A federal watchdog has ordered an investigation into the Transportation Security Administration's response to COVID-19.
The Transportation Security Administration worsened the coronavirus outbreak by failing to institute early safety measures despite pleas from its employees, a whistleblower at the agency said in a complaint revealed on Thursday.
“While we understand the situation, at this time, you cannot issue N-95s,” TSA leadership wrote in a mid-March email shared with NPR. “Waiting two or more weeks for them may be too late,” agency official Robert Krekorian wrote back.. Five staff members and one screening contractor who contracted the virus have died.
TSA required employees to wear masks starting in the first week of May and has left the use of eye protection up to them, TSA spokesperson R. Carter Langston told HuffPost via email. The agency has begun rolling out plastic barriers to prevent contact between staff and travelers and requires TSA agents to use gloves during screening, changing them after each pat-down.
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