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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has cited Supreme Court and other relevant precedents to outline its legal authority to require random vehicle inspections outside airport terminals. The searches would only take place under and "orange" or "red" advisory on the National Threat Level.

The opinion stated that vehicle inspections balance the interests of public security against individual intrusiveness.

As the TSA expands its authority, the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has commended the agency in a recent report for making "an impressive start in implementing practices to create a results-oriented culture" in its first year of existence.

"These practices — leadership commitment, strategic planning, performance management, collaboration and communication, and public reporting and customer service — are especially important when the TSA moves into the Department of Homeland Security," the report says.

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