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Citing recent classified reports showing problems with airport screeners detecting weapons, [John Mica] said, "We do have some very serious deficiencies in the current system." Mica's comments were echoed at a Capitol Hill hearing yesterday by a federal investigator who said the feder...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author Washington Bureau, Thomas Frank
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 23.04.2004
EditionCombined editions
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Mica, John L
Stone, David
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Summary:Citing recent classified reports showing problems with airport screeners detecting weapons, [John Mica] said, "We do have some very serious deficiencies in the current system." Mica's comments were echoed at a Capitol Hill hearing yesterday by a federal investigator who said the federal government has made "infinitesimal" improvement since it took over airport security shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. TSA acting administrator David Stone said that in tests screeners have made a 70 percent improvement over 18 months in detecting weapons that federal inspectors hide in carry-on bags screened by X- ray machines. The private screeners operate under tight TSA supervision and receive the same training as their government counterparts. Under the post-9/11 aviation security law, airports can ask the TSA in November to replace federal screeners with private-sector employees.