His work with defense and homeland security contractors, major system integrators and businesses large and small is targeted to advancing emerging and proven products and services to support national defense and security needs.

Mr. Wolf has appeared on CNN and FOX News Radio to discuss aviation security policies, focusing on security technology developments.

Mr. Wolf joined Wexler & Walker in 2005 from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), where he served as the Assistant Administrator for Security Policy during the last year of his TSA service. In addition to leading that office in the top job, he served as Deputy Assistant Administrator and Chief of Staff.

During his service at TSA, Mr. Wolf was involved in developing regulations and Security Directives to implement the agency's programs. In this capacity he worked closely with airline executives, airport directors and trade association leaders. He regularly appeared before industry leaders whose operations are regulated by TSA to explain policies and procedures. At TSA, Mr. Wolf was the recipient of the United States Secretary of Transportations' September 11th Service Medal and the TSA Transportation Security Silver Medal.

Prior to his service at TSA, Mr. Wolf served over two and half years on the staff of U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE). He was responsible for the full range of transportation issues and worked closely with the Senator on campaign finance reform. Mr. Wolf also worked for Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) early in his career.

Mr. Wolf graduated magna cum laude from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife and two sons.

Leo T. (Tom) Powell Jr.
Former DOT, FAA Division Manager

Tom served as Chief of Security, Office of Intelligence and Security in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, retiring in 1994. Before that he was FAA Division Manager of the Security Technology Division at the FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City, N. J. where he was aviation security liaison officer to the National Academy of Sciences. After retirement, Tom worked for several aviation security technology consulting firms, and was retained by a New York law firm on issues related to the 9/11/2001 incident. He has been in aviation security for eighteen years. tompowell@AVSECprofessionals.org

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