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TSA has assured us that it was not reduced staffing due to the government shutdown that caused this security breach.
"The perception that this might have occurred as a result of the partial government shutdown would be false," TSA said.
"Security standards will NOT and have NOT been compromised," said Michael Bilello, TSA assistant administrator for public affairs,
I.e., everything is up to TSA standards. This is just their normal, everyday, typical level of utter and complete failure.