What difference DOES... IT... MAKE?
Posted on 03/07/2013 9:47:10 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) mismanagement of a program responsible for issuing security badges to aviation employees resulted in at least 11 individuals with criminal backgrounds obtaining badges that allowed access to secure areas of U.S. airports.
An aviation employee is anyone who is allowed unescorted access to secured areas of airports. This includes airport employees in addition to TSA Officers.
According to a Feb. 22 report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the TSA’s mishandling of the program caused a backlog of security badges that had yet to be issued. As a result, the TSA permitted airports to issue security badges to employees without conducting federally required background checks between April 20 and June 1 of 2012.
The OIG concluded that there still may be individuals with criminal records who are working in secured areas of airports. …
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
There may have been a racial angle here.
Recall that the Justice Department announced a policy to preferentially hire “mentally handicapped persons” only a few months ago.
Bump
What difference DOES... IT... MAKE?
They forgot to add the “Dis” on Hillary’s nameplate...
If you’ve ever flown a lot you know those TSA guys are barely rated above security guards and if you’re familiar with that industry then you know the type people that work there. They run minimal background checks on them; many are subcontractors but wear the TSA uniforms.
pretty sure one of them works the airport in Vega$. when TSA was new they xrayed my bag saw the cashbag with coins in it... took.the bag for a bag screening (not in front of me)... and when I unpacked at home the $700 cash that was in the bag was no longer there.
Only eleven?
I’m very, very surprised.
Title says “at least eleven”. And says nothing about “at most”.
There may have been a racial angle here.
The sky may be blue, too.
In full seriousness: if the feral government is involved, skin color is one of the primary qualifications.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.