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Article: AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA SUPPORTS RISK-BASED APPROACH TO EMPLOYEE SCREENING
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 19, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following press release:
Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato testified today before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection to stress the importance of a multi-layered, risk-based employee screening system to enhance the safety and security of U.S. airports.
Principato emphasized that airports have an effective regime in place to screen individuals with access to secured areas including extensive FBI background checks, checks against the federal terrorist watch lists and security threat assessments; access ...