Helped with what happened to la x and future scenario you could in envision or train. Do you think it would be better if we had it where the police and tsa were on the same channel. As aware at you were at la x and called 911. It doesnt go to the right. So that goes elsewhere. You have to dial 7911 to get to the airport police. Theres some quirks in there that go beyond tsa and Law Enforcement. It comes down airport by airport. Okay. Thank you. And also, as far as behavioral behavior detection. What have you learned from what happened at lax and, you know, the behavior detection officers. Is there anything that they could have detected . I know youre still investigating. But, you know, clearly this was a situation that happened and unfolded rapidly and behavior detection officer was one of the officers that was shot is it something you believe under priefm circumstance that behavior Detection Team scrolled detected their person earlier . The time is expired. Ill let the witness to answ
John pistole, just weeks before this event. I am pleased that the tsa is undertaking a review to see what lessons to be learned from lac and i look forward to the results. I encourage them to bring in stakeholders. They have a significant role to play. And in addition to the hearing is an opportunity to also exam some of the findings in gaos report on screening passengers by Technique Program. Referred to as spot. I had the opportunity of observing this on 911. I am a fan of the program. I have seen it work firsthand. I have been a strong advocate of this. But the studies have shown less than favorable and show they limit the funding until an accurate study is included and use behavioral indicators to identify behavior. It will be three years before we can begin measuring the effecti effectiveness of spot. I look forward to hearing the argument and the argument that spot is riskbased. I think that is a good premise. I would like to hear the explanation used to support this. I am disapp
Throughout between espionage, economic espionage and state driven espionage. As a general matter how important is it that youre able to make a showing of economic benefit to companies, over seas or wherever the case may be. In particular, how would this look different . Would it look different under the statutes at play here if there was clearly some sort of commercial information taken with no apparent connection to National Security but no real showing that this was going to benefit any particular companies unfairly. How would that change things, just curious as a general matter . The floor is yours, theres a lot of stuff on the table. Have at it. I suppose i cant just answer yes. In terms of the directors testimony yesterday i tend to think even worse in a way there are companies that have been hacked and those will be hacked again. Were seeing it across the country. I hope one consequence of this is that it encourages companies and victims to come forward and realize there are step
In arrests that indicated a terrorist plot or something of that nature . 0 not to my knowledge. They were for other criminal oarch ovens. Whether its Drug Trafficking money trafficking, being in the country illegally. To my knowledge just for context, theres not been a single attempted terrorist to enter a u. S. Airport aircraft since 9 11. Any Human Trafficking . Yes. There was an instan, for example, last year in miami where there were two men young women and the situation and intercededded in arrest of the two individuals. And then whether rescued that woman from Human Trafficking or what . At least for the immediate time. Let me ask you another question. Before i ask a question, i want to say thank you for your leadership, and when i talk about leadership, its sometimes the leadership is when you go down a path and you realize its not working. That it may not have been the best decision to reverse it. Thats the hard part of leadership. So thank you for your decision with denies and
Dont get me wrong. Ive seen it work firsthand. Ive been a strong advocate for this program. However, we have had results of a gao study that are less than favorable. Gao recommends that tsa limit future funding for the program so an accurate study is completed using behavioral indicators to identify based on tsas own plans it will be at least three years before they can begin measuring the effectiveness of spot. Im that tsa disagrees with the gaos findings and i look forward to hearing that. And also argues that spot is riskbased, which i think its a good premise. I would like to hear tsas explanation and information used to support this. Frankly, i am disappoindisappoin ted with the findings in the report because i believe, as i said, theres value in assessing behavior in aviation environment. They are our centuryold techniques and tools Law Enforcement and other security organizations, including israel. Many people pointed israel as a model. That will allow individuals to assess beha