GAO Report: TSA screeners sleeping and letting friends slide past
Jul 31, 2013, 7:08 am
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A new government report says misconduct by Transportation Security Administration workers has increased more than 26% in the last three years.
John S. Pistole was confirmed as the Transportation Security Administration's ( TSA) fifth Administrator in July 2010
A clear message to my way of thinking.
Jul 31, 2013, 7:43 am
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Saw on the CBS news this morning a commentary that isn't linked much in print yet.
CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg discusses these findings on "CBS This Morning."
Also: http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50151919.html
CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg discusses these findings on "CBS This Morning."
Also: http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50151919.html
Jul 31, 2013, 8:08 am
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I'm actually surprised he didn't do a puff piece on the new TSA Instagram feed that supposedly will educate the public (just like the blog does).
Except it's all about weapons (including forgotten ones) and nothing about the majority of confiscated items, which are innocent things that people often know they have and can't believe are not allowed.
Jul 31, 2013, 12:54 pm
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Report: TSA employee misconduct up 26% in 3 years
So it shouldn't come as any surprise that a new Government Accountability Office report, citing a 26% increase in misconduct among TSA employees between 2010 and 2012, is striking a nerve with some travelers who've had to endure the shoeless, beltless shuffle on the trip through security.
Jul 31, 2013, 1:10 pm
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My favorite part:
I bet they sent him to bed without dessert, also. Should've been terminated on the spot.
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The report details one case of a TSA agent suspended for seven days after trying to carry a relative's bag past security without screening. A supervisor interceded and the bag was found to contain "numerous prohibited items," according to the GAO report. It didn't say what the items were.
Mike
Jul 31, 2013, 1:16 pm
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Jul 31, 2013, 1:21 pm
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I like the NBC News headline a little bit better:
"Stop the napping; TSA caught sleeping on the job" and quoted the same stats as the CNN report. Here is the best gem from the NBC article:
The chairman of a congressional subcommittee on oversight and management efficiency Wednesday called on the Transportation Security Administration to crack down on “the napping, the stealing, the tardiness, and the disrespect” a day after a watchdog’s report revealed a spike in TSA misconduct.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...n-the-job?lite
"Stop the napping; TSA caught sleeping on the job" and quoted the same stats as the CNN report. Here is the best gem from the NBC article:
The chairman of a congressional subcommittee on oversight and management efficiency Wednesday called on the Transportation Security Administration to crack down on “the napping, the stealing, the tardiness, and the disrespect” a day after a watchdog’s report revealed a spike in TSA misconduct.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...n-the-job?lite
Jul 31, 2013, 2:51 pm
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Sadly, this entire fiasco comes as no surprise at all to those of you who fly a lot, or to those of us who pay attention to those of you who fly a lot.
Jul 31, 2013, 6:01 pm
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Originally Posted by CNN
"Transportation security officers have an undeniably hard job and the overwhelming majority of them conduct themselves honorably and in accordance with TSA protocols," Rep. Cedric Richardson, D-Louisiana, said during Wednesday's hearing.
Undeniably hard job? Seriously?!?!?! I call total and utter BS. Looking at the physical condition of the average clerk will show you they certainly aren't working hard. Listenign to them shows that they certainly aren't thinking very hard. What's left? Staying awake? Oh boo friggin hoo.
Originally Posted by CNN
"Transportation security officers have an undeniably hard job and the overwhelming majority of them conduct themselves honorably and in accordance with TSA protocols," Rep. Cedric Richardson, D-Louisiana, said during Wednesday's hearing.
Originally Posted by Senator Mica
"There's not even a way to properly report some of the offenses, so this may be just the tip of the iceberg of some of the offenses," he said.
Jul 31, 2013, 7:41 pm
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My favorite quote (from the article posted on NBC News
I would bet that some folks here would say that 100% of the cases involved problems with the workers showing up for their jobs.
Originally Posted by nbcnews.com
Thirty-two percent of the cases involved problems with workers showing up for their jobs, according to the report, and 20 percent had to do with security and screening.
Aug 1, 2013, 6:29 am
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I doubt that the misconduct is up, they are probably just doing a better job of measuring it. That could actually lead to some improvements. 
And don't worry, Sheila Jackson Lee is here to save the day.
And don't worry, Sheila Jackson Lee is here to save the day.
Aug 1, 2013, 6:58 am
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I do think that screeners take their lead from the Administrator, Pistole. He lies to and defies his bosses. His underlings are just following his lead.
TSA rots from the top.