Originally Posted by
ND Sol
So now it would appear that the TSA is indirectly admitting that this was an official SOP. Blogger Bob's statement was either not true or, at best, misleading.
Interesting. The version of the official statement on the blog still has "drafted" rather than "approved."
Originally Posted by
ND Sol
I guess when the TSA realized that a FOIA request had been fulfilled with this exact same SOP and that the RFP used this as an SOP, the ruse of still claiming it was never implemented became a bigger problem than admitting it was in effect at one time. But for those two issues, the TSA might still be saying that it was never in effect.
I expected that this would be the outcome. True or not, they would have been better off admitting in the end that it was, in fact, a released copy.
Here's the rub: They had officials testify in the Senate today. If those folks stated that that the version was never implemented or approved then they've got a handful of folks on the hook for Contempt of Congress. That isn't so good either. I'm trying to find a full transcript of the testimony of that session to see what was actually said.
Anyone have access to fednews.com? That seems to be the only place with transcripts online right now and it is a subscription service.