John S. Pistole: “That is called midnight legislating--in the dark, no transparency, and adhering to the voices of one tune.”

TSA's ability to push out intelligence information to our front-line workforce and quickly change procedures based on threat and intelligence is paramount to effective security.

TSA employs risk-based, intelligence-driven operations to prevent terrorist attacks and to reduce the vulnerability of the Nation's transportation system to terrorism.

I remain steadfast in my opinion that a union, operating within the framework of my Determination, can play a constructive role to heighten the level of employee engagement and improve mission performance.

Going forward, I believe we in TSA must use more of a risk-based approach to the checkpoint of the future using common sense informed by intelligence rather than a one size fits all approach for passenger screening.