Introduction The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was enacted by Congress in 2001, just 10 weeks after terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes on September 11th. In their haste to beef up aviation security, Congress built in a basic flaw: the new agency was designed to be both the regulator and a major provider of airport security services. The Senate bill’s “complete federal takeover” of airport security made TSA both the regu…
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