[Infowarrior] - Report On TSA Misconduct Finds 1 In 16 Employees Was Investigated Last Year

[Richard Forno]

Report On TSA Misconduct Finds 1 In 16 Employees Was Investigated Last Year

The TSA's security theater is now officially a substandard off-Broadway production. The General Accounting Office has released a damning report* on the TSA's handling of employee misconduct. Not that the TSA doesn't have its hands full simply writing up the paperwork on ill-behaved employees. From 2010-2012, over 9,600 cases of employee misconduct were reported, with 3,408 of those coming in 2012, an increase of over 700 cases from the previous year.

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The more shocking statistic is the number of cases related to the specifics of the job -- screening and security. 1,936 cases -- 20% of the total -- were violations like failing to follow standard operating procedures, bypassing security or sleeping on the job. Another 16% (1,548 cases) weren't any better -- insubordination, ignoring policies and disrespectful conduct. 

Remember, these employees are the last line of defense between terrorists and planes, at least according to the narrative that's presented when infants and elementary school kids being detained and invasively searched. (Or when iPads go missing.) The TSA likes to brag about the weapons it's caught, but this data indicates there's still a good chance many weapons are making it through.

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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130730/20412124011/report-tsa-misconduct-finds-1-16-employees-was-investigated-last-year.shtml

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