Government Control Improves Airport Security In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the federal government has directed its focus towards national security by improving airport security nationwide by taking control and voting to improve airport security nationwide. Pre-September 11, airport security was the responsibility of either the individual airports that hired out security services to inconsistent, non-conforming, private companies, or airlines who's employees were in charge of checking in passengers, loading baggage, ordering fuel, checking …showed first 75 words of 2753 total…

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