TSA: There’s No Reason Why Passenger Screening Can’t Be Safe And Expeditious
The current controversy and unhappiness regarding the TSA is understandable. Prior to 9/11, passenger screening was the responsibility of the airlines. At each airport, the carriers got together and one airline, acting on behalf of all of them, hired a screening company to staff the checkpoints. There was no TSA, and it was the FAA which oversaw airport security. The FAA job was to monitor and surveil the screening companies. In the post 9/11 world, the TSA was created as…
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