SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

Put in airport security fast lanes at all airports for travelers who pose no threat.

I had an idea that we should have a easy way for the public, young and old, to participate and utilize their ears and eyes and cell phones in the battle of terrorism, TEXTING. When a passenger sees an abandoned bag or something untoward in the terminals or restrooms or someone acting strange, they could text their concern.

I suggest a local number, publicly displayed in each terminal, that would be the number to text... more »

Instead of developing a new stand alone "pilot biometric credential", and since legislation dictates one, why not consider using the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP's) Trusted Traveler Global Entry credential for this purpose.

Although not specifically tailored for pilots currently, the global entry card could easily accomodate "pilots" via unique data elements within existing IT infrastructure for greater... more »

I currently work at the CVG (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International) Airport with the TSA (Transportation Security Administration); TSA is under the DHS (Department of Homeland Security). Some of our high-ranking management officials admit that our airport is no longer deserving of its Category X classification status. However, they purposely won't report this information to TSA HQ nor DHS HQ (for fear that, with... more »

The current policy for all government employees, whether they are U.S. military members or U.S. Government civil service employees, is to use U.S. airport rental car offices to rent cars while on official government travel. However, off-airport rental car locations are less expensive, even with the same company. As an example, Hertz, Avis, National, Alamo, Dollar, and Budget rental car companies usually all have both... more »