Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
Profile: Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS)
Events (12)
- September 6-10, 2001: Suspicious Trading of Put Option Contracts on American and United Airlines Occur 2001-09-06
- 5:43 a.m. September 11, 2001: Hijackers Check in at Portland Airport; Atta Becomes Angry with Ticket Agent 2001-09-11
- (6:20 a.m.-7:27 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 175 Hijackers Check In at Airport and Board Plane; None Selected for Additional Security Scrutiny 2001-09-11
- (6:20 a.m.-7:48 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Hijackers Arrive at Airports and Board Flights; Computer Screening Program Fails to Stop Them 2001-09-11
- (6:45 a.m.-7:40 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Three Flight 11 Hijackers Selected for Additional Screening When They Pass through Airport Security 2001-09-11
- (7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Computer Screening Program Selects Some Hijackers; Fails to Stop Them 2001-09-11
- (7:03 a.m.-7:48 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 93 Hijackers Check in at Airport and Board Plane; Only One Selected for Additional Screening 2001-09-11
- 7:15 a.m. September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Hijackers Almihdhar and Moqed Check in at Dulles Airport 2001-09-11
- (7:15 a.m.-7:18 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Hijack Suspects Set Off Airport Alarms; Allowed to Board Anyway 2001-09-11
- (7:25 a.m.-7:36 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Remaining Three Flight 77 Hijackers Check in at Airport; Allowed to Board despite Security Checkpoint Problems 2001-09-11
- (Shortly Before 7:35 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Hijacker Hanjour Checks in at Dulles Airport 2001-09-11
- December 24, 2005: NSA Wiretap Database Far Larger Than Administration Acknowledges 2005-12-24