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Old May 11, 2009 | 8:47 am
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LessO2
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Originally Posted by gsoltso
Our biggest problem as an organization (with regards to failing the red team testing) is technology. We are currently using 1960's-70's technology with some upgrades and patches. It limits our capability to detect some of the bad things because it was not designed to look for it. With the rollout of the new Xrays, some of those failures would be eliminated because of the new technology. Then again, some of the failures are just that, failures.
Completely agree with the technology argument.

Which is why getting the virtual strip-search machines and two waves of new uniforms before getting new x-ray machines show the TSA has a completely different mission that aviation safety.
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