Terror Fears Raise Scrutiny Of Air Safety Lapses

jscholtes@politico.com (Jennifer Scholtes), Politico
Wed, 11/25/2015 - 3:22am

<p>The heightened security surrounding air travel during this Thanksgiving holiday comes months into a federal effort to plug holes in the nation's aviation safety net — from revelations about lax screening at TSA checkpoints to criminal charges against airport employees accused of smuggling guns and drugs.</p><p>One <a href="https://www.politicopro.com/transportation/whiteboard/2015/07/dhs-johnson-outlines-plan-to-fix-the-tsa-056713" target="_blank">crackdown</a>, which the Department of Homeland Security imposed months before the latest terrorist attacks in Egypt and Paris, includes measures that travelers will notice at U.S.

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