TSA head of security fired amid furor over long airport lines
- 8 years ago
The head of security for TSA, Kelly Hoggan, has been removed from his position after a hearing about the agency's management, the House Oversight Committee says.
The House Oversight Committee conducted a hearing on TSA's operations on May 12.
At the hearing the TSA Administrator, Peter Neffenger, was questioned why Hoggan was given $90,000 in bonuses when security lines were not improving.
Wait times have eclipsed three hours at many airports, a phenomenon TSA administrator Peter Neffenger and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson have attributed, in part, to a shortage of TSA officers combined with heightened air traveler volume.
The House Oversight Committee conducted a hearing on TSA's operations on May 12.
At the hearing the TSA Administrator, Peter Neffenger, was questioned why Hoggan was given $90,000 in bonuses when security lines were not improving.
Wait times have eclipsed three hours at many airports, a phenomenon TSA administrator Peter Neffenger and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson have attributed, in part, to a shortage of TSA officers combined with heightened air traveler volume.