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TSA To Increase Random Security Checks Of Employees

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is increasing random checks of airport and airlines staff who handle baggage and have clearances to bypass security checks.

This decision is an attempt to increase the security of American airports following a string of incidents that showcased weaknesses in the system. The TSA was shown to let weapons slip through security checks in authorised testing scenarios, as well as several instances over the last two years in which employees used access to restricted areas to smuggle weapons and launder money.

Jose Freig, American Airlines’ managing director of corporate security, wrote in a memo to employees that “we anticipate the random screening process to increase throughout December and during the 2016 calendar year.”