Random Checks and/or Tests

Government agencies have a reputation, deserved or otherwise, for being unreliable. As such, all procedures shall be tested and/or checked.

All government agencies, departments, and organizations, together with contractor organizations and other government-controlled or directly-employed organizations shall undergo random tests and checks. Non-governmental organizations shall have the scope of tests and checks limited to those directly related to contracted or instructed activities. Test and check failures will be categorized. Unacceptable numbers of failures will result in re-analysis of associated procedures and recommendations of corrections. Critical failures will result in serious punitive action against individual(s) and group(s) responsible.

As examples:

Any security agent monitoring a full-body scanner who does not notice and report a clear and obvious weapon in such a scan shall have his or her employment terminated immediately and without severance or other benefits. Should such a failure occur during a non-test situation, the agent shall be considered for more serious punitive action, including potential charges of accessory to any crime committed and enabled by the failure.

Any security agent who does not notice and report a major security breech shall have his or her employment terminated immediately and without severance or other benefits. Should such a failure occur during a non-test situation, the agent shall be considered for more serious punitive action, including potential charges of accessory to any crime committed and enabled by the failure.

A security screener who looks at the identification of the subject but does not look at the subject shall have his or her employment terminated immediately and without severance or other benefits. Should such a failure occur during a non-test situation, the agent shall be considered for more serious punitive action, including potential charges of accessory to any crime committed and enabled by the failure.

In the event a security monitoring system in a critical security area is non-functional for an extended period of time, any individual associated with the failure who is aware of but has not reported the failure shall have his or her employment terminated immediately and without severance or other benefits.

Any individual who through decision or indecision permits a security monitoring system to remain non-functional and without backup shall have his or her employment terminated immediately and without severance or other benefits, and shall be considered for more serious punitive action.