Homeland Security Today reports that “a Homeland Security appropriations bill before the Senate Tuesday would push the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to consider flexibility in security mandates for general aviation operators, which have come under increasing scrutiny since last year.”
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Meanwhile, general aviation likely will continue to face heightened scrutiny by TSA because the agency last year boosted its General Aviation staff in its Office of Transportation Sector Network Management from a handful to several dozen, Jens Hennig, GAMA vice president of operations said.