As Senate panel considers funding for additional TSA officers, union says even more needed

Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_securityImage Caption: Courtesy: AFGEBy Steve BittenbenderEditor, Government Security NewsOn the day when a Senate committee approved funding for an additional 1,344 Transportation Security Officers, the union representing those officers took out a full-page ad in a leading Washington publication calling for funding to hire nearly five times as many workers to alleviate the long lines congesting the country’s airports.Homepage position: