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Can we just ban and defund the TSA already

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30 Oct ’15 - 9:48 am

they haven't caught or stopped one threat, but they do love doing stuff like this

PORTLAND, OR -- The TSA says it's investigating an incident where a 90-year-old woman was forced to strip after setting off body scanners.

Alan Charney told ABC affiliate KATU-TV that his mother Harriette went through the full body scanner at Portland International Airport when the alarm went off. TSA agents quickly pulled her aside.

"It was obvious they were going into a search," Charney said. "But I presumed they were just going to sort of pat her down."

more http://abc7.com/trav.....g/1055588/

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2 Nov ’15 - 10:24 am

looks like the air marshals might be on the chopping block

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5 Nov ’15 - 9:13 am

interesting their Idea to fix the issue is to throw more money at them, when we came through vegas this summer they already had dogs at the security check in

US lawmakers and federal watchdogs on Tuesday derided the Transportation Security Administration's ability, or lack thereof, to adequately detect weapons and other contraband during the passenger screening process at the nation's airports.

According to a report, secret test operation uncovers widespread security failures.

"In looking at the number of times people got through with guns or bombs in these covert testing exercises it really was pathetic. When I say that I mean pitiful," said Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), speaking Tuesday during a House Oversight hearing concerning classified reports from federal watchdogs. "Just thinking about the breaches there, it's horrific," he added.

more http://arstechnica.c.....d-pitiful/

Doesn't this make you feel safe?

Transportation Security Administration screeners allowed banned weapons and mock explosives through airport security checkpoints 95 percent of the time, according to the agency's own undercover testing.

ABC News reported the results on Monday, but Ars could not independently confirm them. According to ABC News, a Homeland Security Inspector General report showed that agents failed to detect weapons and explosives in 67 out of 70 undercover operations.

more http://arstechnica.c.....ver-tests/