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TSA Could Improve Its Oversight of Airport Controls over Access Media Badges (Redacted)

Executive Summary

We determined that airports do not always properly account for access media badges after they have been issued, and that the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) current inspection practice of relying on information reported by airports about access media badges limits its oversight of controls over badge accountability. We made three recommendations to improve TSA’s oversight of airport access media badge controls.

Report Number

OIG-17-04

Issue Date

10/14/2016