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Dozing Screener Fired after Nap at Seattle Airport Security Post.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, January, 2003
By Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 7--A nap at a security post at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has cost a new airport screener his job.
And the incident Sunday has renewed questions about the much-touted federal security force that began work at the airport in October.
The federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) notified the screener yesterday that he was fired for falling asleep at his post, said agency spokesman Brian Doyle. The screener's name was not released.
"We take this extremely seriously," Doyle said. "We can't mess around, and screeners know this."
The screener clocked in around 5:30 a.m. Sunday and was stationed at an exit lane. His job was...
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