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RCED-94-307R 1 (1994-09-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackrb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-258447 September 27, 1994 The Honorable Tim Valentine Chairman The Honorable Tom Lewis Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Technology, Environment, and Aviation Committee on Science, Space, and Technology House of Representatives In the aftermath of Pan Am 103, the Congress passed the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The act set a goal for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to have new explosive detection equipment in place by November 1993. The Congress took this action to ensure that FAA's involvement would expedite the development of this technology. FAA's responsibilities include developing performance standards, assisting the private sector in developing systems, and approving (certifying) systems for airlines' use. To implement the act, FAA is supporting the development of new explosive detection devices and methods to improve the survivability of aircraft, such as blast resistant luggage containers. This correspondence is based on two issued reports--one analyzes FAA's compliance with key provisions of the act and the other examines the agency's efforts to develop new security technology.' In summary, our work shows that despite FAA's efforts, the agency did not meet the Congress' goal to deploy new security technology at airports by November 1993 and may still be several years away from achieving this goal. Specifically, 'Aviation Security: Additional Actions Needed to Meet Domestic and International Challenges (GAO/RCED-94-38, Jan. 27, 1994) and Aviation Security: Development of New Security Technology Has Not Met Expectations (GAO/RCED-94- 142, May 19, 1994). GAOIRCED-94-307R, Aviation Security