TSA administrator Pistole to retire
Source: AP-Excite
By JOAN LOWY
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Transportation Security Administration, John Pistole, said Thursday he will retire from government at the end of this year and expects to be named to a position in academia early next year.
Pistole, who was the agency's administrator for four and a half years, instituted a "risk-based" security philosophy that has enabled the agency to move passengers deemed to be low risk through airport screening more quickly. The Trusted Traveler Program is used by 5 million passengers per week at 120 U.S. airports.
Pistole was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2010. Prior to that, he had spent 26 years with the FBI.
TSA has a workforce of over 60,000 employees and security operations at more than 450 airports throughout the United States.
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FILE - in this Nov. 14, 2013 file photo, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pistole, says he will retire at the end of this year. Pistole, who was the agency{2019}s administrator for four and a half years, instituted a {201c}risk-based{201d} security philosophy that has enabled the agency to move passengers deemed to be low risk through airport screening more quickly. The Trusted Traveler Program is used by 5 million passengers per week at 120 U.S. airports. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)
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