Some say that airport security is at its best now with very few breeches left in the system. Since the attack the government along with private agencies have brought forward a great effort to fix the problems allowed for the great tragedy of September 11th to occur. The hiring standards of screeners and other airport personnel have increased. “Background checks of the individual’s last 10-year employment history are conducted for those individuals with inconsistencies or gaps in their employment history” (Baker). Reliable people with clean backgrounds working at the airport are a great start. Another step that has been taking place is the “Hardening of the cockpit to prevent terrorist entry” (Baker). Airplane safety is probably just as important as airport safety, making this step toward safety very significant and one that we will be thankful for time to come. A great way that high airport security will continue to take place is by setting high “consequences for the airline industry’s noncompliance with FAA security requirements” (Consumer reports 10). Kenneth Mead, the inspector general of the U.S. department of transportation made this statement among others. Mead’s idea of setting high consequences to the airlines that don’t follow the requirements is a great idea and might actually scare the airlines into shape. Mead’s ideas also included “strengthening controls to prevent access to secure areas of airports by unauthorized individuals” (Consumer reports 10) and “strengthening controls in cargo security” (Consumer reports 10). These ideas are now being applied and they are making it virtually impossible to get anything past security. With virtually all aircraft and airport security reinforced, the FAA also had “more than 6000 members of the National Guard in all 50 states to mobilize at airports through out the country” (Consumer reports 10). Although the nation faced a true tragedy several months’ back, the upside is that the right people are doing what they can to fix the breeches of airport security.

A proposal will be raised, one that will seal those gaps left with the issue of airport security. Too many airport employees of unknown or questionable backgrounds

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