The Transportation Security Administration is checking every passenger on every plane against terrorist watch lists with its Secure Flight program.

This started a few weeks ago, and the agency is touting it as a major step in fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation.

Not everything has gone smoothly, though.

David Silverberg is editor of Homeland Security Today and fills us in.

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