TSA will reportedly fire or suspend 44 employees at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport for neglecting to screen bags before putting them on flights.
Eight other Newark employees were fired earlier in the year for theft, and another investigation resulted in the firings and suspensions of 50 employees at Honolulu International for failing to follow screening procedures.
The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, John Mica, R-Fla., said the revelations point to "system-wide shortcomings in TSA procedures, standards, training and oversight," also faulting what he called a "boated bureaucracy."
TSA, which has negotiated with the American Federation of Government Employees on a new labor contract that does not involve security matters, issued a statement arguing the investigations and disciplinary actions demonstrate it is being proactive in holding employees to high professional and ethical standards.
