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TSA Awards Private Screening Contract to U.S. Helicopter and McNeil Security Under Screening Partnership Program WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the signing of a three-party contract with US Helicopter Corporation and McNeil Security Inc. under the agency's Screening Partnership Program (SPP) for the establishment of screening operations to support airport shuttle services at the East 34th Street Heliport in Manhattan. "TSA remains committed to securing the airspace over New York City," said Douglas Hofsass, TSA's federal security director at LaGuardia Airport. "The new commercial helicopter service from the East 34th Street Heliport will fall under the same security regulations as all commercial flights in the United States. All passengers, carry-on baggage and checked luggage will be screened to TSA's standards for commercial aircraft operators. We look forward to working with US Helicopter and McNeil Security to ensure we continue providing the highest level of security for the traveling public." In addition to LaGuardia, Hofsass' responsibilities include oversight of security operations at the East 34th Street and Downtown Manhattan heliports. The SPP was designed to meet requirements established by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 (ATSA). Under this program, airport operators can request that TSA replace its federal screening personnel with privately contracted security screeners working under federal oversight. Under today's unique three-party contract, US Helicopter agreed to provide for and fund all screening personnel at the East 34th Street facility through a contract negotiated with McNeil Security. TSA will provide security oversight and certified screening equipment to ensure that passengers, their accessible property and checked baggage are thoroughly screened for explosives and other dangerous items prior to departure. TSA has enacted a Heliport Security Plan (HSP), which will ensure that the East 34th Street Heliport, like the Wall Street facility, adheres to all TSA regulatory requirements and applicable security directives. Six airports currently participate in the SPP, including San Francisco International (Calif.), Kansas City International (Mo.), Greater Rochester International (N.Y.), Jackson Hole Airport (Wyo.), Tupelo Regional (Miss.) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (S.D.). McNeil Security has served as the private contractor for security personnel and screening services at Greater Rochester International Airport since 2002. For more details on the Screening Partnership Program, please visit http://www.tsa.gov/ and for more information on US Helicopter, please visit http://www.flyush.com/. Media Contact: Ann Davis Cell: 617-733-8437 DATASOURCE: Transportation Security Administration CONTACT: Ann Davis of Transportation Security Administration, Cell: +1-617-733-8437 Web site: http://www.tsa.gov/ http://www.flyush.com/ +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
