Under criticism, the Transportation Security Administration has backed off a requirement that airports report any incident that could be considered a security threat. Airlines still must follow the order. Airports had complained that the requirement, which took effect this week and is designed to help the TSA spot terrorist activity, was unnecessarily broad. They said efforts to identify real security threats would be hindered by forcing them to analyze and report every incident. Ian Redhead, security director for the Airports Council International, said the TSA agreed to narrow the order so airports only have to report incidents considered important on a national basis. Full Story
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