DHS Budget Includes No New Airport Body Scanners

OverTheGeicoE writes "The Electronic Privacy Information Center has been examining the White House's proposed budget for Department of Homeland Security for 2013, and they point out that it doesn't include any money for additional airport body scanners for TSA. Did the recent scandal involving TSA workers targeting women for scans make the White House realize that TSA is a national embarrassment? Does the executive branch finally understand the questionable safety and effectiveness of these devices? Or does DHS just think it has enough scanners once TSA installs the 250 new scanners in this year's budget?"

Comments

I suck nigger cocks

[Slashdot is for fags]

Welcome to Slashdot, come for the goatse, stay for the hot grits.

I doubt you can get rid of it

[Shivetya]

short of a complete takeover by Republicans... and considering the candidates they offer up; I am a libertarian; I am not too excited at that prospect. Oh, I won't mind one bit if they displace the current Chief, just as long as they don't have both Houses too.

The TSA has fifty eight thousand employees, of which I think fifty thousand are eligible for their union. Do you think that kind of money rolls over?