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TSA missing "contraband" at high levels
As evidence of the toll this is taking, Kasprisin cited the results of agency tests in which undercover operatives try to sneak weapons or explosives through airport security. He said security employees are increasingly missing the contraband, with the frequency of failures reaching a “frightening” level. Also in the article: And at the Transportation Security Administration, a DHS agency created after 9/11 to enhance airport security, the hemorrhaging of both senior and junior personnel has “had a tremendous effect,’’ said Kenneth Kasprisin, a former acting TSA head who left the agency in May. “You cannot sustain a high level of security operations when you have that kind of turnover,’’ he said, attributing the defections to “a toxic culture” and “terrible” morale. |
Let me be the first to raise the color me unsurprised hand ;)
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"Culture" and "morale" come from the top down. If you have inept, apathetic, or hostile management, you'll have apathetic, hostile, and miserable employees. Not to mention poor job performance, high employee turnover, and lousy customer satisfaction.
If TSA were a business, it would have gone bankrupt years ago. They have a leader who seems hell-bent on turning them into a law enforcement and intelligence agency focused on everything except terrorism - which is ironic considering his blatant disregard of the law and contempt of Congress - and he's obviously hiring and shuffling tons of incompetents for his upper and middle management positions. Their crap rolls downhill to the individual stations, which are then staffed with a motley collection of incompetent buffoons and jackbooted wannabes. |
Originally Posted by WillCAD
(Post 23563766)
"Culture" and "morale" come from the top down. If you have inept, apathetic, or hostile management, you'll have apathetic, hostile, and miserable employees. Not to mention poor job performance, high employee turnover, and lousy customer satisfaction.
If TSA were a business, it would have gone bankrupt years ago. They have a leader who seems hell-bent on turning them into a law enforcement and intelligence agency focused on everything except terrorism - which is ironic considering his blatant disregard of the law and contempt of Congress - and he's obviously hiring and shuffling tons of incompetents for his upper and middle management positions. Their crap rolls downhill to the individual stations, which are then staffed with a motley collection of incompetent buffoons and jackbooted wannabes. |
Originally Posted by goalie
(Post 23563646)
Let me be the first to raise the color me unsurprised hand ;)
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Originally Posted by petaluma1
(Post 23562730)
As evidence of the toll this is taking, Kasprisin cited the results of agency tests in which undercover operatives try to sneak weapons or explosives through airport security. He said security employees are increasingly missing the contraband, with the frequency of failures reaching a “frightening” level. |
WaPo: Former Acting Head of TSA says TSA has “a toxic culture” and “terrible” morale.
Another former high-level TSA official waited until he left the agency before admitting what FTers knew all along:
Washington Post: Top-level turnover makes it harder for DHS to stay on top of evolving threats September 21 at 8:03 PM The relevant section: And at the Transportation Security Administration, a DHS agency created after 9/11 to enhance airport security, the hemorrhaging of both senior and junior personnel has “had a tremendous effect,’’ said Kenneth Kasprisin, a former acting TSA head who left the agency in May. “You cannot sustain a high level of security operations when you have that kind of turnover,’’ he said, attributing the defections to “a toxic culture” and “terrible” morale. As evidence of the toll this is taking, Kasprisin cited the results of agency tests in which undercover operatives try to sneak weapons or explosives through airport security. He said security employees are increasingly missing the contraband, with the frequency of failures reaching a “frightening” level. |
Originally Posted by RadioGirl
(Post 23566435)
Lemme guess: 70%? ;)
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"Today, employees describe a stifling bureaucracy made up of agencies with clashing employee cultures and overtaxed by high-pressure responsibilities and relentless congressional carping..." |
Originally Posted by Schmurrr
(Post 23570516)
I could wish for more Congressional oversight, actually.
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TSA missing "contraband" at high levels
The TSA is completely irrelevant with respect to national security and the entire DHS is not far behind if you extract FEMA and the Coast Guard.
Is anyone surprised that Francine Kerner (the Googling Attorney), Blogdad Bob, West , and Kelli Mae have remained employed by the TSA this long??? |
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