Yeah, that's what I think. There are a couple admins somewhere with the knowhow and authority to grant KTNs to people who have not undergone any kind of checks.

I imagine that when Rep. Chaffetz complained about his young daughters being separated from his wife and all being given retaliatory private room gropes because they opted out, Pistole immediately made sure that wife and daughters had KTNs. Problem solved, Chaffetz is happy.