Posted on 11/21/2024 2:48:47 PM PST by DFG
Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske is signaling that he'd like to stay on in his current role as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term.
During a segment about Thanksgiving travel with CBS on Tuesday, Pekoske was clear that he's hoping to stay until his term ends in 2027, saying that he “loves” the role.
"It’s important for continuity in TSA to run the second term to its conclusion,” he said, adding that the agency has made numerous investments and increased partnerships not just in air travel but on surface transportation security, too.
A TSA spokesperson on Wednesday backstopped Pekoske’s comments. Pekoske “was instrumental in pushing for equal pay of all TSA employees to make them commensurate with the rest of the federal government” among other initiatives like lowering workforce attrition and increasing screener employees at airports, the spokesperson said.
“The agency has come a long way in innovation and technology under his tenure to increase security effectiveness, efficiency and the customer experience,” the spokesperson added.
A number of aviation and travel industry executives attending the U.S. Travel Association’s conference echoed that desire for continuity in interviews Wednesday.
Tori Emerson Barnes, U.S. Travel’s executive vice president for public affairs and policy, told POLITICO at the event that the industry has had a “really great working relationship” with Pekoske, who’s “leaned in, pushing innovation and has worked on really driving change at the organization.”
“He was first nominated and confirmed in Trump's first term, and so he's been a steady hand, a consistent voice that really has led the way” on these initiatives, Barnes said. “Our hope would be that he would stay until the end of his term.”
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TSA should be one of those agencies in the sights of DOGE.
Yup, it should since it’s nothing exc security theater
I agree. I worked there for three miserable months (don’t ask, I took some bad advice.)
They hate the traveling public, they’re stupid, they really do laugh at what’s in your luggage (and I admit, the one business man with the creepy sex toys in his carryon was hilarious) and they are some of the nastiest human beings on G-ds Green Earth...
NEVER
Sure. The minimum wage generals. Junk touchers.
No hold overw. Don’t be dumb!
on day one, Trump should order all 9,600 Feds who serve at his pleasure to submit their resignations ... period ...
maybe a few should be retained by refusing said resignations .... maybe ...
Just so everyone remembers...this a-hole went along with Mayorkas telling him to put Tulsi Gabbard on the imminent threat terror watch list resulting in her being surreptiously surrounded by armed TSA agents whenever she flew.
That ALONE should have resulted in full scale abuse of power investigations and this guy should have been fired and then prosecuted.
When did they change your “job” to your “role?”
Thousands Standing Around
Thumbs up to your post.
Thieves Stealers and Assaulters.
This is surely a joke because this TSA administrator is obviously a huge joke. In a change of administration like maybe one distinguinshed revered respected bipartisan swamp creature might be asked by the incoming President to stay on. ONE! And Trump ain’t holding onto swamp critters - any of thme.
Everyone seems to have short memories
No.
Everyone seems to have short memories
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Yes, they do.
Idiot. Why are people still being forced to take off their shoes? Insane.
I agree, but lets do it right this time. Before TSA airports issued contracts for this service. There were zero standards of those hired, no background checks and ridiculously poor training.
There were multiple cases of immigration officers arresting the 'scanners' for being illegal aliens. Theft of passengers property was off the chart. Service contractors are some of the lowest forms of life right up there with NGOs.
All TSA is, is a minority jobs program.
They don’t make us safer, they are an illusion
dreamed up by Democrats for a problem that didn’t exist.
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