US GAO criticises TSA training for lack of performance goals
A new report from the US Govt Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the TSA to set specific goals and measures for its training of security officers. In a July 26 report, the US govt watchdog agency said TSA’s Basic Training Program for Transportation Security Officers (TSO) has not yet outlined specific goals the program is expected to achieve, nor has it identified performance measures to evaluate progress toward goals. The report was issued in response to 2 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General reports that found vulnerabilities in TSA checkpoint screening, after agents carried simulated handguns and explosives concealed on their bodies through passenger security checkpoints. <br/>
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US GAO criticises TSA training for lack of performance goals
A new report from the US Govt Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the TSA to set specific goals and measures for its training of security officers. In a July 26 report, the US govt watchdog agency said TSA’s Basic Training Program for Transportation Security Officers (TSO) has not yet outlined specific goals the program is expected to achieve, nor has it identified performance measures to evaluate progress toward goals. The report was issued in response to 2 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General reports that found vulnerabilities in TSA checkpoint screening, after agents carried simulated handguns and explosives concealed on their bodies through passenger security checkpoints. <br/>
