TSA Replaces Head of Security as Airport Lines Keep Getting Longer
Source: NBC NEWS
MAY 23 2016, 7:32 PM ET
The Transportation Security Administration moved dramatically Monday to address the issue of long lines at the nation's airports, replacing its head of security and creating a centralized incident command team at TSA headquarters.
Kelly Hoggan, the agency's assistant administrator for security operations since 2013, will be replaced by Darby LaJoye, TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger said in an internal memo obtained by NBC News.
LaJoye, currently a deputy assistant TSA administrator, was previously a top security official at two of the world's busiest airports — Los Angeles International Airport and JFK in New York.
Kelly Hoggan was replaced Monday as assistant TSA administrator for security operations. Transportation Security Administration
Hoggan, who has been the focus of congressional inquiries into staffing and pay decisions, was reassigned to new duties, Neffenger said.
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CurtEastPoint
(18,650 posts)Same salary, I'm sure.
That is the most corrupt agency.
7962
(11,841 posts)Happens a lot at a nearby military base with mostly civilian employees. I've seen them actually get arrested for doing stuff and STILL keep their jobs. Or they get shuffled around to different positions until they cause trouble there. I know of one guy who isnt even 30 yrs old yet and he's worked in 8 different slots. Because he isnt a team player, which is required
Look how many times you see someone in administration or management positions get in trouble and just retire. End of story
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)7962
(11,841 posts)Thanks!!
Gotta forward that link to a few folks
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)
mrdmk
(2,943 posts)
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)People trying to avoid the new bag fees clogging up security lines with extra carry on luggage, but TSA takes the blame.
S_B_Jackson
(906 posts)
MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)bulkhead, emergency exit, or at least aisle seat.
S_B_Jackson
(906 posts)as there's a great deal more legroom; but actually have a preference for the window seat.
I've never had a problem with getting one even though Southwest's seating system is "first come, first served" - most of the passengers are accommodating to others'.
MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)knees are jammed into the seat in front of me. In rare instances where I get stuck in a regular seat, I have to sit sideways in the aisle.
rickford66
(5,524 posts)
mopinko
(70,127 posts)said he got through in a matter of minutes.
the whole thing smells pretty fishy to me.
7962
(11,841 posts)Things always straighten up when the bosses come around
mopinko
(70,127 posts)the whole thing was a set up. out of the clear blue sky, lines are enormous, then the next week all gone? smells like a dog and pony show to me.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)I had to stand in line for an hour, and barely made my connecting flight.
TipTok
(2,474 posts)
rwsanders
(2,606 posts)He's a decent guy. Level headed. Worked with him a few times and he doesn't appear to be a stuffed shirt.
TipTok
(2,474 posts)The TSA is rotten at every level....
From inception to what it's grown into, the entire concept is flawed.
Nothing short of a total scrub and recreation could fix it.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)... Americans are now more afraid than ever!
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Heard on NPR this morning - TSA employees are some of the lowest paid employees in the Federal Government and have one of the highest turnover rates. And there are not enough of them. Plus the TSA is helping the SS with security for Presidential campaigns. How screwed up is that? The TSA is funded by a tax on airline tickets. Congress needs to quit spending the money on other crap and the TSA needs to have all of its agents working at airports, not helping out with Presidential campaigns.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)I mean, we might have the country's smallest flipping airport, but I'm sure they have other things to do.
becca656
(3 posts)I fly every week. I'm a consultant, so I'm all over the place. I fly out of Minneapolis/St. Paul airport.
Since starting my project in November, I've watched as MSP has closed a couple of checkpoints. I mean, shut them down, moved the equipment and dry-walled the entrances into the concourses. In the meantime, they opened two (yes, two) new checkpoints on either end of the terminal. There used to be five checkpoints, now there are two.
MSP is a major Delta hub. There are 50 - 60 flights leaving there per hour for some six airlines that serve the main terminal (there is a second, more remote terminal that handles Southwest and a couple of smaller footprint airlines).
The first week of this change, the line to clear TSA took two to three hours to get through. People missed flights. I was lucky enough to be TSA-Prechk, so I didn't have to deal with it. But even the agents were frustrated with the sheer volume of customers they needed to process.
Other than cost cutting, I'm not sure why the other lines were removed. MSP has seen an increased number of customers. Delta is putting another 40 agents in place, but there are already 628 agents at the airport, so I'm not sure this band-aid is going to be of much help.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)This was mentioned by a TSA person also. And it makes sense. The biggest holdup is all of the carry on bags. Also of course in addition to not charging for checked luggage the airlines need to get a lot more efficient at handling luggage. Right now it is a little pathetic at times. I like Southwests policy of not charging for bags but they are not all that great in getting your luggage to you in a timely way at the end of the flight.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)I fly them almost exclusively but......sometimes there are bag issues 
LisaM
(27,813 posts)I check as much as I can. People who don't also hold up people getting off the plane. People like me with no overhead luggage should get off first.