The TSA is not taking security screening lightly, as recently, they implemented a tighter security practice that aims to also inspect airline employees.

According to Yahoo!, airline employees who hold badges tend to pass security checkpoints, enabling them to smuggle guns and launder money. Apparently, airline employees have taken advantage of their privilege, using it to illegally transact business within the airport. Not only that, it is the TSA's move to also counter terrorist plots such as the Paris bombing and cases of airplanes being brought down by bombs. Joe Freig of American Airlines said that they have already anticipated the act and expects a tighter security throughout the holiday season.

The frequency of the additional security checks is not confirmed, but TSA spokesman Bruce Johnson said that they will continue to do random checking on airline employees as well as minimizing their entry points within the airport.

He also added, "The TSA administrator and I have recently concluded that we need to double-down on these airport security efforts and will be consulting with airports and airlines to do so."

Some of the added security measures include the passing of an employee to a sterile area as well as a TSA screening after the employees' shift and if they need to work on more hours in the airport.

Some cases of employees bypassing the security checkpoints resulted to the arrest of a Delta Air Line baggage handler trying to deliver guns and passing it on to a smuggler. Others went as far as using their employees badge to carry a gun while traveling -- something that is not allowed, especially when you are not authorized to carry weapons.

Meanwhile, according to the New York Times, the TSA has also revealed that by next year, driver's licenses may no longer serve the purpose of securing clearance for airline passengers. This is if the Department of Homeland Security is to be followed.

If driver's licenses will be rejected, more passengers are at risk of having their personal information stolen, given that they may have to provide more identification cards to pass through security. Although the U.S. government still has no control about the proposed plan of additional identification, some locations within the U.S. already requires more than just a driver's license to get in. These locations include military bases, federal facilities and nuclear plants.

What are your thoughts on the new security practices in airports? Do you think it's enough to lessen the incidence of terrorist attacks and smuggling?