TSA confirms controversial Amtrak passenger screening program underway
"The tests being done in conjunction with TSA are designed to evaluate how a system that has proven to be highly effective in providing safe travel in the airline industry will work most effectively in passenger rail operations."Highly effective, indeed[1]. The US would probably be better off dropping the pretense and paying the 55,000 employees of the TSA to do nearly anything else instead. Even continuing to pay them their entire salaries while eliminating their jobs would save money in the form of increased airport efficiency.[1]: https://www.vox.com/2016/5/17/11687014/tsa-against-airport-s...