Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work without paychecks through the partial government shutdown, have called out from work this week from at least four major airports, according to two senior agency officials and three TSA employee union officials.
The mass call outs could inevitably mean air travel is less secure, especially as the shutdown enters its second week with no clear end to the political stalemate in sight. "This will definitely affect the flying public who we (are) sworn to protect," Hydrick Thomas, president of the national TSA employee union, told CNN.
(Score: 5, Funny) by driverless on Monday January 07 2019, @09:44AM (2 children)
Improv security theatre! The passengers can screen themselves, and will be rated by applause levels from other passengers.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Thexalon on Monday January 07 2019, @02:26PM
"Welcome to Whose Bag Is This Anyway?, where the rules are made up and the X-Rays don't matter!"
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 07 2019, @05:41PM
I think he did a great job. He was really entertaining. But, well, I don't want to touch that wand after he, well, you know ... after what he did. So no, just no. I'll wait for the shutdown to be over.