... more secure roads, railways, shipways and airlines. In March of 2000 the House Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on aviation security. At that time, DOT's Inspector General and the General Accounting Office (GAO) pointed out weaknesses in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) security program. They said that the security screener performance was "weak linked" (Ref. Vol. 146, No. 133). Specifically, they said that the FAA's background investigation procedures are often ineffective and those vulnerabilities put airport security in jeopardy. More importantly, Ronnie Shows (D-MS) points to the millions of people and their baggage that go through airports everyday. His concern was with the security of the screening checkpoints and the under qualified screeners inspecting baggage. With a turnover rate of more than 419 in one national airport his concern seemed well founded. His hope was that an increase in training would increase the specialization of the job as well as ...

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