Guard Who Allowed Security Breach at Newark Airport Put on Administrative Leave

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One everyone but a dummy? know that FAA has the best security camers and electronics along with upgades for airport around the world Everyone knows that DEA has the best security Servaliance for tracking drug infra red comming into flordia pane and boat? everyone knows when you don't care because nothing has happen and you are just there for the check even though its a little one, and if you have a exspert working along side of you and you being pay less to do the same job you security is Lax and your moral is low to say the lease everyone know that over half of the United Military do adjust to a president that dosent have Military skills but they have to take care of the Govt. so all the training in the world dosent resolved a operation where the letter of merrit is not rewarded for services render you get lax with the behavior that if you don't do the job right no problem we can get somebody else is that the reaso to keep low paying wages and say we are budget cutting but not oncern with life hell there only giving me $12 to 15 dollars a hour. wrong ther is no reason for the safety violation and give you the Inside scoop question how many supervisor where at home I mean adminiastrationn not post and are paid top dollar general?

LT. Burris of NV 3:33AM April 11, 2010

i don't get it.are people's lifes less importain,then then cell phones.the tapes were turned off the guy was on a cell phone.what a joke cell phones have a perpose but not in the work place or driving trucks,cars, trains,airplanes.there should be laws in place for safty but people just don't seem to care untill something happens.why are workers even alowed to have cell phones turned on why there working.i don't even go to the inside shows anymore people are just to rude.how about being at the show and someone saying fire on the cell.

don baker of FL 10:30AM January 07, 2010

Yep, that unfortunate employee messed up! But, as a retired federal officer who spent many,many years screening international passengers at a major airport, I still side with the TSA. DHS was a terrible, kneejerk Congressional reaction to the horror of 9/11, which most of the country has forgotten. The TSA was hastily cobbled together, with no effective bargaining rights, which might have helped recruiting better employees. IMO, as human as they are, they're STILL far better than the "square badge" private guards hired cheaply by the airlines. But my main comment is reserved for the Port Authority of NY/NJ. This anachronistic fiefdom is long overdue for extinction. It is an independent, closed bureauocracy that combines arrogance with stupidity. All international airports MUST by controlled by DHS, the Port Authority should stick to parking tickets and licensing food courts.

christmastree of NY 6:18PM January 06, 2010

Well, good gracious! We lucked out again. (This assumes we located the intruder.)These seemingly unrelated aviation security incidents may just be probes of our capabilities. (It really pains me to use that word.) How long will passengers be expected to roll the dice before TSA gets serious and hires competent employees and first-line supervisors? Anyone else notice how many accidents (planes and trains crashing) have been caused by employees on cell phones during the past 12 months? Hey, here's a novel suggestion: employees involved in a public safety job are prohibited from using any cell phone while working.

RetFed2k of CO 5:56PM January 06, 2010