100 per cent US air cargo screening 'years away'

: Latest News; Monday, 05 July 2010

The USA's Transportation Security Administration faces claims from the Government Accountability Office that it will fail to meet its August 3 deadline to screen all cargo on domestic passenger aircraft.

Steve Lord, GAO director of homeland security and justice issues, has said TSA lacked a fallback plan if it does not reach the deadline set by Congress three years ago.

In a May 10 report, TSA had only achieved 75 per cent screening, leading to GAO's doubts that it would meet the deadline.

The government watchdog estimated 55 per cent of inbound cargo will be screened by August, but said the 100 per cent mark will take years.

100 per cent US air cargo screening 'years away'

Latest News

Monday, 05 July 2010

Steve Lord, GAO director of homeland security and justice issues, has said TSA lacked a fallback plan if it does not reach the deadline set by Congress three years ago.

In a May 10 report, TSA had only achieved 75 per cent screening, leading to GAO's doubts that it would meet the deadline.

The government watchdog estimated 55 per cent of inbound cargo will be screened by August, but said the 100 per cent mark will take years.