May 24, 2006, 2:47PM
Report: ID badges, uniforms stolen from TSA workers

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO -- More than 1,400 identification badges and uniform items have been reported lost or stolen from Transportation Security Administration employees since 2003, according to documents obtained by a San Antonio television station.

WOAI-TV received the documents under the Freedom of Information Act. Los Angeles and Chicago airports topped the list of missing items.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport led Texas with 42 items gone, followed by Houston's Bush International with 18, the station reported.

Terrorism experts said the information showed an undeniable threat to security. The Department of Homeland Security has previously warned that stolen badges and uniforms were used by terrorists to stage attacks overseas.

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Actually, considering the size of the TSA and the number of years it has been around, losing 1,400 items doesn't seem too bad.