Comments on: It’s Time for TSA 2.0: Let General Harding Focus on Operations http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/12/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-tsa-2-0-let-general-harding-focus-on-operations/ Homland security news and analysis Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:32:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: anonymous http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/03/12/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-tsa-2-0-let-general-harding-focus-on-operations/comment-page-1/#comment-229 anonymous Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:11:50 +0000 http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/?p=7368#comment-229 While I will agree that TSA needs to work hard on its public image - it's PR shop seems worthlessl - the answer isn't making Secretary Napolitano the public face of the agency. I would first ask Secretary Napolitano to let TSA talk about and defend itself. Where was anyone from TSA on December 25 or 26th? Surely it wasn't solely their decision not to talk to the media or the Hill, since after the August 10 plot, TSA and DHS did a press conference to talk to the American people. <br><br>I would guess the new policy is that if it really needs to be said, then the Secretary will say it - for the good news, that is. That doesn't build confidence in the agency. People keep saying the TSA is leaderless because they don't know TSA has a career leader, and that's not the fault of the TSA, I'm quite sure. While I will agree that TSA needs to work hard on its public image – it's PR shop seems worthlessl – the answer isn't making Secretary Napolitano the public face of the agency. I would first ask Secretary Napolitano to let TSA talk about and defend itself. Where was anyone from TSA on December 25 or 26th? Surely it wasn't solely their decision not to talk to the media or the Hill, since after the August 10 plot, TSA and DHS did a press conference to talk to the American people.

I would guess the new policy is that if it really needs to be said, then the Secretary will say it – for the good news, that is. That doesn't build confidence in the agency. People keep saying the TSA is leaderless because they don't know TSA has a career leader, and that's not the fault of the TSA, I'm quite sure.

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