Federal screeners to be in place at 424 airports
More than 47,000 new TSA recruits will begin work this week at 424 airports as eight months of mobilization aims to meet a congressional deadline. Steven Kelman of Harvard notes the scale as a major civilian government effort while Rep. Harold Rogers criticizes staffing levels as wasteful. TSA spokesman Robert Johnson predicts ratios will stabilize. Flying is safer today due to the enhanced security drive.