US Senate

Is The TSA’s New Passenger Advocate Role A Good Thing?

On the 13th of February 2012 Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Restoring Integrity and Good-Heartedness in Traveler Screening Act, or “RIGHTS Act,” addressing the need for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to have a passenger advocate on site, at every airport, to address immediate passenger screening issues.  The RIGHTS Act…

Congress Approves TSA To Purchase US Made Uniforms…WHAT?

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 3/02/2009 – Congress Approves TSA To Purchase US Made Uniforms…WHAT? Sometimes there seems to be a mismatch in politics and the core Mission of Transportation Security’s (TSA) role in protecting the travelling public in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration has a clearly defined Mission.  …