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Gale Rossides
Gale D. Rossides was the acting administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from January 2009 until June 2010. Rossides has a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College (Massachusetts) and an MPA from George Washington University. She was on a committee charged with reforming the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms in the wake of the attempts to arrest David Koresh that led to the Waco siege. In 2002 she was one of the original founders of the TSA. She is the daughter of Greek American football player and politician Gene Rossides. References SourcesTSA bio of Rossides Living people Transportation Security Administration officials Obama administration personnel Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni George Washington University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-gov-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transportation Security Administration
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has authority over the security of transportation systems within, and connecting to the United States. It was created as a response to the September 11 attacks to improve airport security procedures and consolidate air travel security under a dedicated federal administrative law enforcement agency. The TSA develops broad policies to protect the U.S. transportation system, including highways, railroads, buses, mass transit systems, ports, pipelines, and intermodal freight facilities. It fulfills this mission in conjunction with other federal agencies and state partners. However, the TSA's primary focus is on airport security and the prevention of aircraft hijacking. It is responsible for screening passengers and baggage at more than 450 U.S. airports, employing screening officers in airports, armed Federal Air Marshals on planes, mobile teams of dog ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
