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DHS IG Finds Vulnerabilities In TSA Checkpoint Screening

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DHS IG Finds Vulnerabilities In TSA Checkpoint Screening

Covert testing at aviation security checkpoints has uncovered vulnerabilities in security equipment and in how Transportation Security Officers do their jobs, says a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) internal watchdog office.The latest report by the Office of Inspector General (IG), comes more than two years after the oversight agency found extremely high failure rates in the use of body imagers, also called Advanced Imaging Technology or AIT, by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at airport checkpoints.“We…

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