Research Center
Our Mission
Our mission is to examine areas of civil aviation security with the aim of developing recommendations for the improvement of civil aviation security methods, equipment, and procedures.
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Members
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Research and Guidance Documents
TSA Recommended Security Guidelines for Airport Planning, Design and Construction which provides guidance to the commercial airport industry on many subjects to include: airport layout, security screening, emergency response, access control, identification management, biometrics, and communications.
» Click here to read the most recent version, dated May 2011. (PDF, 4.7 MB)
The Planning Guidelines and Design Standards for Airport Checked Baggage Inspection Systems are part of the Baggage Screening Investment Study (BSIS) undertaken by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in consultation with the aviation industry during 2006. The BSIS Guidelines are intended to assist planners and designers in developing cost-effective solutions and to convey TSA requirements for checked baggage inspection systems.
The Baggage Screening Investment Study defines an investment strategy for the Transportation Security Administration's Electronic Baggage Screening Program, which will accelerate the deployment of Explosives Detection System equipment and more automated checked baggage screening systems at U.S. airports, thereby improving security and lowering life-cycle costs.
» Click here to read the rest of the synopsis. (PDF, 50 KB)
Information from Past ASAC Meetings
September 10, 2009 ASAC Meeting
- ASAC Meeting Summary (PDF, 30 KB)
- ASAC Transcript (PDF, 150 KB)
December 15, 2011 ASAC Meeting
- ASAC Meeting Agenda (PDF, 206 KB)
- Risk-Based Security Brief (PDF, 1 MB)
- Air Cargo Brief (PDF, 39 KB)
- General Aviation Brief (PDF, 671 KB)
- ASAC Meeting Summary Dec 15, 2011 (PDF, 418 KB)
May 21, 2012 ASAC Meeting
- ASAC Meeting Agenda (PDF, 36 KB)
- Statement of Wendy Thomson to ASAC (PDF, 100 KB)
- Statement of NAAP to ASAC (PDF, 236 KB)
- Statement of SIA to ASAC (PDF, 140 KB)
- ASAC Meeting Summary May 21, 2012 (PDF, 412 KB)
September 18, 2012 ASAC Meeting
- ASAC Meeting Agenda (PDF, 206 KB)
- ASAC Risk-Based Security Subcommittee Preliminary Agreement and Focus (PDF, 181 KB)
- National Association of Airline Passengers Talking Points (PDF, 16 KB)
- Statement of Wendy Thomson to ASAC (PDF, 16 KB)
- Statement of Hilary Waldron to ASAC (PDF, 49 KB)
- Statement of Sommer Gentry to ASAC (PDF, 8 MB)
- Statement of OAW to ASAC (PDF, 16 KB)
- Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting (PDF, 16 KB)
- ASAC Meeting Summary Sept 18, 2012 (PDF, 472 KB)