We tried to pilot a Behavioral Assessment program at the request of Boston Logan in late-2001/early-2002, based on the Israeli model, with Israeli advisors working hand-in-hand with BOS security officials.

It died on the table for two reasons, both of them to do with money:

1. In order for training to be effective, it needs to be lengthy and intensive (pronounced: more expensive) and the personnel being trained need to be of a high caliber (prounounced: higher salaries), and
2. There was concern that the ACLU and or electronic privacy groups would sue the airport/airlines over the perceived threat to the privacy of passenger records (travel history, purchase patterns, etc) most of which is already collected if you have a Frequent Flyer card. The concern wasn't that we would lose, but that the fight would cost money.

Instead, as usual, the Government opted for the "lowest" bidder (which usually ends up more expensive in the end, anyway), in this case, Federalizing airport security.