Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
And there are those that clear folks under SecureFright.
All may have access to NCIC, especially those running SecureFright.
I would bet the day is coming, however, that all pax are run against NCIC by TSA. It may not be done at the checkpoint, but it will likely be done when your name is submitted by the airline for permission to issue a boarding pass. It will take but a (relatively) few lines of computer code (and my bet is that it exists, but is just turned off until something happens and a politician demands that TSA start running checks).
I'd be curious to know exactly what databases DHS/TSA uses for secure flight.
I suspect that NCIC or a replica is used among others. If so there is no reason for the degree of invasive screening TSA conducts. A code on the boarding pass could easily designate higher threat travelers calling for additional screening for unknowns or higher threats.
However I don't think TSA has the competency to determine higher threats. the TSA trainers can't even teach the front line TSA employees how to recognize accepted ID's (a waste of manpower) or how to conduct a pat down without feeling up peoples crotches and breasts.
I vote "No Confidence" in any DHS/TSA process based on the abysmal failure demonstrated by current TSA procedures.