TSA IED Mitigation: 2005 to Present
News & Happenings
November 15, 2007
- Click here to read statements by Administrator Kip Hawley on our security strategy since 2005.
| September 2005 | TSA Office of Inspection conducts focused IED covert testing forming basis for IED mitigation strategy. |
| November 2005 | Retrained all TSOs with professional bomb tech IED training. |
| December 2005 | Visible Intermodal Protection and Response (VIPR) operations begin |
| Scissors, small tools removed from Prohibited Items list | |
| TSA piloted new protocols to implement unpredictable screening procedures specifically for explosives at ten airports | |
| April 2006 | Behavior Detection Officers begin broader deployment in U.S. airports |
| July 2006 | Career Progression for TSOs |
| Career path initiated for Bomb Appraisal Officers | |
| Aviation Direct Access Screening Program (employee screening) begins | |
| August 2006 | UK Liquid Explosive plot foiled |
| September 2006 | Canine Explosives Detection Team Program exceeds 425 teams, more than doubles size of program since 2001 |
| November 2006 | EU adoption of 3-1-1 Protocols |
| January 2007 | Deployment of advanced IED training kits at every checkpoint nationwide; implementation of daily IED test drills |
| February 2007 | Backscatter Whole Body Imaging pilot at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport begins |
| March 2007 | Employee Screening surges begin |
| May 2007 | Pilot of Liquid Bottle Scanners begins |
| June 2007 | Travel Document Checking pilot begins |
| July 2007 | Lighter Ban ends |
| Joint DHS VIPR operations begin | |
| Pilot testing of advanced technology X-ray screening machines begins | |
| Deployed SPO 20 millimeter wave camera during pilot at Staten Island Ferry | |
| Deployed SPO 20 millimeter wave camera at Union Station, Washington DC for July 4 holiday | |
| August 2007 | DHS Announces Secure Flight Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
| Deployed Auto-Explosive Detection System (EDS) at Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to detect IEDs in carry-on baggage | |
| September 2007 | Announcement on extra screening for remote control toys |
| October 2007 | Millimeter Wave whole body imaging pilot begins in Phoenix, AZ |
| TSA awarded $52.3 million in contracts to deploy security technology including advanced technology (AT) X-ray, automated explosives detection (auto-EDS) machines for the checkpoint, bottled liquid scanners, passive millimeter wave, and cast/prosthetics screening devices. | |
| Deployed Auto-Explosive Detection System (EDS) at Baltimore-Washington International Airport to detect IEDs in carry-on baggage |
