President Bush signed a sweeping package of legislative changes Nov.

President Bush signed a sweeping package of legislative changes Nov. 19 at Reagan Washington National Airport, the last major U airport to reopen following the tribe 11 terrorist attacks.

subordinate to the new law, the federal sway will assume control of passenger and baggage-screening operations, previously scamper by private security firms contracted at airlines, and put all 28000 screener onward the federal payroll.

For three years after the law goe into drift all airports must be in a less degree than the federal system, except for five airports of different sizes that can apply for pilot programs to test out different screening approaches. After that, airports can opt gone out of the federal system.

The measure also inclines toward 100 percent inspection of checked bags and look fors ...