Posted by Orin Kerr:
Airport Security Screeners That Miss:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_10_14-2007_10_20.shtml#1192771599
[1]USA Today reports:
Security screeners at two of the nation's busiest airports failed
to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing as passengers
in more than 60% of tests last year, according to a classified
report obtained by USA TODAY.
Screeners at Los Angeles International Airport missed about 75%
of simulated explosives and bomb parts that Transportation Security
Administration testers hid under their clothes or in carry-on bags
at checkpoints, the TSA report shows.
At Chicago O'Hare International Airport, screeners missed about
60% of hidden bomb materials that were packed in everyday carry-ons
� including toiletry kits, briefcases and CD players.
San Francisco International Airport screeners, who work for a
private company instead of the TSA, missed about 20% of the bombs,
the report shows. . . . The recent TSA report says San Francisco
screeners face constant covert tests and are "more suspicious."
References
1. http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20071018/1a_lede18_dom.art.htm
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