rssNapolitano Gets Hammered on TSA Security Breach
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 at 11:23 am
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Reports yesterday of a massive security breach by the Transportation Security Administration, which accidentally posted online extremely sensitive information about its airport screening procedures, is coming up repeatedly in today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Included among the information TSA posted were the limitations of x-ray machines at airports and the fact that only 20 percent of bags checked in are hand searched for explosives. The document also revealed sample CIA, Congressional and law enforcement credentials — all of which experts say would be easy for any terrorist to duplicate.
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, testifying at the hearing, said that “the security of the traveling public has never been put at risk. The document that was posted was an out of date document.” Still, she acknowledged that the posting violating procedures, and promised that agency staff, as well as the inspector general, will look into how exactly that happened.
“I’ve directed that we do a review department-wide of all of our components to make sure that we are being rigorous and very disciplined on what is posted and what is not.”
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Comment posted December 9, 2009 @ 11:57 am
Only 20% of bags are searched for explosives? Jesus! That sounds like a huge number to me. We don't live in freakin' Lenin's Russia for Christ's sake.
I can't believe the sheeple that don't see this as a big problem of rights.
Comment posted December 9, 2009 @ 3:24 pm
I didn't get through all of their top secret document. If you did, was there a section on how TSA personnel are to pull terminally ill cancer patients out of their wheelchairs and drop them on the floor of the airport? And how not to apologize? That's what they did in Hawaii to a friend of mine, on her way to the hospital for the last time. I just want to be certain the TSA personnel were “just following orders” to the absolute letter of their prescribed duties and really, really protecting national security by so doing. Otherwise, I'm afraid they showed themselves to be inept, cruel, and callous bunglers.
Comment posted December 9, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Janet Napolitano should resign…she has shown her ineptitude in three very current incidents…the security breach at the White House…the Fort Hood terroist incident…and now this…
Comment posted December 10, 2009 @ 2:17 am
Janet Napolitano should resign…she has shown her ineptitude in three very current incidents…the security breach at the White House…the Fort Hood terroist incident…and now this…
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