Obama appoints Errol Southers to head the TSA
Oct 15, 2009, 12:25 pm
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Hearing is starting in a few minutes and being broadcast at
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/in...arings.ByMonth
(click on live webcast).
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/in...arings.ByMonth
(click on live webcast).
Oct 15, 2009, 1:26 pm
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I caught a couple of minutes prior to the stream going down.
Those couple of minutes did not leave me very impressed.
Sen. Udall (NM) asked about Whole Body Imaging devices, and referenced concerns that his constituents have about privacy.
Mr. Southers responded with a nice dodge saying as far as he knows Whole Body Imaging remains completely voluntary and the TSA is following a multi-step process to ensure privacy of citizens who submit to the scan.
No follow-up was asked.
Those couple of minutes did not leave me very impressed.
Sen. Udall (NM) asked about Whole Body Imaging devices, and referenced concerns that his constituents have about privacy.
Mr. Southers responded with a nice dodge saying as far as he knows Whole Body Imaging remains completely voluntary and the TSA is following a multi-step process to ensure privacy of citizens who submit to the scan.
No follow-up was asked.
Oct 15, 2009, 1:38 pm
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I caught a couple of minutes prior to the stream going down.
Those couple of minutes did not leave me very impressed.
Sen. Udall (NM) asked about Whole Body Imaging devices, and referenced concerns that his constituents have about privacy.
Mr. Southers responded with a nice dodge saying as far as he knows Whole Body Imaging remains completely voluntary and the TSA is following a multi-step process to ensure privacy of citizens who submit to the scan.
No follow-up was asked.
Those couple of minutes did not leave me very impressed.
Sen. Udall (NM) asked about Whole Body Imaging devices, and referenced concerns that his constituents have about privacy.
Mr. Southers responded with a nice dodge saying as far as he knows Whole Body Imaging remains completely voluntary and the TSA is following a multi-step process to ensure privacy of citizens who submit to the scan.
No follow-up was asked.
Things would have been different had the nominee been an insider.
Oct 15, 2009, 3:00 pm
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8830/4.5.0.138 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)
Hearings are frequently saved on the committee site for a few days. I may try to find it tonight and capture the video.
Hearings are frequently saved on the committee site for a few days. I may try to find it tonight and capture the video.
Oct 15, 2009, 3:43 pm
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CSPAN also keeps this stuff available online for quite a while (assuming they covered it in the first place).
Jan 20, 2010, 6:45 am
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Southers withdraws citing Political Agenda
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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9610631
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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9610631
The Obama administration's choice to lead the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name Wednesday.
In a statement, Erroll Southers said he was pulling out because his nomination had become a lightning rod for those with a political agenda. President Barack Obama tapped Southers, a former FBI agent, to lead the TSA in September but his confirmation has been blocked by Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, who says he was worried Southers would allow TSA employees to engage in collective bargaining with the government.
Questions have also been raised about a reprimand that Southers received for running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend two decades ago. Southers wrote a letter to lawmakers earlier this month acknowledging that he had given inconsistent answers to Congress on that issue.
In a statement, Erroll Southers said he was pulling out because his nomination had become a lightning rod for those with a political agenda. President Barack Obama tapped Southers, a former FBI agent, to lead the TSA in September but his confirmation has been blocked by Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, who says he was worried Southers would allow TSA employees to engage in collective bargaining with the government.
Questions have also been raised about a reprimand that Southers received for running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend two decades ago. Southers wrote a letter to lawmakers earlier this month acknowledging that he had given inconsistent answers to Congress on that issue.
Jan 20, 2010, 4:16 pm
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Southers withdraws citing Political Agenda
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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9610631
next in line, please step forward...
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9610631
Any inside tips on the next choice? Guess Gale is available to stay on.
