The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has disbanded the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, a group mandated by Congress after the 1988 PanAm 103 bombing. This move, along with the sudden firings of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Coast Guard heads, has raised concerns about aviation security and leadership instability within DHS.
moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many other committees were effectively eliminated Tuesday or whether other departments will take similar actions. A similar safety group advises the Federal Railroad Administration on new rules and safety issues in that industry.“I naively thought, ‘oh they’re not going to do anything in the new administration, to put security at risk — aviation security at risk.
Adding to Bernstein’s concern is the fact that TSA Administrator David Pekoske was fired even though he was originally appointed by Trump during his first term and was in the middle of what was supposed to be Pekoske’s second five-year term in the job after he was reappointed by Biden and confirmed by the Senate.No reason was given for Pekoske’s departure.
Last year, however, Fagan received bipartisan criticism for not being cooperative enough with congressional investigations into the abuse. She tried to assure skeptical and frustrated senators at one hearing she was not trying to cover up the branch’sof sexual assault and harassment at the academy and said she was committed to “transparency and accountability” within the Coast Guard while also abiding by the constraints of an ongoing government watchdog investigation and victim privacy concerns.
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