September 11 Digital Archive

A Memo from Joseph Lawless to Virginia Buckingham about Airport vulnerabilities.

Title

A Memo from Joseph Lawless to Virginia Buckingham about Airport vulnerabilities.

Contributor

Brian Sullivan, FAA Special Agent (Retired)

Date

April 27, 2001

Description

In this memo, Joseph Lawless informs Virginia Buckingham of airport vulnerabilities. While still in the early stages of their security assessment of all their facilities, Lawless identifies existing vulnerabilities in the Airport Operations Area (AOA).

Rights

Public Domain

Subject

Airports - Security measures - United States
passenger security screening
Terrorism - United States - Prevention​

Citation

“A Memo from Joseph Lawless to Virginia Buckingham about Airport vulnerabilities.,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/96761/.