Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Budget cuts have forced Homeland Security to reduce the number of Federal Air Marshals whose job is to protect aircrafts from terrorists, CNN reports, citing internal emails.
The department declined to say how many marshals the department has lost in the past three years.
Critics blasted the department for its secrecy surrounding the issue.
It’s believed that the agency had about 3,500 air marshals about two years ago.
Air Marshal Director Robert Bray said the agency’s budget has been slashed from $966 to $806 million over the past three years.
