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GAO says TSA should do better in how it manages its covert testing program

GAO's Charles Johnson joined Federal Drive to explain why his agency found TSA could be doing a better job in how it manages its covert testing program.

July 17, 2019 11:35 am

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For the Transportation Security Administration, airport screening doesn’t just happen. The agency’s security operations unit is constantly refining and testing how well procedures prevent guns and other prohibited items from making it through. But the Government Accountability Office found tht TSA could do better in how it manages its covert testing program. Charles Johnson, GAO’s managing director for Homeland Security and Justice Issues, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details.

GAO says TSA should do better in how it manages its covert testing program

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