New TSA uniforms the new answer to terrorism
Posted on | 11 September 2008 | Comments Off
TSA marked the anniversary of the September 11th attacks by rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Transportation Security Officers Have Renewed Focus & New Look on Seventh Anniversary of 9/11
Press Release
September 11, 2008
TSA Public Affairs
(571) 227-2829
WASHINGTON – Starting Sept. 11, 2008, transportation security officers at airport checkpoints nationwide will begin wearing new uniforms and badges, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today. The new uniforms and badges are another step in the ongoing evolution of TSA, an agency that was created in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001 to federalize airport security.
The most striking change is the color of the shirt – from white to blue – and a gold metal badge will replace the embroidered patch. This will better align the officer’s uniform with the other security professional positions in the Department of Homeland Security.
Now with all the recommendations that have been made for improvement, one has to ask why the uniforms took such priority? What about the expense? Oh, and they no longer are screeners, but “transporation safety officers”. I feel better already. The news release goes into ineloquent, bureacratese explaining the TSA reasons (without giving the cost).
–> Transportation Security Officers Have Renewed Focus & New Look on Seventh Anniversary of 9/11
Press Release
September 11, 2008
TSA Public Affairs
(571) 227-2829
WASHINGTON – Starting Sept. 11, 2008, transportation security officers at airport checkpoints nationwide will begin wearing new uniforms and badges, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today. The new uniforms and badges are another step in the ongoing evolution of TSA, an agency that was created in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001 to federalize airport security.
The most striking change is the color of the shirt – from white to blue – and a gold metal badge will replace the embroidered patch. This will better align the officer’s uniform with the other security professional positions in the Department of Homeland Security.
Just as the job classification and title changed from “Screener” to “Transportation Security Officer” in October 2005, this new uniform represents the highly skilled and tested nature of TSA’s frontline workforce. Nearly 50 percent of TSA’s current employees joined the organization during the agency’s stand-up in 2002, motivated by a call to action to do everything within their power to never let another 9/11 happen again.
“While the uniform and badge represent the professionalism of our officers, it is what’s behind the cloth and metal that embodies the spirit of TSA – a focused, intelligent and dedicated workforce that lives the agency’s post 9/11 mission: ‘not on my watch,’” said TSA Administrator Kip Hawley.
As part of TSA’s Checkpoint Evolution, a transformational culture shift designed to maximize the human element of security while also leveraging technological innovations, every transportation security officer and all of their managers will participate in two days of training. This training incorporates information sharing, more advanced explosives detection skills, and ways to engage with passengers that promote a calmer checkpoint environment and better security result. It uses the physical checkpoint to TSA’s advantage to improve security.
The new uniform and badge grew out of a recommendation from TSA’s National Advisory Council (NAC), a formal organization of transportation security officers, assistant federal security directors and security managers that meet quarterly to discuss issues that directly impact the frontline workforce and provide regular, valued input to TSA leadership. The new uniform addresses officers’ concerns of utility, respect, and confidence, and will stand as a readily identifiable symbol of TSA’s security mission and officers’ role of keeping the traveling public safe.
With all the problems facing the country, it’s good to know the Bush Administration is focused on proper uniforms for TSA “transporation security officers”.
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