Changes are coming to airport screening efforts here in the city and around the country after a new report revealed some serious security failures.
The report by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general found that undercover agents were able to sneak forbidden items past airport checkpoints 67 out of the 70 times they tried.
"We're taking off our shoes, we don't bring on fluids we don't do all sorts of things which are completely ridiculous and they can't find explosives," said one air passenger waiting in line Tuesday at LaGuardia Airport.
In response to the report, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has ordered the Transportation Security Administration to take a number of corrective steps.
They include revising standard operating procedures for screening, and re-evaluating the screening equipment currently in use at all U.S. airports.
Johnson has also reassigned acting TSA administrator Melvin Carraway and replaced him with Acting Deputy Director Mark Hatfield.
While it's not known if TSA agents at local airports were tested, passengers at LaGuardia tell NY1 they are anxious for improvements to be made.
"It makes me feel insecure and it makes me feel we're not training our people properly," said one air traveler.
"The people who need to be on the team of researching ways of investigating need to be the people who are really really smart and outsmart the people who are outsmarting us," said another air traveler.
DHS is also using this opportunity to encourage the Senate to approve President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the TSA.