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In response to widespread reports of a seriously-flawed system for testing
screening skills of TSA employees, NTEU President Colleen M. Kelley
has called on the TSA administrator to suspend the annual test and invalidate
the test results.
In a letter sent
recently to TSA’s Acting Administrator Gail D. Rossides, the NTEU leader
also urges TSA to immediately correct the numerous flaws in the Practical
Skills Exercise (PSE), many of which are detailed in responses to an online
NTEU survey.
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TSA Officers (TSOs) surveyed questioned the objectivity of current testing
protocol, with more than 75 percent of respondents rating the test as “Unfair”
or “Very Unfair.” Other problems cited include insufficient training
of those administering tests; unfair testing methods; an inability to verify
or question test results; and a lack of meaningful remediation.
“These testing problems are so serious and so prevalent that they undermine
the Agency’s credibility with employees,” President Kelley wrote.
"NTEU believes that the current round of PSE tests should be suspended.
All negative impacts associated with failure of these flawed tests should
be eradicated.”
Anecdotal reports from TSOs surveyed placed failure rates at several airports
between 75 and 90 percent, with TSOs citing everything from test administration,
to insufficient training opportunities, to poor communication by TSA management.
“The main problem is that our testing is not recorded in any way,”
said an unidentified New York TSO. “If there is a disagreement with
a (PSE) grade, it is impossible to argue it.”
President Kelley said that the test results do not reflect the overall knowledge,
expertise and screening skills of the TSA workforce. “These dedicated
and professional homeland security employees, our nation’s first line
of defense at airports across the country, are committed to their mission
of protecting our nation’s skies,” she said. “They want
to do the best possible job and deserve a test that is administered fairly
and credibly and that accurately assesses their airport security knowledge,
as well as their overall job performance.”
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