By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Transportation Safety Administration has failed to properly oversee airport perimeter security, making the entire U.S. commercial aviation system vulnerable, a government watchdog said.
CNN reports that the Government Accountability Office issued a scathing report that includes the TSA’ failure to update recommendations to account for new potential threats.
“TSA has not updated this assessment to reflect changes in the airport security risk environment, such as TSA’s subsequent determination of risk from the insider threat — the potential of rogue aviation workers exploiting their credentials, access and knowledge of security procedures throughout the airport for personal gain or to inflict damage,” the report said.
According to TSA data from 2009 to 2015, there was an average of 2,500 breaches every year over the airport access points and perimeter.
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