So, let me see if I have this right: The BDO and interrogation program at Logan and other airports, which was used to harass people and force them through extra screening (and garnered complaints) got a rocky reception. Instead of admitting that the program was a failure and that the BDO process is flawed, the agency has decided to try the "carrot" approach by giving special privileges & reduced screening to folks that are willing to "voluntarily" be interrogated.

I find this laughable: a FSD that can look at anecdotal information and render an opinion that a "scientific basis" exists. I'd sure like to see his credentials to support that opinion, especially when real scientists have debunked the theory.

So what happens if you decline the interrogation after being "chosen"? Do you get a retaliatory SSSS (like Boston), or do you proceed through normal screening? Are you still allowed to "opt out" of the strip-search machine? Will pre-check approved passengers be forced through the interrogations even if they get the magic 3 beeps?

As for lengthening the pre-check lines, in my observations the pre-check screeners are severely underutilized. The passengers would be FAR better served by allowing pre-check for PNRs that have international segments, especially a final domestic connection segment. More misplaced priorities by the TSA.... and more attempts to justify the BDO hokus (after all, the agency will use the deployment of more BDOs for a "carrot" approach to justify to Congress their confidence in the program).