The TSA announced that it had suspended 5 employees for the screw up in which the TSA's screening guidelines were posted on the web.
The story is now pretty much out there. But what I found interesting is that the TSA seems to have made no attempt to get the document withdrawn. I believe a simple request would have sufficed.
I was able to find copies of the document on multiple sites. However the total instances of the document source was actually very few. It remains the original server that did the unredacting (undeleting of the so called sensitive information) is still holding the document in plain view for all to see. And no I wont be posting a link because I dont wont to perpetuate the actual document. Besides I think I would be in violation of US Code:49 C.F.R. PARTS 15 AND 1520.
For more details on this go to Wikipedia.
The TSA says this is an out of date document. True! But then it remains the majority of the screening guidelines in place are contained within the document that was posted. The publication date was mid 2008 so it cannot be that old.
So our stupid airline tricks award this week goes to ....
The TSA. Some how I believe that the TSA will be a future winner as well.
Cheers
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