Not really a media beat up
It's a pretty damning report: No intelligence sharing, very little co-operation between various security agencies, etc. The report also mentioned loopholes where people could get security cards with fraudulent ID.
Sure, there is no such thing as perfect security, what this an article saying that, in four years, we've not even got ADEQUATE security.
If we're going to spend millions of dollars on airport security, do it better!