Volpe Center Highlights - November/December 2005
Security
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Supporting Aviation Security with Data Collection and Analysis (NASA)
Working with NASA's Aviation Safety and Security Program, the Volpe Center is collecting, reviewing, and analyzing data from public sources about aviation security incidents (i.e., hijackings). The Center's Infrastructure and Protection Operations Division developed an Aviation Security Incident Database covering a 10-year time span (1995 to 2005). Now the Division's task is to determine the vulnerabilities and security gaps in the aviation infrastructure based on this historical data, and to provide input on recommended security countermeasures.
This work supports efforts of the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Commercial Aviation Partnership (US CAP), a public/private partnership formed to identify and evaluate impacts of security threats and solutions on the air transportation industry. Mr. Kevin Harnett of the Division recently presented a summary of key findings at a monthly US CAP meeting. NASA's Aviation Safety and Security Program addresses safety and security research and technology needs of the National Airspace System; its research and technology planning activities are conducted in close coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
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