Transportation Security Administration

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Transportation Security Administration
- TSA -

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State level Federation
position Traffic authority
Supervisory authority United States Department of Homeland Security
founding 2001
Headquarters Pentagon City , Arlington County , Virginia
Authority management Peter Neffenger , administrator
Servants 55,600+ (2013)
Budget volume 8.1 billion US dollars (2009)
Web presence www.tsa.dhs.gov

The Transportation Security Administration ( TSA ; German Transportation Security Administration ) is an American federal authority under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security , based in Pentagon City , Arlington County , Virginia , serving the public safety in traffic. It was created under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act 2001 and ratified by the 107th Congress . It belonged to the Ministry of Transport until the end of February 2003 . 43,000 people are currently employed here, and their transportation officers have police powers.

The head of the agency is David P. Pekoske. The budget for the 2007 fiscal year was $ 4.751 billion.

The task of the TSA is to maintain public safety on highways, railways of all kinds, ports (partly also abroad) and 450 airports nationwide (the latter to a small extent through private security services as part of a so-called screening partnership program). The range of tasks includes activities in the fight against terrorism , unauthorized immigration, prohibited items (e.g. explosives, weapons) and much more.

The TSA also includes the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS).

criticism

In the course of the extensive controls, there are always cases in which the proportionality of these searches is also questioned by the media. B. when checking (small) children, elderly or disabled people.

See also

Web links

Commons : Transportation Security Administration  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Leadership and Organization . Accessed December 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ TSA website (Engl.)
  3. ^ Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Engl.)
  4. ↑ TSA pulls pants off 71 y / o man with knee implant on YouTube.