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Congress

Senate Commerce Committee Approves Neffenger To Lead TSA

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 4th, 2015

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Senate Commerce Committee Approves Neffenger To Lead TSA

Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Peter Neffenger. Photo: Coast Guard

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote the nomination of Coast Guard Adm. Peter Neffenger to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will consider Neffenger’s nomination on June 10 before the Senate votes on him to be the next TSA chief.The Commerce Committee’s vote comes days after Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson directed TSA to improve the training of its Security Officer and to re-evaluate…

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