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Neffenger Says First Priority As TSA Chief Would Be To Address Findings Of IG’s Covert Tests

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 10th, 2015

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Neffenger Says First Priority As TSA Chief Would Be To Address Findings Of IG’s Covert Tests

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

The Obama administration’s nominee to be the next head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Wednesday that if confirmed his top priority would be to address the findings of an auditor’s classified investigation that shows potentially glaring vulnerabilities in some of the screening equipment the agency uses to examine airline passengers aren’t carrying weapons or explosives before they board their flights.Coast Guard Vice Commandant Peter Neffenger said the reported findings of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector…

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