FRANK SESNO, CNN ANCHOR: Our lead story is about security, vulnerable at the highest levels. Officials are scrambling to plug major gaps in security at 19 critical government buildings and at least two large airports. Undercover investigators using fake law enforcement credentials were waved around metal detectors, issued permits to carry weapons aboard commercial planes at airports in Washington D.C. and Orlando, Florida, and drove an unsearched van into the courtyard at the Justice Department. Plus, they reached the offices of top government officials, including the attorney general, Secretary of State, and the FBI director. CNN Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas joins us now, he's been following this story with fallout from the General Accounting Office investigation -- Pierre.</s>PIERRE THOMAS, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Frank, I'm standing here at the Justice Department, it's supposed to be one of the more secure buildings in Washington. But this sting proved otherwise. This morning the attorney general was asked about this issue, she made clear that security in Washington is an ongoing problem.</s>JANET RENO, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: There is just so much you can do if you have people who are -- who understand how the system works, understand some of the issues and try to do it in a very intentional, very methodical way.</s>THOMAS: Just how well did they understand the issue? As you said, Frank, they were able to get to the attorney general's suite of offices, also to the secretary of defense's offices. This was stunning to many officials, and again, they are very worried about this. They were taking measures at the security at the Justice Department, the Pentagon and at the FBI to shore-up security -- Frank.</s>SESNO: Pierre, how was this sting pulled off and why was it so successful as a sting?</s>THOMAS: Well, I talked to a number of sources last night and they said that the Congressional investigators were very crafty. They used the law enforcement comradery, that law enforcement officials have professional courtesy that they extend to one another. That's what they used in this case and it worked beautifully.</s>SESNO: Pierre Thomas, thanks.
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