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Congressman john katko, chairman of the subcommittee on transportation security says not enough is known about the close to 1 million airport workers with secure access at airports here in the u.s. >> don't know enough about them. and it's troubling some don't have their basic biographical data. that needs to change. >> reporter: in june a department of homeland security inspector general report revealed tsa's airport worker vetting process had effective methods to match workers to terrorism but not for some basic criminal history. one u.s. official with knowledge of u.s. aviation security tel...

One u.s. official with knowledge of eavuation security tells cnn the information that's needed to vet airport workers that have access to the most secure areas of the airport is basically the same level a passenger would have to provide to get security precheck clearance. >> once they get hired we lose a little sight of them. their name gets screened against a terror watch list. >> catco authored legislation that would increase random screening of airport workers and increase how many times they are vetted beyond the hire date. it hasn't passed the senate at this point. early they are month we...