TSA Union Calls for Armed Officers at Airport Screening Areas

Homeland Security Today: Testifying at a House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security field hearing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) regarding airport screening area security, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) National President J. David Cox, Sr. renewed the union’s call for the creation of a new armed law enforcement unit within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure immediate and consistent protection of screening areas at airports nationwide.

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