Configuration Management and Performance Verification of Explosives-Detection Systems -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- STUDY APPROACH AND SCOPE -- QUALITY SYSTEMS -- QUALITY SYSTEMS AND LIFE-CYCLE PHASES -- CHANGE CONTROL PROCESS -- FAA TESTING FOR MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION -- DEVELOPMENT OF TEST OBJECTS -- NONCERTIFIED EXPLOSIVES-DETECTION EQUIPMENT -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 1 Introduction -- FAA AVIATION SECURITY PROGRAM -- CERTIFIED EXPLOSIVES-DETECTION SYSTEMS -- PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION OF AVIATION SECURITY EQUIPMENT -- REPORT ORGANIZATION -- 2 Stakeholder Needs and Requirements -- FAA'S NEEDS -- MANUFACTURERS' NEEDS -- AIRPORT AND AIR CARRIER OPERATORS' NEEDS -- ALIGNMENT AND CONFLICTS BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS' NEEDS -- STAKEHOLDERS' NEEDS IN A CRISIS SITUATION -- 3 Anatomy of Explosives-Detection Equipment -- EXPLOSIVES-DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES -- ARCHITECTURE OF EXPLOSIVES-DETECTION EQUIPMENT -- Sampling -- Analysis -- Classification -- Interfacing -- ROLE OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON EXPLOSIVES-DETECTION EQUIPMENT -- 4 Tools for Ensuring Operational Performance -- CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT -- Configuration Identification -- Configuration Control -- Configuration Status Accounting and Auditing -- Configuration-Management Tools -- PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION -- FAA Certification Testing -- Testing in Airports -- Testing and Technology -- Approaches to Test and Evaluation -- QUALITY SYSTEMS AND STANDARDS -- Standards for Panel Consideration -- ISO 9000 Series Quality Standards -- 5 Life-Cycle Management Plan -- EXPLOSIVES-DETECTION EQUIPMENT LIFE CYCLE -- MANAGEMENT PLAN -- CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PLAN -- Configuration Management of the FAA Aviation Security Program -- Configuration Management of Explosives-Detection Equipment -- Configuration Control.

Configuration Management of Software for Explosives-Detection Equipment -- Configuration Management of Deployed Explosives-Detection Equipment -- Expertise Required and Software Tools Available for Configuration Management -- PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION -- Explosives-Detection Equipment Architecture and Performance Verification -- Test Objects for Testing Bulk Explosives-Detection Systems -- Performance Verification of Bulk Explosives-Detection Systems -- Performance Verification of Noncertified Explosives-Detection Equipment -- Bulk Explosives-Detection Equipment -- Trace Detection Devices -- QUALITY SYSTEMS AND STANDARDS -- PRECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A Explosives-Detection Technologies -- X-Ray Technology -- Neutron Technology -- Trace Detection Technology -- Mass Density and Composition of Various Explosive and Nonthreat Materials -- Conceptual Explosives-Detection System -- Example of Explosives-Detection System -- References -- Appendix B Configuration Management Tools -- Appendix C Threat-Decision Paradigm -- Appendix D Alternative Quality Standards -- FAA Type Certification -- Food and Drug Administration's Good Manufacturing Practices -- Appendix E Sample ISO 9000 Effort for a 50-Person Company -- Appendix F Test Protocol for Bulk Explosives-Detection Equipment -- Daily Performance Verification -- Comprehensive Performance Verification -- Secondary Standerd Bag Set -- Statistical Analysis -- Reference -- Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Panel Members -- Glossary -- REFERENCES.