TSA Should Allow for Private Sector Canine Cargo Screening, Says House Subcommittee Report
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should move to establish a certification program allowing for private sector canine explosive detection teams to help in air cargo screening, said a report from House Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.). "Substantial delays…
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are leading to a missed opportunity to expand canine resources, create private sector jobs and leverage the private sector toward better air cargo security," the report said. "TSA needs to finalize its efforts to develop a certification program for private companies to enable them to use their own canines, certified to TSA standards, to meet federal air cargo screening mandates. Leveraging private sector resources will introduce much-needed additional canines into the cargo screening system."