From the link above:
ADMINISTRATOR NEFFENGER RECENTLY TESTIFIED THAT THE T.S.A. HAS NEARLY 6,000 FEWER TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICERS IN ITS WORKFORCE THAN IT HAD FOUR YEARS AGO.
I'd like to see the exact numbers: what percent were working TSOs and what percent were non-working LTSOs, STSOs and BDOs four years ago and now.
A couple more gems from the hearings:
REMEMBER THERE IS MORE THAN 2 MILLION FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OUT THERE. OF THE 320 AGENCIES THAT ARE RANKED AND SCORED, THE T.S.A. RANKED 313. OUT OF 320. MAKING IT ONE OF THE WORST PLACES TO WORK. WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE WHO IS DOING SOMETHING BAD AND IT IS NOT FIXED, IT IS DEMORALIZING.
MR. MICA: ALL THREE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS TAKING PLACE. MR. NOTHING TO HER -- NEFFINGER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. BUT TSA CANNOT RECRUIT, RETAIN, OR SCHEDULE, AND IT CANNOT MANAGE THE HUGE BUREAUCRACY THAT HAS BEEN CREATED. THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL NOT BE CREATED. AND THOSE PEOPLE ON THE LINE PULL ME ASIDE, THEY SAID, SEE THOSE THREE GUYS DOING NOTHING. THEY ARE MAKING OVER 100 GRAND AND WE ARE BUSTING OUR TALE TRYING TO PROCESS THESE PEOPLE AND THEY ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME. THEY ARE HAVING A GOOD SITDOWN CHAT AND ENJOYING THEMSELVES. PART OF THE TSA GETS THE NAME THOUSANDS, STANDING AROUND, BUT THESE GUYS ARE SITTING AROUND AND EARNING HUGE SALARIES WHILE OTHERS ARE DOING THEIR WORK. THE MELTDOWN THAT IS ALREADY OCCURRING, MY COLLEAGUES, HERE ARE A FEW OF THE HEADLINES. FORT LAUDERDALE, AMERICAN AIRLINES, 6800 PEOPLE LAST MONTH MISSED THEIR FLIGHTS. CHICAGO, 1100 AMERICAN AIRLINES MISSED THEIR FLIGHTS. CHARLOTTE AIRPORT, THREE HOURS WAITING ON GOOD FRIDAY. LONG LINES CRANKING TRAVELERS. THIS ONE IS DENVER, JFK, I MEAN -- WE HAVE NOT EVEN GOTTEN TO THE SUMMER WHEN YOU HAVE A HEAVIER TRAFFIC.
I CAN ATTEST TO THAT GOING THROUGH ST. LOUIS' AIRPORT. I'M PART OF THE PRECHECK PROGRAM, BUT IT'S MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IT'S CLOSED.