BOSTON — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday that she's looking forward to the day when travellers won't have to shed their shoes before boarding an airplane.
Napolitano said the agency is developing what she's calling the "airport checkpoint of tomorrow" that will allow passengers to go through fewer screenings.
She says the agency is refining its technological capabilities and to rely more on human and behavioural expertise to spot would-be terrorists.
"Our overall goal is to have an integrated checkpoint that allows people to keep on their shoes, reduces the need for physical searches and maximizes the likelihood that we will prevent another aviation attack," she said.
The job is staggering, according to Napolitano, pointing out that on any given day, as many as 2 million passengers take to the air from America's 370 airports.
She also said that based on the latest intelligence, aviation remains a preferred target of terrorists who seek to attack the United States.
Napolitano said her vision of a smoother, less intrusive airport screening process won't happen overnight. She also said that technology alone isn't enough. A screening that allows passengers to keep their shoes on, but takes 20 minutes per rider, won't work.
"To imagine, design, test, procure and eventually deploy the checkpoint of tomorrow we need new kinds of expertise," including managerial and operational expertise, she said.
Napolitano made her comments during a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she also made a jobs pitch to students.
She said her agency needs "the minds and talents of individuals who are excited" about entering the emerging field of security.
Part of that emerging field includes finding better ways to sift through the oceans of information that floods the agency every day to find the bits of data needed to track down terrorists.
She said the new technology must be not only fast and flexible, but also protect privacy and civil liberties.
"There is no one definitive profile of a terrorist," she said.
Earlier in the day, Napolitano joined Massachusetts public transit officials to urge the public to report anything suspicious they might see while using public transportation as part of the "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign.
The program is funded by a $1 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security.
Riders are urged to call and report to police anything suspicious, such as an unattended package or backpack, or a package that contains batteries, wires or cellphones. They should also report any suspicious activity by groups of people.
Napolitano said there were no specific threats that prompted officials to relaunch the campaign.
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