GAO Raps TSA Over Screener Training
A Government Accountability Office report says the Transportation Security Administration has not documented its process for monitoring whether its screeners are taking required training programs. Keep Reading
GAO: Federal Air Marshals Suffer from Scheduling Unpredictability, Sleep Deprivation
FAMS does not monitor the extent to which air marshals' actual work hours are consistent with guidelines. Keep Reading
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