TSA management practices and misconduct hearing on CSPAN
May 1, 2016, 1:02 pm
#46
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This sounds to me as if TSA was testing the dog. Otherwise, why ETD all the passengers? Perhaps I am wrong, but sniffer dogs don't stand in place to do their job. Part of the "fun" of the job for the dog is moving, going to the target rather than having the target come to the dog.
I do see it as justified. Dogs are not 100% accurate. ETD tests are not 100% accurate. Using both decreases the possibility of missing the scent.
However, in this case it was done with TSA's typical wasteful overkill, by deploying a dozen ETD machines, each with a TSO, and swabbing every single traveler who passed through the line. With the dog there to back it up, I think it's only necessary to swab random travelers, about every 5 or 10 people, perhaps. But I see this overkill as a sign that the MCO FSD obviously had no faith in those new-fangled K9 thingies.
Again, no faith by the local FSD in the technology that he spent so much (of our) money installing. "What if it doesn't work?" they always ask. Well, sure tech breaks down, but if you second-guess every machine in the universe, we'd still have torches in every building, in case those new-fangled electric light thingies suddenly stop working. It's all magical voodoo, you know, and magic makes up it's own mind about when to work and when not to!
May 1, 2016, 2:24 pm
#48
Join Date: Aug 2012
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However, in this case it was done with TSA's typical wasteful overkill, by deploying a dozen ETD machines, each with a TSO, and swabbing every single traveler who passed through the line. With the dog there to back it up, I think it's only necessary to swab random travelers, about every 5 or 10 people, perhaps. But I see this overkill as a sign that the MCO FSD obviously had no faith in those new-fangled K9 thingies.
May 12, 2016, 9:44 am
#49
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Examining Management Practices and Misconduct at TSA: Part II
Neffenger and Roth are testifying. Disappointedly Neffenger defends Kelly Hogan. Kelly Hogan is the TSA employee who received bonuses despite being responsible for the 95% failure rate of TSA.
Neffenger claims:
* have to put an end to retaliatory reassignments
* have an open door policy for reporting misconduct
Neffenger and Roth are testifying. Disappointedly Neffenger defends Kelly Hogan. Kelly Hogan is the TSA employee who received bonuses despite being responsible for the 95% failure rate of TSA.
Neffenger claims:
* have to put an end to retaliatory reassignments
* have an open door policy for reporting misconduct