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Ex-TSA chief: Stop enhanced pat-downs, scale back prohibited items list
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(Photo courtesy Palgrave Macmillan)
“Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for the Future of American Security” was written by former TSA chief Kip Hawley and non-fiction author Nathan Means.
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Formed in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks to better secure the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration has come to symbolize the nation’s constant struggle to balance privacy rights with security.
Whether it’s through the deployment of body imaging devices or "enhanced" pat-down procedures, the agency has suffered a huge blow to its image in the eyes of many Americans. It wasn’t that long ago, however, that travelers actually embraced having tighter...
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- Getting a Handle on the Situation
Article • January 27th, 2009
![“[The] integrated solution has not only significantly enhanced our physical and technology security, but also the security culture at the MBTA,” says Randy Clarke, Director of Security Initiatives for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.](http://r1.cygnuspub.com/files/cygnus/image/SIW/2012/FEB/75x75/randyclarkembtamainart_10624928.jpg)
