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GAO Says TSA Has Improved Security Officer Training But More Can Be Done

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, September 9th, 2016

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Following an internal watchdog report last year that questioned the effectiveness of body scanners and how security officers are trained to look for threats at airport passenger checkpoints, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) last week reported that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has improved its officer training but says more can be done to test and evaluate the training.The report, Aviation Security: TSA Should Ensure Testing Data Are Complete and Fully Used to Improve Screener Training and Operations (GAO-16-704), says…

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