New government agency

[James A. Landau]

The following message from our at-work e-mail system is probably a hoax, but
some list members might be amused:

Almost 150 years ago, President Lincoln found it necessary to hire a private
investigator, Mr. Alan Pinkerton. He was actually the beginning of the
Secret Service.

Since that time federal police authority has grown to a large number of
agencies - FBI, CIA, INS, IRS, DEA, BATF, SS, ATF, etc.

Now Congress is considering a proposal for another agency:  the "Federal Air
Transportation Airport Security Service."

Can't you see it now, the new service in their black outfits with their
initials in large white letters across their backs:
FATASS