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Simple solution...
1) don't let the TSA do the checks - the FBI can do them faster, easier and more accurately
2) airports can create two classes of badge - one for sterile access and one for non-sterile access. The non-sterile access badges either won't need a background check or can get away with a simplified one. The employees needing sterile access would undergo the more vigilant FBI check