Congressional lawmakers are voicing concern after security incidents involving TSA CLEAR, including one where an individual made it through security with a boarding pass they found in the trash.
In at least two reported incidents, employees with CLEAR allowed individuals through security checkpoints who did not show ID, according to a report, and those individuals were not enrolled in CLEAR's identity-vetting service.Lawmakers received briefings on both incidents, which occurred in January and March.
"After being briefed that there have been multiple security breaches over the past year due to CLEAR’s lax security controls, it is apparent that the company puts its bottom line ahead of the security of our aviation system," Rep. Bennie Thompson said in a statement. Walsh maintains the two occurrences were"isolated" and"had nothing to do with our biometric system and were the result of an ambassador not following our strict protocols after which we took immediate action," she said.
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