Originally Posted by
chollie
(bolding mine)
+1000
TSA regularly grants one-time Pre to pax based on nothing more than the information collected on every single pax when a ticket is purchased.
If they're already collecting/reviewing available information and consider it a trustworthy way of determining Pre eligibility, then there is absolutely no need for the background check. It's a money-grab and an information over-reach that has nothing to do with aviation security.
It's as stupid as the notion that an $85 background check means the xray operator is now magically capable of clearing LGAs and single laptops without needing to see them unpacked.
Really?
I would really like to see Congress grill Neffy on this one particular point. Neffy's going to say that every single pax is thoroughly screened. If that's the case, why is it possible to 'thoroughly screen' a laptop or LGAs inside a bag if the pax is Pre but it is not possible to screen that same unpacked bag if the pax is not Pre.
Somebody's blowing smoke.
Each passengers history is reviewed by TSA before a ticket is issued, they don't collect that information at that point, it has already been collected, and resides on computers all across government.
Information is already collected and available to vett 99% of all passengers.