Measuring Security Effectiveness and Efficiency at U.S. Commercial Airports

Abstract

Civil aviation contributes over $900 billion to the U.S. economy annually, and the cost of securing U.S. aviation against criminal and terrorist attacks runs in the billions of dollars. Therefore, it is critical to use appropriate metrics in managing civil aviation security policies and programs. Nonetheless, aviation security has typically evolved haphazardly as a reaction to changing criminal events, often resulting in widespread controversy. The U.S. Government Accountability Office and the media have questioned many Transportation Security Administration procedures. This thesis uses formative program evaluation and policy analysis to investigate current airport security programs. It identifies innovative public administration and policy-analysis tools that could provide potential benefits to airport security. These tools will complement the System Based Risk Management framework if the Transportation Security Administration involves more stakeholders in collecting and analyzing pertinent data, proactive planning, and developing solutions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA580071

Entities

People

  • Daniel Diehl

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airport Security
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies