BTIZ wrote:
was there not a report.. that almost half of the TSA baggage screeners had
criminal records?

BT

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http://www.tsa.gov/public/display?th...e5&print=ye s

According to this, even during the initial rush to beef up TSA staff,
applicants not only got an FBI fingerprint criminal-background check,
they got their education, references, and even their credit checked.