FLC AND PAX HELD UP AT SECURITY SCREENING AREA; BUT SOME INDIVIDUALS ARE ALLOWED TO PASS COMPLETELY UNSCREENED.

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THIS NASA FORM IS BEING FILLED OUT IN ADDITION TO A COMPANY CREW IRREGULAR OP RPT DUE TO A GROSS LAPSE OF SECURITY AT DCA. MY CREW; ALONG WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PAX; WERE DELAYED AT THE SECURITY CHKPOINT AT THE TICKET COUNTER ON THE MORNING OF MAR/XX/94. A MS. XYZ; WHO APPEARED TO BE IN CHARGE; WOULD ALLOW NO ONE THROUGH WITH THE ONLY EXPLANATION BEING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO USE THE SECOND CHKPOINT AT OTHER COMPANY. HOWEVER; SOME INDIVIDUALS WERE ALLOWED TO PASS COMPLETELY UNSCREENED! THIS OCCURRED BEFORE THE REST OF US WERE ALLOWED THROUGH. THE INDIVIDUALS WORE NO UNIFORMS SO I SUSPECT THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOOD SVC EMPLOYEES. MY UNDERSTANDING THOUGH IS THAT ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO BE SCREENED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ANALYST CALLED LCL FSDO FOR FEDERAL AVIATION REF AND WAS REFERRED TO FAR 108.9 PARAGRAPH C. THIS STATES THAT EACH ACR MUST HAVE A PROGRAM OF SECURITY AND MUST INSPECT EACH PERSON ENTERING A STERILE AREA. RPTR IS CORRECT THAT EVERYONE MUST PASS THROUGH THE SCREENING. AT TIMES WAIVERS ARE GIVEN BUT THIS WOULD NOT APPEAR TO BE ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES.