by Ned S. Levi | Nov 28, 2011
On Wednesday, November 2, TSA Administrator John Pistole testifying at a Senate hearing told senators that TSA would finally conduct an independent study of their backscatter x-ray full body scanners. Now that a new Inspector General report is about to be released,...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 5, 2011
The National Security Preparedness Group, co-chaired by Thomas Kean, Chairman, and Lee Hamilton, Vice Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, has issued their Tenth Anniversary Report Card: The Status of the 9/11 Commission Recommendations. The report acknowledges some...
by Ned S. Levi | Feb 7, 2011
This past week, TSA Administrator John Pistole trumpeted TSA’s new software for their MMW full body scanners saying, “We believe it addresses the privacy issues.” Senator Susan Collins (Maine), the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
by Charlie Leocha | Jun 10, 2010
This morning, John Pistole faced the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As expected the Democrats were supportive and friendly and the Republican side focused on the issue of unionization of TSA. This nomination doesn’t appear, however,...
