As a result of an ABC15 Investigation, Transportation Security Administration administrator Kip Hawley says they are now reviewing security procedures at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
The TSA has placed the Federal Security Director at Sky Harbor on administrative leave.
The TSA also says it will resume 24-hour screening of airport employees immediately tonight at all airport security checkpoints, while procedures are under review.
Stay with ABC15.com and ABC15 News for updates.
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Transportation Security Administration statement from Monday 7/23/07 1:30pm:
TSA and the airport are reviewing security procedures at Phoenix/Sky Harbor International Airport during hours that the security checkpoint is not in operation. Pending the review, TSA and the airport have implemented several changes to ensure that security procedures at the airport are in compliance with national requirements concerning screening employees with access to concourses and other secure areas beyond the security checkpoint.
Effective today all employees entering the concourse area at Phoenix Sky Harbor will be screened by the Transportation Security Administration 24/7. While initial indications are that the airport was in compliance with local TSA agreements, a joint, thorough review of all security procedures at Phoenix is underway. During this review, the federal security director at Phoenix is on administrative leave. A senior TSA official has assumed interim FSD responsibility at Phoenix Sky Harbor. There is no indication that passengers were endangered or that there is a current security vulnerability.
TSA requires that people working in concourses, as well as goods sold in the so-called “sterile area,†are screened before entering those concourses. The concourse area of most major airports either remains secure 24/7 or they are inspected before the checkpoint opens each morning.
Amy Kudwa
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Statement from Monday 7/23/07 2:30pm:
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has always complied with all federal security policies and has not violated any Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations. At Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s request, the TSA has implemented the following changes to checkpoint security procedures at Phoenix Sky Harbor.
Effective today all employees entering the concourse area through the checkpoints at Phoenix Sky Harbor will be screened by the TSA 24/7. In addition, the City has increased police presence at the checkpoints.
The TSA Federal Security Director at Phoenix has been placed on administrative leave. A senior TSA official has assumed interim responsibility as the TSA Federal Security Director at Phoenix Sky Harbor.
The TSA is reviewing airport security policies across the country.
http://www.abc15.com/news/local/story.aspx...d0-f953feaefc9d
The TSA has placed the Federal Security Director at Sky Harbor on administrative leave.
The TSA also says it will resume 24-hour screening of airport employees immediately tonight at all airport security checkpoints, while procedures are under review.
Stay with ABC15.com and ABC15 News for updates.
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Transportation Security Administration statement from Monday 7/23/07 1:30pm:
TSA and the airport are reviewing security procedures at Phoenix/Sky Harbor International Airport during hours that the security checkpoint is not in operation. Pending the review, TSA and the airport have implemented several changes to ensure that security procedures at the airport are in compliance with national requirements concerning screening employees with access to concourses and other secure areas beyond the security checkpoint.
Effective today all employees entering the concourse area at Phoenix Sky Harbor will be screened by the Transportation Security Administration 24/7. While initial indications are that the airport was in compliance with local TSA agreements, a joint, thorough review of all security procedures at Phoenix is underway. During this review, the federal security director at Phoenix is on administrative leave. A senior TSA official has assumed interim FSD responsibility at Phoenix Sky Harbor. There is no indication that passengers were endangered or that there is a current security vulnerability.
TSA requires that people working in concourses, as well as goods sold in the so-called “sterile area,†are screened before entering those concourses. The concourse area of most major airports either remains secure 24/7 or they are inspected before the checkpoint opens each morning.
Amy Kudwa
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Statement from Monday 7/23/07 2:30pm:
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has always complied with all federal security policies and has not violated any Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations. At Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s request, the TSA has implemented the following changes to checkpoint security procedures at Phoenix Sky Harbor.
Effective today all employees entering the concourse area through the checkpoints at Phoenix Sky Harbor will be screened by the TSA 24/7. In addition, the City has increased police presence at the checkpoints.
The TSA Federal Security Director at Phoenix has been placed on administrative leave. A senior TSA official has assumed interim responsibility as the TSA Federal Security Director at Phoenix Sky Harbor.
The TSA is reviewing airport security policies across the country.
http://www.abc15.com/news/local/story.aspx...d0-f953feaefc9d
