From tim.hay at state.or.us Mon May 11 11:48:22 2009 From: tim.hay at state.or.us (HAY Tim * SSD SPO) Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 11:48:22 -0700 Subject: [Travel-Link] Travel Forum, June 2, 2009 reminder Message-ID: <028FE44DB341F14CB911A04D7DEAB7CC012989DB@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> Just a reminder of the travel forum scheduled for June 2, 2009. It will be held at the Employment Building Auditorium located at 875 Union Street NE in Salem. It will begin at 8:30 AM and last until 4:30 PM. There is no cost to attend and there is no registration process. Below is the agenda for the day. DAS State Travel Forum Presented by State Controllers Division and State Procurement Office June 2, 2009 8:30 Welcome and Introductions. Tim Hay and Karen Williams 8:40 State Travel Card Program US Bank / Kevin Noren & Karen Williams 10:30 Break 10:40 Travel Policy Updates Scott Smyth 10:50 Travel Contract Updates Tim Hay 11:00 Alaska Airlines Suzi Hoadley 11:20 United Airlines Tom Billone 11:40 Q & A of Airlines Suzi , Tom and Tim 12:00 Lunch 1:15 Enterprise Rent a Car Dave Lease Includes Q & A 2:00 Azumano Travel Tony Fuerte 3:30 Break 3:40 Round Table discussion of all 4:30 Adjourn Tim A. Hay, CPPB, CGTP, OPBC Lead State Procurement Analyst DAS State Procurement Office 1225 Ferry St SE U140 Salem, OR 97301-4285 Ph. 503-378-4650 Fax. 503-373-1626 tim.hay at state.or.us ******************************************************************** DAS State Procurement Office Mission: "Demonstrate and provide leadership through innovative, responsive, and accountable public procurement services. ******************************************************************** Please consider the environment before printing this email. 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TSA's Secure Flight Enters First Public Phase Media Contact: TSA Public Affairs (571) 227-2829 WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that beginning May 15 the Secure Flight passenger vetting program will begin asking passengers to enter their full name - as it appears on the government issued identification they will be traveling with - when making airline reservations. This is the first publicly-noticeable step in implementing the multi-phase Secure Flight program which shifts pre-departure watch list matching responsibilities from individual aircraft operators to TSA. The Secure Flight program satisfies a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, and congressional requirements from the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 and the 9/11 Commission Act signed into law in 2007. "By enhancing and streamlining the watch list matching process, the Secure Flight program makes travel safer and easier for millions of Americans," said TSA Acting Administrator Gale Rossides. "During this phase of the Secure Flight program, passengers are encouraged to book their reservations using their name as it appears on the government-issued ID they will use while traveling." In the near future, small differences between the passenger's ID and the passenger's reservation information, such as the use of a middle initial instead of a full middle name or no middle name/initial at all, will not be an issue for passengers. Over time, passengers should strive to obtain consistency between the name on their government issued ID and the travel information they use for booking flights. The second phase of Secure Flight begins August 15, 2009 when passengers will be required to enter their date of birth and gender when booking airline flights. Once Secure Flight's advanced technology is fully implemented in early 2010, enhanced watch list matching will be done by the government. Airlines will gather a passenger's full name, date of birth, and gender when making an airline reservation to determine if the passenger is a match to the No Fly or Selectee lists. By providing the additional data elements of gender and date of birth, Secure Flight will more effectively help prevent misidentification of passengers who have similar names to individuals on the watch list and better identify individuals that may pose a known or suspected threat to aviation. TSA's goal is to vet 100 percent of passengers on all domestic commercial flights by early 2010 and 100 percent of passengers on all international commercial flights by the end of 2010. Tim A. Hay, CPPB, CGTP, OPBC Lead State Procurement Analyst DAS State Procurement Office 1225 Ferry St SE U140 Salem, OR 97301-4285 Ph. 503-378-4650 Fax. 503-373-1626 tim.hay at state.or.us ******************************************************************** DAS State Procurement Office Mission: "Demonstrate and provide leadership through innovative, responsive, and accountable public procurement services. ******************************************************************** Please consider the environment before printing this email. This message, including any attachments or links, may contain privileged, confidential and/or legally protected information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. 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