"The TSA does a lot of things that you would not consider
businesslike. If this were to happen, they would use industrial
engineering to make the tables [at the checkpoints] longer and find
the right ratios between the metal detectors and the X-ray
machines. And, maybe we can figure out how to weed out the
grandmothers and other low-risk passengers."
Source: House Homeland Security Committee staff
member Adam Tsao, commenting on why he believes the Transportation
Security Administration should be revamped in a style similar to
the FAA -- by separating the public face of the agency (airport
screeners) from its legislative aspects, thus
presenting a more businesslike face to the public.