WHITE HOUSE COMMSSION ON AVIATION SAFETY AND SECURITY THE DOT STATUS REPORT
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FAA Statement On White House Commission On Aviation Safety And Security
The recommendations contained in the final report of the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security will help ensure that America’s civil aviation system remains the world leader in safety and security. The FAA is ready to work with the White House, the Congress and the aviation community to see that the recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible.
Because of the leadership provided by President Clinton, Vice President Gore and the Congress, the security measures outlined in the Commission’s interim report are underway. Already, the FAA is deploying high-tech explosive detection systems in the nation’s airports, training teams of bomb-sniffing dogs, hiring of new security and hazardous materials agents, and preparing new rules to verify the backgrounds of airport employees and certify the people at our airport checkpoints.
The FAA will move quickly to implement the recommendations contained in the final report. Where new legislation is required, the FAA will work with the Congress to develop the appropriate laws. Where new rules are required, the FAA will begin drafting the proposed rules as expeditiously as possible. The FAA appreciates that the Commission has recognized that financial reform will be key to the FAA’s fulfillment of its safety mission and successful implementation of these recommendations.
FINAL REPORT TO PRESIDENT CLINTON VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE, CHAIRMAN FEBRUARY 12, 1997
On this page, scroll way down to Appendix I for Commissioner's Cummock Dissent Letter