This afternoon at 14:42hrs EST the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole sent an email to all agency employees regarding a “Prohibited Items List Update.” The email, one which was expected by many, rereversed an already reversed decision by Administrator Pistole to withdraw the March 5 2013 announcement that passengers would be…
When John Pistole was tapped to become the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Administrator, while serving at the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), many had high hopes for his leadership of the controversial and poorly guided agency. Prior to joining the TSA, on the 25th of June 2010 Pistole was highly respected…
A week ago Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole made a bold public statement regarding his decision to not review further airport applications to participate in the Screening Partnership Program, a decision that is a potential conflict with an Act of Congress. As of today it appears that a number of the TSA’s upper…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has frequently found itself pushing the boundaries of its original mission and facing criticism for its actions. A few days ago however the TSA pushed a new boundary … that of publicly stating it was ignoring an Act of Congress. To make matters more complex, TSA Administrator John Pistole is…
A week ago the United States Senate did something it rarely if every does … vote unanimously. Last Friday, on the 25th of June, the United States Senate voted to confirm John S. Pistole to the position of Administrator for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) … just five weeks after President Barack Obama nominated Pistole…
20/1/2010 – Southers Withdraws From TSA Nomination : The TSA’s Saga For A Leader Continues The Transportation Security Administration has been without a permanent leader since the start of the President Obama’s term a year ago. Since the creation of the TSA a mere 8 years ago, the agency has been lead by four Administrators…
4/1/2010 – The TSA’s Lack Of Leadership & The Saga of Not Having A Boss At the start of 2009 I wrote about the installation of Gale Rossides as the Acting Administrator for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), followed up discussing the TSA’s need for a permanent Administrator. Given the significant lapses in the TSA’s…
Web www.flyingwithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/04/2009 – The TSA Needs To Receive A Permanent Boss Following the swearing in of President Barack Obama at the end of January, Gale Rossides was appointed the “Acting Administrator” for the Transportation Security Administration, which I wrote about here: 23/01/2009 – The TSA Gets A New Boss : Will…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 23/01/2009 – The TSA Gets A New Boss : Will We See A New TSA? On the 20th of January 2009, with the swearing in of a new United States President, Kip Hawley bid his position at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ‘Chief’ farewell. Kip Hawley caught a lot of…
