Lawyer: TSA makes changes after whistleblower’s complaint

Changes include requiring screeners to change or sanitize gloves and wear face shields or use barriers.

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July 9, 2020 - 9:53 AM

TSA workers process passengers at Orlando International Airport on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

The Transportation Security Administration has improved coronavirus protection for airport screeners after a TSA official accused the agency of endangering travelers, the whistleblower’s lawyer said Wednesday.

The changes include requiring screeners to change or sanitize gloves after every time they pat down a passenger, and to wear face shields around travelers if there aren’t plastic barriers between them and the public.

Jay Brainard, the top TSA official in Kansas, complained last month to a federal whistleblower-protection office that TSA didn’t train staff for…

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