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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKSUPON THE UNITED STATES

TEAM #7 WORKPLANCOMMERCIAL AVIATION ANDTRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Team Members: Sam BrinkleyWilliam JohnstoneJohn Raidt

Item 1 Key Questions of the InvestigationItem 2 Suggested Read ings and BriefingsItem 3 Document RequestsItem 4 Interview Candidates

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Item 1: Key Questions

1. Prior to September 11, 2001, what did the U.S. aviation security system knowabout terrorist threats to civil aviation? How did the different elements of thesystem respond to any such information in their possession?

2. What aviation security policies and procedures were in effect as of September 11,2001? How did these measures comply with relevant laws an d regulations?What was known of the effectiveness of this system, and how was this measured?3. What tactics an d weapons did the 9/11 hijackers use to defeat the aviation securitysystem and procedures in place on September 11, 2001? What was the cause ofthe security failure or failures on that date: flaws in the design of the procedures;

in the transmittal (including dissemination and training); in the implementation;some com bination; or some other factor or factors?4. What were the major policy and budgetary priorities for civil aviation securityprior to 9/11/01? How was security prioritized among other aviation policyconsiderations? What risk management techniques were used in making aviationsecurity determinations? How did the financing of the aviation security systemimpact that system?5. What has changed w ith respect to civil aviation security policies and proceduressince 9/11/01? What further improvements are needed (including consideration

of arming commercial aviation and other pilots; "trusted traveler" and "trustedshipper" programs; CAPPS II and other individual profiling systems; backgroundchecks on transportation employees; missile defense fo r civilian aircraft; andregulation of flight schools)?

6. Considering all transportation modes, what risk management process (orprocesses) is (or are) u tilized by federal agencies in determining the priority ofsecurity vulnerabilities and the allocation of resources? What are the currenttransportation security budg et and policy priorities, and how does this comparewith the results of the risk management process? What should be the prioritiesacross all transportation m odes?



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TEAM #7Item 2: Suggested Readings an d Briefings

Congressional Research Service, Terrorism Briefing Book Summary on "AviationSecurity." March 2003, 7 pages.General Accounting Office, testimony before Senate Committee on Commerce, Science

r , ^JL and Transportation, "Transportation Security Admin istration Faces Imm ediate an d Long-V Term Challenges," July 25,2002, 28 pages.

National Academy of Sciences, Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science an dTechnology in Countering Terrorism. June 2002. See especially, "Chapter 7:Transportation Systems," (pp. 210-237).Senate Comm ittee on Governmental Affairs Hearing on "WeakLinks: How Should theFederal Government Manag e Airline Passenger an d Bagg age Screening?" September25, 2001, 1 65 pages. See especially prepared testimony of FAA (pp. 65-73); DO TInspector General (pp. 74-86); GAO (pp. 87-104); Robert Baker, American Airlines (pp.105-108); Paul B usick (pp. 109-114); and Leonard Griggs, Director of Airports for St.Louis (pp. 115-124).Timeline for 9/11/01 hijackers prepared by Miles Kara. (For more details seehttp://www.cooperativeresearch.org/ which includes hyperlinks to relevant m ediaaccounts).Final Report of White House Com mission on Aviation Safety and Security ("GoreCommission"), 1997. See especially "Chapter Three: Improving Security for Travelers"and "Appendix I: Commissioner Cummock Dissent Letter." Also, DOT Status Report onWhite House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security ("One Year Later"), February1998, 11 pages.

BRIEFERS FOR COMMISSIONERSSecretary Norman M ineta, DO T (public briefing)Adm iral James Loy, TSA (public briefing)Kenneth Mead, DOT Inspector General (public briefing)Ray Kelly, Customs Service and Gore Commission member (public or private briefing)Gerald Dillingham, GAO Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues (public or privatebriefing)Robert Baker, American Airlines and Mineta Task Force member (public or privatebriefing)Carol Hallett, former President, ATA (public or private briefing )Stephen Flynn, Project Director for Hart-Rudman II (2002) (public or private briefing)



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Item 3: Docum ent Requests1. Airport and Air Carrier Security Plans fo r Dulles, Logan an d Newark airports,and representative sample of others, pre- and post- 9/11 (TSA, FAA , relevantairport authorities an d airlines)2. "After action" reports on 9/11 hijackings and immediate agency response (FAA,TSA, other DOT, DO D, W hite House)3. Flight recorder transcripts fo r 9/11/01 hijacked flights (FAA, TSA, NTSB); AirTraffic Services Cell (ATSC) reports on 9/11/01 comm unications between FAAand DO D (FAA, T SA); Flight Controller records on tracking of andcommunications with hijacked planes (FAA); transcripts and other records ofcockpit communications from hijacked planes (FAA, TSA); transcripts and otherrecords of 9/11/01 phone calls from Flight 11 attendants Ong and Sweeney(American Airlines); transcripts an d other records o f any other 9/11/01 phone

