R. William Johnstone

9/11 and the Future of Transportation Security

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

R. William Johnstone served on the transportation security staff of the 9/11 Commission, and wrote this book to build upon and supplement the Commission's work. In its pages, he explains the aviation security system failure on 9/11, uses that as a means for evaluating post-9/11 transportation security efforts, and proposes remedies to continued shortcomings. 9/11 and the Future of Transportation Security is based on information originally provided to the 9/11 Commission, augmented by unpublished reports and a wealth of other material that has come to light since the issuance of the Commission's own report in July 2004. Part One analyzes the aviation security system's history and institutions to explain why the system failed on 9/11. Part Two looks at what has been done in aviation and transportation security since 9/11, including the Commission's recommendations and the congressional response to them. Finally and most significantly, Part Three outlines a suggested approach for improving current U.S. transportation security. It begins with fundamental policy questions that must be answered if we are to optimize transportation security efforts, and concludes with both underlying principles for action and specific recommendations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 519g
• ISBN-13: 9780275990756
• ISBN-10: 0275990753
• Artikelnr.: 21443273

Autorenporträt

served on the staff of the 9/11 Commission, after working for over 20 years as a Congressional staff member. He is the author of 9/11 and the Future of Transportation Security (PSI, 2006) and Bioterror: Anthrax, Influenza, and the Future of Public Health Security (PSI, 2008). Johnstone is a consultant on homeland and national security matters.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction The 9/11/01 Systems Failure of Civil Aviation Security
The Pre-9/11 Aviation Security System Attributes of the Security System The
9/11 Hijackings Transportation Security Today Response to 9/11 The New
Organization of Transportation Security The Current State of Transportation
Security Where Do We Go From Here? "Looking Back to Look Forward:" The
Post-9/11 Policy Failure of Transportation Security Key Questions, Hard
Choices Principles for Action Reassessment and a Test Priorities Appendix
A: Transmittal Letter and Recommendations of 9/11 Commission Aviation and
Transportation Security Staff Appendix B: 9/11 Public Discourse Project,
Report on the Status of 9/11 Commission Recommendations, Part I: Homeland
Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response