TSA - Secure Flight

The SF ROI is measured based on cost avoidance dollars that relate to preventing an act of terrorism from occurring. Through FY22, it is estimated that $485B in cost avoidance dollars are attributable to SF. The SF Investment leverages the use of its annual LCCE to estimate costs and identify cost drivers on a continuing basis. This approach supports the annual budget submissions from which the SF PM, in conjunction with the TSA offices for CFO, APM, ESVP and I&A, annually reviews and makes necessary budget allocations in support of program goals and objectives. The SF LCCE provides an affordability analysis that illustrates that the approved budget meets both current and future program requirements. SF benefits national security by identifying high-and low-risk passengers in order to mitigate known and unknown threats to aviation security. SF plans to include watch lists and rules-based procedures to expand TSA PreCheck, and increase the reliability of using compliant SF passenger data to further automate operational processes that support identification of known or suspected terrorists, through Operational Performance Measure (OPM) 183025. SF expected outcomes are to successfully identify individuals on the Selectee List for enhanced screening, minimize misidentification of individuals as potential threats to aviation security, incorporate additional RBS capabilities to streamline processes, and protect passengers' personal information from unauthorized use and disclosure. SF integrates DHS redress results into the watch list matching process to help prevent future delays of misidentified passengers, and quantifiable through OPM 171975. SF also enables the TSA Pre-Check program, part of TSA's effort to apply RBS procedures at airport security checkpoints primarily benefiting the traveling public and maintain system availability measurable through OPM 183026. SF's primary stakeholder is the traveling public, other non-governmental stakeholders include aircraft operators. SF provides relief from the watch list matching burden, timely & accurate matches and resolutions, and government response coordination. SW upgrades to improve early insight into potential matches to the watch list with the goal to improve the interactive capability for recurring or manual watch list matching on a 24/7 basis through the SF Operations. SW and HW upgrades to improve the approach for implementing new risk-based security capabilities will streamline the processes for accommodating additional aviation populations, and protect passengers' personal information from unauthorized use and disclosure. Other Government stakeholders include TSA HQ, other DHS agencies, the FAA, the Dept. of Justice including the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center, and other law enforcement agencies. The SF mission is to mitigate known and unknown threats to aviation security by identifying higher-and lower-risk passengers, designating them for appropriate screening based on their risk level, and/or prohibiting them from boarding a covered flight, as appropriate. SF also has established a watch-list matching infrastructure and internal procedures and policies that benefits the travelling public maintaining the privacy of passenger information.

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