Report: U.S. airport security equipment improperly managed
May 13, 2015, 11:22 am
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Report: U.S. airport security equipment improperly managed
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From CNN:
Maintenance of explosive detecting scanners and x-ray machines at the U.S. airport security checkpoints are not being managed properly, according to a new government report. And the Department of Homeland Security can't even definitively say they are all working properly.
See full article here (including a link to OIG report):
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/politi...eneral-report/
What isn't mentioned in the CNN report is the threat of human health issues. Especially with the x-ray machines.
I work in a manufacturing environment and calibration and preventative maintenance of equipment is a fundamental! TSA doesn't even need to start from scratch. There are multitudes of IT solutions for managing these activities. However, the idea that this could be implemented by the end of September is laughable! Not in the government!
From CNN:
Maintenance of explosive detecting scanners and x-ray machines at the U.S. airport security checkpoints are not being managed properly, according to a new government report. And the Department of Homeland Security can't even definitively say they are all working properly.
See full article here (including a link to OIG report):
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/politi...eneral-report/
What isn't mentioned in the CNN report is the threat of human health issues. Especially with the x-ray machines.
I work in a manufacturing environment and calibration and preventative maintenance of equipment is a fundamental! TSA doesn't even need to start from scratch. There are multitudes of IT solutions for managing these activities. However, the idea that this could be implemented by the end of September is laughable! Not in the government!
May 13, 2015, 11:31 am
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I haven't seen a thread on this. If I missed it, moderators, please move this there.
From CNN:
Maintenance of explosive detecting scanners and x-ray machines at the U.S. airport security checkpoints are not being managed properly, according to a new government report. And the Department of Homeland Security can't even definitively say they are all working properly.
See full article here (including a link to OIG report):
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/politi...eneral-report/
What isn't mentioned in the CNN report is the threat of human health issues. Especially with the x-ray machines.
I work in a manufacturing environment and calibration and preventative maintenance of equipment is a fundamental! TSA doesn't even need to start from scratch. There are multitudes of IT solutions for managing these activities. However, the idea that this could be implemented by the end of September is laughable! Not in the government!
From CNN:
Maintenance of explosive detecting scanners and x-ray machines at the U.S. airport security checkpoints are not being managed properly, according to a new government report. And the Department of Homeland Security can't even definitively say they are all working properly.
See full article here (including a link to OIG report):
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/politi...eneral-report/
What isn't mentioned in the CNN report is the threat of human health issues. Especially with the x-ray machines.
I work in a manufacturing environment and calibration and preventative maintenance of equipment is a fundamental! TSA doesn't even need to start from scratch. There are multitudes of IT solutions for managing these activities. However, the idea that this could be implemented by the end of September is laughable! Not in the government!
May 21, 2015, 9:43 am
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