Report Shows TSA Workers Were On Terror Watch Lists

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) failed to vet 73 aviation workers who were on terror watch lists, according to a Department of Homeland Security inspector general’s report released Monday.

The report is the second major blow against the agency in as many weeks. Last week, the details of another inspector’s general report were leaked. The report found that TSA screeners failed to identify explosives and weapons in 67 out of 70 test screenings conducted at a dozen U.S. airports.

While Monday’s report called TSA’s screening measures “generally effective,” the inspector general stated that the agency had “less effective” controls in place to ensure that aviation workers did not have criminal records and terror-related red flags. The agency also was not properly equipped to screen out applicants who did not have legal authorization to work in the U.S.

“Our testing showed that TSA did not identify 73 individuals with terrorism-related category codes because TSA is not authorized to receive all terrorism-related information under current intraagency watchlisting policy,” the report reads, noting that the workers were employed by major airliners, airport vendors and other employers."

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