Security Theater

I've complained before about how the inane security measures I deal with at work frequently prevent me from getting my work done. It looks like I can anticipate even more stupid security. The GAO did a security audit sending people in 10 large Federal buildings with bomb making materials. They were able to successfully construct bombs and walk around with them in briefcases. This means I will probably have to start submitting to the same level of security checks to get to my cubicle as I do at the airport - probably even with the 3-1-1 rule! What irks most about this is that the only people who have ever brought bomb parts into a Federal building and assembled a bomb was these security auditors. The 9/11 terrorists didn't do that - they crashed a plane into the Pentagon and the WTC. Timothy McVeigh did his dirty work with a Ryder truck parked out front. BTW, I just had an FPS officer visit me in my cube. We've had a rash of equipment thefts. The memory upgrade for my new netbook went missing sometime since Monday... I asked the officer about what to expect from the recent news. He said that it'll probably lead to better training for the hired goons and more FPS. Sounds like they're more interested in getting right than expanding the purveyance.