>> The TSA's response here is childish and embarrassing,
> It’s very hard for management, even IT managers,
I'm confident that the grandparent's comment is correct.
TSA is closer to the issue than HSA; I'd wager big that they sense embarrassment.¹²
TSA management would have immediate access to people capable of framing the issue correctly, including their own parent agency. Their reaction was never going to be held back by technical facts.
¹ US Sec/LEO/IC agencies have a long and unbroken history of attacking messengers that bring embarrassment. There is ~no crime they are more dedicated to punishing.
² The worlds easiest presupposition: Discussions took/are taking place on how they might leverage the CFAA to deploy revenge against the author.
> It’s very hard for management, even IT managers,
I'm confident that the grandparent's comment is correct.
TSA is closer to the issue than HSA; I'd wager big that they sense embarrassment.¹²
TSA management would have immediate access to people capable of framing the issue correctly, including their own parent agency. Their reaction was never going to be held back by technical facts.