Representatives from the Transportation Security Administration pushed for armed security officials to stand watch at airport checkpoints during high traffic hours, according to a report obtained by the New York Times on Wednesday.
The report, which the Associated Press first obtained, comes months after an attack at Los Angeles International Airport left one TSA agent dead and many others injured.
In this week's statement, the TSA also recommended a spike in airport security in certain spaces where travelers tend to gather, as well as a proposition to make shooting response training mandatory for all TSA empoyees.
The statement additionally calls for bi-annual evacuation drills and the implementation of a panic button system.
According to the New York Times, the report also recommends that airport police officers bring in armed security officials to checkpoints instead of TSA officers.
"The report released today outlines the actions TSA took immediately, following the shooting and new procedures to enhance the safety and security of TSA employees nationwide, especially those who work on the front lines each and every day to protect the traveling public," agency administrator John S. Pistole wrote in a statement picked up by the New York Times.
Pistole is slated to meet with Congressional lawmakers on Friday to present the report.
TSA officer Gerardo I. Hernandez died after 24-year-old Paul A. Ciancia entered LAX and opened fire. Hernandez was the first official from the agency who died in the line of duty, the New York Times reported.