calls or other comm unications from passengers or crew on hijacked planes (FAA,TSA, American Airlines, United Airlines); videotapes and any other material(including logs, record s and incident reports) ab out hijackers from airport andairline security systems (FAA, TSA, American Airlines, United Airlines, securitychiefs from Dulles, Logan an d Newark A irports; 9/11/01 screening companies fo rDulles, Logan and Newark)4. Relevant TSA , FAA and DOT civil aviation security rules and regulations, pre-and post- 9/11 (DOT, TSA, FAA)5. Civil aviation security procedural and training m aterials fo r passenger an d

baggage screening, access to aircraft and secure areas of airports, and airplanehijackings, 2001-present (FAA, TSA)6. Modal administrations' circulars an d other comm unications on terrorist threats,1995-present (FAA, TSA, FT A, Coast Guard, etc.)7. Executive Orders on transportation security, 1985-present (W hite Ho use)8. "Gore Commission" Final Report, and latest update (White House, DOT, TSA)9. Administration requests and Congressional actions on aviation security program

budgets, 1995-present (OMB, CBO)10. Threat and vulnerability assessments for airports (FAA, TSA), ports (CoastGuard) and mass transit systems (Federal Transit Administration)11. Evaluations and other reports on major proposed transportation securityinitiatives, including CAPPS II, "trusted traveler," and "known shipper" proposals(TSA, GAO ) FO R OFFICIAL USE ONLYCOMM ISSION SENSITIVE


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TEAM #7Item 4: Interview Candidates

Kenneth Mead, DOT IG (federal response to transportation security threats pre- an dpost-9/11)Lt. Gen. Mike Canavan, former Assoc. Adm in., Civil Aviation S ecurity (lead-up andaftermath of 9/11)MGen. O.K. S teele, former Assoc. Adm in, Civil Aviation Security (evolution of aviationsecurity system )RAdm . Paul Busick, former Dir. Intell and Security for DO T (evolution of transportationsecurity system)Adm . Jam es Loy, TSA Administrator (same as for Mead)Airline and Airport Security Officials for Dulles, Logan and Newa rk (9/11 events vs.current system)Flight Controllers w ho tracked hijacked 9/11/01 flightsFBI agents who interviewed 9/11 on-duty screeners and security personnel at Dulles,Logan and Newark.Representative of Air Traffic Services Cell (re 9/11/01 comm unications between FAAand NORAD)9/11 Victims/Family representativesKey stakeholder representatives (airports, pilots, flight attendants, etc.)Congressional staff for Appropriations, S enate Comm erce and House TransportationCommitteesStephen Flynn, Project Director fo r Hart-Rudman II (2002) (transportation securitypriorities)Steve Elson, former FAA "Red Team" m em ber (agency shortcomings)Bruce Butterworth, former Dir. of FAA Plans and Operations (agency risk management)Lee Longm ire, former Dir. of FAA O perations (agency security im plem entation process)RAdm. Cathal "Irish" Flynn, former FAA A ssociate Adm inistrator for Civil AviationSecurityClaudio Mano, Dir. of Intelligence for FAA Civil Aviation Security (sam e as for Mead)Asa Hutchinson, DHS U ndersecretary for Border and Transportation S ecurity (same asfor Mead)Bob Stephan, DHS Undersecretary (Acting) (same as for Mead)Secretary Norm Mineta, DOT (sam e as for Mead)Gerald Dillingham, GAO (same as for Mead)OM B Associate D irector responsible for transportation security (transportation securitybudgeting)Jane Garvey, former head of FAA (aviation security system response to pre- an d post-9/1 1 threats)Jim Hall, former NTSB and Gore Comm ission (work and im plementation of GoreCommission)Bartholomew Elias, CRS Specialist on Aviation Security (current aviation security issuesand options)Cathleen Berrick, GAO Dir. Hom eland Se curity (current transportation security issuesand options)



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Bogdan Dzakovic, FAA/TSA whistleblower (agency adm inistrative shortcomings)Lynne Osmus, former Dir. FAA Civil Aviation Security (evolution of transportationsecurity system)Joe Lawless, MA Ports Authority and former head of security for Logan (airportperspective)Brian Jenkins, K roll Associates (aviation security/terrorism expert)John Hamre, former DOD and now head of CSIS (DOD preparation for 9/11-typescenarios)Mary Schiavo, former DOT IG and now attorney fo r 9/11 fam ilies (shortcomings in fed.Security efforts)John Fritelli, CRS Specialist on Maritime Security (current port security issues andoptions)Trixie Johnson, Research Dir. Mineta Transportation Institute (transit and rail securityissues)


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