ACI-NA Involved with TSA Over Security Measures
ACI-NA met with Paul Leyh, the new Transportation Security Administration General Manager for Commercial Aviation in the Office of Transportation Sector Network Management (TSNM). Doug Hofsass, Deputy Assistant Administrator for TSNM and Karin Glasgow, Chief of Commercial Aviation Stakeholder Affairs for TSNM also participated in the meeting to discuss key aviation security initiatives, including a [...]
Airports’ 5 Goals for TSA’s Pistole
ACI-NA President Greg Principato, one of the transportation experts on the NationalJournal.com’s Transportation Blog, on posted Monday morning the airport industry’s five goals for the new TSA Administrator John Pistole. Here is part of that blog posting: It is safe to say that there are few more challenging jobs in government than running the Transportation [...]
House Appropriations Marks Up DHS Spending Bill
By Channon Hanna Last week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security approved the FY 2011 funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. There is no word yet when the bill may be considered by the full committee. During the markup, Subcommittee Chairman David Price (D-N.C.) stated that Homeland Security figures show how “the [...]
Airports Applauds Confirmation of Pistole as TSA Administrator
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2010)— Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of John Pistole as the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): “Aviation will benefit from John Pistole’s extensive background in counterterrorism at the Federal Bureau of Investigation as we continue to [...]
DHS Eliminates I-94W Form for Visa Waiver Passengers
In a statement issued today, ACI-NA President Greg Principato said: “ACI-NA has been urging DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and predecessor agencies for a number of years to eliminate the burden on travelers of completing the paper I-94W form, as CBP already receives the passenger data electronically. Eliminating the I-94W form makes it [...]
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