CNN - Agency policies put air marshals at risk

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The service's dress code and check-in procedures at airports and hotels make it harder for the marshals to remain anonymous, the House Judiciary Committee draft report states.

Grooming and dress codes requiring air marshals to wear a jacket or suit "simply does not advance a goal of having Federal Air Marshals blend in with the traveling public in all circumstances," the report states. It recommends a dress code that "reasonably reflects the nature of modern air travel."

The agency requires air marshals to stay at designated hotels and show service credentials to desk clerks, the draft report states. That practice "unnecessarily jeopardized their identity and, subsequently, national security," it states.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/19/air.marshal/index.html

The article also mentions retaliation against marshals who speak out against the faulty policies.