Hoeven Pushes for TSA Improvements

As head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Committee, Senator John Hoeven this week chaired an appropriations hearing on the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) budget and steps the agency is taking to improve safety and remedy checkpoint security issues uncovered last June in an inspector general's report. TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger, a retired admiral and vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard who was confirmed to the post following the IG's report, testified at the hearing.

"As an agency that interacts with nearly two million people every day, TSA is undoubtedly the face of the Department of Homeland Security," Hoeven said. "The TSA's interactions with the public must be professional and effective. Events around the world have made it clear that commercial airline travel is a target for terrorists, so TSA needs to be vigilant in ensuring that people can travel safely and efficiently."

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