Chaos at TSA Intelligence Office
 

"I am concerned that employees fear their supervisors more than they fear a potential terrorist threat.”

Your safety is our priority.

The supervisor probably should be feared more than any terrorist.

The supervisor's certainly a more clear and present danger to their careers. :td:

Why am I not surprised that "TSA" and "Intelligence" are once again proven mutually exclusive?

Good find Petaluma1. I am not the least bit surprised about that article. We already know that TSA employees rank TSA as almost the worst agency to work at.

Leadership is what sets the tone for a workplace large or small. TSA has no leadership!

Thank Boycott Flying and Freedom to Travel USA - not me.

"TSA employees are less likely to report operational security or threat relevant issues out of fear of retaliation from supervisors who fear further retaliation from their chain of command. NO ONE WHO REPORTS ISSUES IS SAFE AT TSA." ~ DR. MARK A. LIVINGSTON, April 27, 2016

This is currently ongoing hearing before Congress.

Jay Brainard
Adrew Rhoades
MARK A. LIVINGSTON

Are currently speaking to Congress about the mismanagement and retaliation culture of TSA.

Examining Management Practices and Misconduct at TSA: Part I


Mark Livingston ~ "Failing forward in TSA is common, if you screw up, you move up. THIS IS WHY TSA HAS A MORALE PROBLEM AND CANNOT GET BETTER."

"On April 8, 2016 my supervisors asked me profile Somali imams and other Somali community members." ~ Andrew Rhoades, Assistant Federal Security Director

Andrew Rhoades serves under Cliff VanLeuven, VanLeuven is the Federal Security Director at MSP; it is not clear that VanLeuven is the "Supervisor".

From Mark Livingston's document:

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-conte...orkforce-I.pdf

The rot starts from the top and works it way down. The entire organization needs to be done away with.

I just read the entire document and while Livingston should have had someone proof and edit his document I think it confirms some of the things I have been saying about TSA leadership for years. I realize that this is just one persons opinion but when looking at TSA as a whole I think we can see examples of some of these behaviors right down to the TSA Checkpoint screening lanes.

It would seem if a member of the public complains about some alleged offense from a TSA employee that nothing much is going to happen even if the complaint made it to the desk of the TSA Administrator.

Congress nor the courts have held TSA accountable for their missteps. A good example is how TSA thumbed its nose at the courts when directed to conduct public commenting on the Whole Body Imagers. Not only did TSA delay the process but ignored the public's input when publishing the final rule.

If this mans accounting is anywhere near truthful then I believe that TSA is truly past the point of being repairable and should be disbanded, screening oversight returned to the FAA, and all airport level screening operations be conducted by civilian companies.

Somali imams? I am in MSP and know a fair amount about the Somali community and its predominant religion; and yet, more times than not, I can't consistently figure out who is a Somali imam and who is not unless they profess their role or I'm supplied with a file/sheet/message on the person. If this is what the MSP FSD is fielding to his subordinates, I'm not sure if that's an example of supplying intelligence, stupidity or both. I'm sure that government intelligence can be an oxymoron, no less so when the TSA is involved.

Andrew Rhoades knows a thing or two about mismanagement:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/pract...e-msp-tsa.html

Who was the do-nothing enabling FSD who endorsed Rhoades' behavior? Did Rhoades ever get a bonus or a pay rise or a promotion? If so, the folks who handed out those goodies are responsible for encouraging and rewarding his behavior. Now they want to hide in the shadows while they toss their scapegoat under the bus. No wonder TSA morale is so bad.

The FSD, at the time, was Kenneth Kasprisin (rumored to be Rhoades' (now ex) wife's uncle). Rhoades makes over $160,000 / year. More than most AFSDs.