"The key finding of the exhaustive investigation into the aircraft-weaponized mass murder of Americans on Sept. 11, 2001 was that our government had suffered from a "failure of imagination." I know. I was there - as a CIA Officer before 9/11, as a White House national security lawyer after the attacks, as a principal liaison to the 9/11 Commission itself, and living about a mile from the Pentagon."
"We re-organized our entire government after these attacks, including the creation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the broader Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to prevent future such failures. These efforts have protected Americans from a myriad of threats far better than most thought possible in late 2001. But we cannot rest on these successes in the face of constantly evolving threats."
"In 2023, TSA issued a directive requiring larger airports to conduct randomized physical screening of aviation workers and their physical property for explosives and prohibited items by April 2025 (later extended for a year of "Informed Compliance" to April 2026) (the "TSA Mandate"). These new Aviation Worker Security (AWS) requirements address potential "insider threats" to aviation safety, with TSA commendably improving all Americans' future safety by imagining types of security threats that have not materialized - yet."
A post-9/11 failure of imagination led to a major government reorganization, including creation of TSA and DHS, to prevent similar attacks. Those changes have significantly improved protection against many threats since 2001, but evolving risks persist. In 2023, TSA issued a directive requiring larger airports to perform randomized physical screening of aviation workers and their property for explosives and prohibited items, with compliance extended to April 2026 under "Informed Compliance." The TSA Mandate mandates Explosive Detection Screening Equipment for workers and bags. Several major airports have selected AI-enabled millimeter-wave employee screening to meet the requirement and future-proof operations.
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