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At the AIRPORT 2025 conference (June 28 – 30, 2005) attendees were asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding their perceptions or knowledge of the current state of aviation security and identified the most important issues and factors to consider in devising the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) 2025 end state.
Attendees were asked to respond to ten questions on aviation security, two of which asked for points of contact.
The questions were:
The content analysis of the responses shown below was performed by selecting key words in each individual answer, and then grouping these “hits”. For instance, the “systems design” category would include the grouping of any reference to the use of technologies or policies, in the generic sense, in the screening of the passengers and their bags even though he did not specifically use the words “systems design”. In the same way, the “perimeter security” grouping would include any reference to any means to secure the borders of the airport, even though the responder might not have used the specific term “perimeter security”. There were many responses that were mentioned by only one responder. While only the most relevant of these are shown, every attempt was made to include as many of the responses as practicable.
We did not include answers to questions 2 and 4, which asked for names of persons to contact to learn more about particular issues.
Question 1 - What are we missing in the current picture of aviation security?
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Responses |
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Systems design
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23%
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Communications & data transfer
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12%
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Cargo screening in passenger aircraft
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9%
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Intelligence
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9%
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Need for standards and certification of technologies
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9%
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Airports and airlines participation
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7%
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Defense in depth
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7%
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Intermodal
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5%
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Perimeter security
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5%
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Who pays?
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5%
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Biometrics
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5%
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Security in General Aviation
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5%
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Question 2 - Who should we contact to learn more?
Question 3 - Is there a technology or process we should consider in order to develop a better future picture?
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Responses |
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Systems design
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36%
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Communications
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16%
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Biometrics
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12%
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Intelligence
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12%
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ADIZ and General Aviation at DCA
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8%
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Perimeter security
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4%
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Intermodal
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4%
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Terminal building architecture
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4%
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Defense in depth
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4%
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Question 4? Who should we contact to learn more?
Question 5 - What do you see as the two top security problems today?
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Responses |
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Systems design & Integration
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25%
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Cargo
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19%
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Hasten the progression of improvements
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11%
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Intelligence
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9%
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Ground to air missiles
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9%
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Command and Control
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9%
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Terminal building architecture
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4%
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Perimeter security
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4%
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Passenger ID
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4%
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ADIZ security at DCA |
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4% |
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Risk assessment |
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2% |
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Intermodal |
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2% |
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Biometrics |
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2% |
Question 6 - What do you see as the two top security problems in 2010?
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Responses |
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Building beyond the legacy environment
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21%
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Systems design
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21%
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Intelligence
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18%
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Cargo
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12%
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Command, control, communications and intelligence
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9%
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Intermodal
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6%
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Perimeter security
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6%
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Airspace management
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6%
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Question 6a - What do you see as the two top security solutions in 2010?
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Responses |
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Systems design
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69%
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Cargo solutions
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12%
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Communications
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8%
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Intelligence
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8%
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Terminal building architecture
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4%
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Question 7 - What do you see as the two top security problems in 2015?
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Responses |
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New technology
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24%
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Ground to air missiles/hostile UASs
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18%
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Systems design /terminal building architecture
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18%
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Funding
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14%
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Intelligence/information security
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14%
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General Aviation/airspace management |
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10% |
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Intermodal |
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3% |
Question 7a - What do you see as the two top security solutions in 2015?
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New technology
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100%
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Question 8 - Any other comments, complaints, criticisms, violent or otherwise?
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Responses |
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Think Big
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35%
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Keep up with this kind of interface with industry
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35%
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International standards/systems design, CONOPS/Strategic Planning
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18%
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Risk assessment |
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6% |
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Communications systems architecture |
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6% |
The numbers of responses to questions 6 and beyond were low because many respondents did not answer those questions.
The DHS Security Integrated Product Team thanks you for your comments and will review them in its mission of identifying DHS requirements for the NGATS. They have been passed on to the TSA’s Chief Technical Officer. We continue to seek your input. We encourage those of you who did not complete the questionnaire at the Conference to provide your responses at this time.
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