Facing Down The Challenge At Hand

Nov 1, 2002 12:00 PM, Larry Anderson, EDITOR

The aviation security industry, led by the federal Transportation Security Administration, is racing to meet deadlines on passenger and baggage screening. It's only the first part of our nation's effort to rebuild our aviation security system following its monumental failure on Sept. 11, 2001.

There are so many aspects to airport security that it boggles the mind. Technology, people, government, business, the public at large — they all play a role. The job ahead for security and aviation professionals is unrivaled in the history of our republic: To rebuild from the ground up something that was so broken that it cost us an enormous sum — not to mention the cost in human suffering — and shook the nation to its core.

Our economic wellbeing as a nation, our national security, our standing in the community of nations — they all depend on our ability to rise to the challenges ahead to rebuild airport security. Welcome to Transportation Security, our new publication dedicated to delineating the role of technology in meeting the unfolding airport security needs in the year 2003 and beyond.

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