Watchdog: TSA wasting millions of dollars, 'vulnerable' on passenger screening

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Washington Examiner:

The Transportation Security Administration is falling short on major components of its mission, as it can't ensure its own workers have no links to terrorism, spent millions of dollars on technology that hasn't improved safety, and still struggles with passenger screening, as shown by one example in which a felon was given expedited clearance to fly, according to a government watchdog.

"Unfortunately, although nearly 14 years have passed since TSA's inception, we remain deeply concerned about its ability to execute its important mission," Department of Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

 

The Senate hearing was held after the inspector general released a report saying TSA isn't getting all the information it needs to assess whether its own employees are tied to terrorist groups. An inspector general report from this week said 73 TSA workers may have had these ties.