Shocker: When it comes to security the TSA still sucks eggs

Billions of dollars later, the TSA is still incompetent and its screening process is full of fail. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wanted answers about TSA security gaps. The DHS Office of Inspector General released a damning report and testified the TSA has not made any real improvements since it failed the last round of covert testing.

After the DHS Red Team conducted 70 covert operations in different airports across the country, it was reported in June that TSA agents missed contraband in 67 of 70 tests. Put another way, TSA failed to detect explosives or banned weapons in 95% of the checkpoint trials. Months later in September, secret tests were run again. DHS Inspector General John Roth called the results a “universal disappointing performance by the TSA screening checkpoint.”

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