Question

In order to oversee airport security, the government created

Answer 1

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Answer 2

In order to oversee airport security, the government created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA is an agency created in response to the September 11 attacks and as an agency of the U.S Department of Homeland Security, it has authority over the security of the traveling public in the United States.

The Transportation Security Administration counts on screening officers in airports, armed Federal Air Marshals on planes, and mobile teams of dog handlers and explosives specialists.