"According to the report, the T.S.A. has not assessed the effectiveness of the program, which has 2,800 employees and does not have a comprehensive training program. The T.S.A. cannot “show that the program is cost-effective, or reasonably justify the program’s expansion,” the report said."

Who would have guessed? Oh, that's right - most of this forum.

"Mr. Thompson added that he would be offering an amendment to the Homeland Security appropriations bill this week that would “prevent any more taxpayer dollars from being spent on this failed and misguided effort.”

Is he referring to TSA in this sentence? If so, first round's on me if it passes. Sadly, I think he's just referring to TSA's SPOT idiocy. Let's hope that puppy is euthanized, at least.