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Problems With TSA Appointee

Huh.

The White House nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration gave Congress misleading information about incidents in which he inappropriately accessed a federal database, possibly in violation of privacy laws, documents obtained by The Washington Post show.

The disclosure comes as pressure builds from Democrats on Capitol Hill for quick January confirmation of Erroll Southers, whose nomination has been held up by GOP opponents. In the aftermath of an attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day, calls have intensified for lawmakers to install permanent leadership at the TSA, a critical agency in enforcing airline security.

Southers, a former FBI agent, has described inconsistencies in his accounts to Congress as “inadvertent” and the result of poor memory of an incident that dates back 20 years. He said in a Nov. 20 letter to key senators obtained by The Post that he accepted full responsibility long ago for a “grave error in judgment” in accessing confidential criminal records about his estranged wife’s new boyfriend.

Posted by Owen at 2159 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

1. Let’s try this again.

   “Well, that explains everything”

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 01, 2010 at 1255 hrs
   
   
   

2. Wouldn’t this be par for the course?

   We have a tax cheat heading up the Treasury department, another tax cheat chairing the committee which writes tax laws, so why shouldn’t we have someone who “inappropriately” accesses information, violating privacy laws, heading up a security agency?

   

   Posted by hsgbdmama on January 01, 2010 at 1904 hrs
   
   
   

3. Wasn’t someone in another thread whining about this guy being held up by Republicans in the approval process?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 03, 2010 at 0745 hrs
   
   
   

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