New GAO Report: Aviation Security – Federal Air Marshal Service

Aviation Security: Federal Air Marshal Service Has Taken Actions to Fulfill Its Core Mission and Address Workforce Issues, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Improve Workforce Survey, GAO-09-273, January 14, 2009.

  • “Because the number of air marshals is less than the number of daily flights, FAMS’s operational approach is to assign air marshals to selected flights it deems high risk—such as the nonstop, long-distance flights targeted on September 11, 2001. In assigning air marshals, FAMS seeks to maximize coverage of flights in 10 targeted high-risk categories, which are based on consideration of threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences.”
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