John S. Pistole: “No, actually they are based on intelligence that we know specifically from Christmas Day, Abdulmutallab, and the way he…”

If confirmed, I will build upon these efforts to make the international aviation system safer and ensure the security of our homeland.

the fact remains accurate through today and underscores a point that in aviation security, it is not the object per se that is dangerous but the individual who intends to use that object to inflict harm that presents the danger.

I want our TSO to be better than privatized workers, and I believe our focus should be on how we achieve that.

But it really comes down to how do we trust but verify?