Airport security

Homeland Security Calls for TSA Reform

An astonishing one in every three Transportation Security Administration agents have been accused of misconduct. The Department of Homeland Security released a report referring to the TSA on July 7 displaying the growth of misconduct that threatens the security of fliers.

The report cited “seemingly continuous scandals,” some of the incidents included federal air marshals using government funded money to pay for hotel rooms and prostitutes, officers smuggling objects such as marijuana, narcotics, and undocumented immigrants through security checkpoints and unaccountable bonuses.

“Data shows that the misconduct has grown over time,” the report states. From 2010 to 2012 reports of misconducts increased 27 percent while from 2013 to 2015 there was an increase of 29 percent. Even with recommendations within the agency to reduce and manage behavior, reported incidents still rose.