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By Eddy Metcalf |
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February 23, 2011 - Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole this
week joined the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) Regional Conference in
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applaud the adoption of the Security Roadmap on
Aviation, which will strengthen global security measures
to address ever-changing and emerging threats,? said
Administrator Pistole, who returned from The roadmap identifies the actions the member states will take to strengthen security screening procedures by ensuring that professionals are appropriately trained and equipped. Key elements include air cargo security and capacity building. |
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agreement will enhance existing aviation security harmonization
efforts of countries in the region, as well as the concepts in
the ICAO Declaration on Aviation Security. After the conference,
Administrator Pistole met with aviation officials in
This
week?s meeting was the first ICAO Regional Conference following
last October?s General Assembly where the ICAO Declaration on
Aviation Security was adopted. This was also the first regional
conference since the adoption of Amendment 12 to Annex 17.
(Amendment 12 represents a series of improvements to Annex 17,
which identifies the Standards and Recommended Practices for the
protection of the security of international aviation.) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including TSA, continues to engage its international security partners in the joint mission of strengthening global aviation security. DHS and TSA have entered into a number of bi-lateral and multi-lateral agreements with foreign security partners and have worked with the aviation industry to continue leveraging knowledge of foreign cargo screening practices to strengthen air cargo security and fulfill the 9/11 Act. |
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