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We discuss aviation security, in particular airport screeners. A number of measures have been put in place by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the aviation industry to provide the security needed for the aviation system; among the most important ones are the passenger screening checkpoints and the screeners who operate them. Concerns have been raised for many years by GAO and others about the effectiveness of screeners and the need to improve their performance. Two Presidential commissions established after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 and the then-unexplained crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996 as well as numerous GAO and Department of Transportation Inspector General reports have highlighted problems with screening and the need for improvements. As we discuss, there are long-standing problems that affect screener performance.