US TSA: Diversion of border personnel will not affect aviation security
The head of the TSA told US House lawmakers that the diversion of agency personnel to the US-Mexico border “will have no effect on aviation security whatsoever,” adding, “We have baseline aviation security that we do not go below.” In remarks made during a June 25 hearing of the House Oversight Committee held to discuss TSA security vulnerabilities, TSA administrator David Pekoske reported that the agency has deployed less than 100 transportation security officers to the Southern border, all of whom are volunteers. Chairman Elijah Cummings said the agency has diverted nearly 200 employees total to the border from more than 50 airports and agency headquarters—a figure that also includes supervisors, inspectors and other personnel, in addition to 172 Federal Air Marshals. <br/>
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US TSA: Diversion of border personnel will not affect aviation security
The head of the TSA told US House lawmakers that the diversion of agency personnel to the US-Mexico border “will have no effect on aviation security whatsoever,” adding, “We have baseline aviation security that we do not go below.” In remarks made during a June 25 hearing of the House Oversight Committee held to discuss TSA security vulnerabilities, TSA administrator David Pekoske reported that the agency has deployed less than 100 transportation security officers to the Southern border, all of whom are volunteers. Chairman Elijah Cummings said the agency has diverted nearly 200 employees total to the border from more than 50 airports and agency headquarters—a figure that also includes supervisors, inspectors and other personnel, in addition to 172 Federal Air Marshals. <br/>
