TSA To Probe Aviation Workers
The Transportation Security Administration is taking over the job of conducting background checks on more than 1 million aviation industry employees, USA Today reports. The Federal Aviation Administration has been conducting such checks since the 9/11 attacks. Now TSA is stepping up investigations in an effort to deal with the possibility of attacks orchestrated by people like pilots, mechanics and flight attendants who don't have to go through standard security checkpoints.
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