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TSA attempts to hide unused machines
A recent investigation issued jointly by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reports that TSA bought $184 million in screening equipment that it stored in warehouses and tried to prevent Congress from learning how many machines were there. (www.aviationpros.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The sad fact is the ones in the warehouse caught just as many terrorists as the ones in airports
Let's be careful here. If we complain too much about the machines IN the warehouse, they will soon be OUT of the warehouse in locations they were never intended for. Malls, sports stadiums, high schools, will have this junk to further erode our civil rights. Be careful what you wish for.
I like where they said that they bought more than needed to get a discount.lol
Did they save more than the $184M spent on additional units? No? It's only worth buying extras if the net savings is greater than the expenditure. (Most of you probably realize that; I included it for the benefit of any TSA decision-makers who may be reading this.)
like I said, millions of $
It is the same reasoning as "we are loosing money on each unit, but we will make it upon volumn".
slightly offtopic but still on the same lines as tsa.
A recent trip brought me out of MSY. While waiting in the endless line to use the "more efficient" back scanner, I realized the family in front of me were the only individuals motioned for the metal detector. They went through fine, their stroller was passed through security via the auxiliary cart door (the same one used to pass WCs and such through security). When this happened, I decided to work my way over to the metal detector line when the time came. Long story short, because I refused to go through the back scanner, I was required to go through additional screening (fine). While being screened, I asked the gentlemen why the family in front of myself, who used this same metal detector as I, was able to skip the additional screening. He stated "its a new program we have in place the help speed up screening". When asked how he felt if (and i didnt say terrorist but he understood where i was going) persons who meant to do harm found out about this "program" and used it to their benefit his reply was simply "I dont make the rules, I just have to abide by them for another month until Im out of this place" (his resentment to being a TSA officer was obvious).
Now correct me if Im wrong, but weren't these machines that are now being "parked" brought in under the ideas of improved efficiency and a more speedy queue lines? If so, why is this alleged "family-through program needed". Additionally, If the new technology is a much more efficient and useful tool then the traditional equipment, and it is obviously available, why isnt it being replaced with the current, outdated equipment
A recent trip brought me out of MSY. While waiting in the endless line to use the "more efficient" back scanner, I realized the family in front of me were the only individuals motioned for the metal detector. They went through fine, their stroller was passed through security via the auxiliary cart door (the same one used to pass WCs and such through security). When this happened, I decided to work my way over to the metal detector line when the time came. Long story short, because I refused to go through the back scanner, I was required to go through additional screening (fine). While being screened, I asked the gentlemen why the family in front of myself, who used this same metal detector as I, was able to skip the additional screening. He stated "its a new program we have in place the help speed up screening". When asked how he felt if (and i didnt say terrorist but he understood where i was going) persons who meant to do harm found out about this "program" and used it to their benefit his reply was simply "I dont make the rules, I just have to abide by them for another month until Im out of this place" (his resentment to being a TSA officer was obvious).
Now correct me if Im wrong, but weren't these machines that are now being "parked" brought in under the ideas of improved efficiency and a more speedy queue lines? If so, why is this alleged "family-through program needed". Additionally, If the new technology is a much more efficient and useful tool then the traditional equipment, and it is obviously available, why isnt it being replaced with the current, outdated equipment