New TSA Airport Employee Weapons Screening Examined

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11 ***** *** **** *** ******* **** *******

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The *********** ******** provided by TSA forces airports in Montana, using limited revenue sources, to develop procedures and implement random screening of aviation workers by September 25th, 2023.

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