I think it is better than it was. We now have an interagency task force that includes the Department of State and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
To be quite honest with you, the administrator of TSA and I are making a renewed effort at aviation security.
I think that we have done the best we can do within the budget caps that we have to adequately fund our vital Homeland Security missions.
I think we need to keep at this, which is why we are asking for more money in 2017.
I can imagine other agencies that should be supporting and contributing to this effort.
I was very pleased that Congress this year provided $50 million for that purpose.
The heroin epidemic is very real, and it has become an interagency coordinated task force mission.
If they are not, they probably should be so that is my best answer.
I have told my folks I want to see this begin in the implementation at airports by 2018.
As a matter of fact, we try to produce the documents that are being requested.
Such a statement from the top U.S. Homeland Security official doesn't exactly instill confidence in the vetting system.