Factoids
| SKIMMING SCREENERS | |
|---|---|
| 55,600 | screeners, the total in March, brought TSA well over the cap Congress set in the 2002 and 2003 spending bills. |
| 6,000 | screeners were removed, bringing the total to 49,600 in September. |
| $300 | million in savings is supposed to result from the job cuts. |
| HOW TSA CHECKS FOR EXPLOSIVES (as of August 2003) | |
| 1,100 | explosive detection machines |
| 5,500 | trace detection systems |
| 291 | K-9 units |
| CONFISCATED ITEMS February 2002 through August 2003 | |
| 2.4 | million knives |
| 1,498 | firearms |
| 51,408 | box cutters |
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