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Alexandria, VA (July 19, 2004) -- In letters to Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and Acting Director of the Transportation Security Administration, Admiral David M. Stone, the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) applauded the intention of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to reshape the air passenger screening program known as CAPPS II. NBTA offered DHS and TSA assistance during the development of a new passenger screening system to ensure the interests of business travelers and corporate travel managers are being met.
“NBTA has consistently said that the operational and privacy issues with CAPPS II raised by the General Accounting Office must be met before the program is implemented,” said NBTA President and CEO Carol A. Devine, CCTE. “We are pleased that DHS and TSA have taken those concerns into account as passenger screening policy is formed.”
Statements made by Ridge and Stone last week point to moves to rethink elements of the proposed CAPPS II program that raised privacy concerns. Specifically, it appears the use of private sector databases in the screening process will be eliminated.
“As new passenger screening programs take shape in lieu of CAPPS II, NBTA will continue to voice the concerns of the business travel community and to keep its members informed about new developments,” Devine continued.
The National Business Travel Association is the source for critical information on the business travel industry. For more than 35 years, NBTA has dedicated itself to the professional development of its members through advocacy, education and training, and networking opportunities. NBTA represents over 2,500 corporate travel managers and travel service providers, who collectively manage and direct more than $170 billion of expenditures within the business travel industry.
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