A report from Richard Skinner, Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security, has chided the U.S. Transportation Security Administration for a number of poor policies and procedures including the missing of multiple deadlines to have a biometric system in place, according to a Clarion Ledger article.
The TSA has missed two deadlines set by Congress to have a system in place that identifies law enforcement officers.
While TSA officials have assured that they are aggressively seeking a solution, the report from Skinner contradicts that by asserting that there is no evidence supporting the TSA’s claim such as a developed action plan or budget requests. In the meantime, the TSA has reached out to local law enforcement agencies asking that they use the secure National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System to let TSA officials know if an armed officer is planning on boarding a plane ahead of time.
The need for this system has proved to be increasingly important as TSA agents have been fooled time and again by forged documents and badges. Outside of implementing a biometric system, Skinner’s report recommends updating or replacing many defunct policies and procedure to better secure airports such as better screening at checkpoints.
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