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TSA serves as the operator, administrator and regulator for the nations transportation security. But in fact, the TSA bu
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"TSA serves as the operator, administrator and regulator for the nation's transportation security. But in fact, the TSA bureaucracy does all it can to thwart any conversion to a system with more private-sector operations and strong federal oversight and standards. This agency cannot, and should not, do it all"

- John Mica

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This quote by John Mica is describing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA is responsible for the security of the nation's transport systems, but Mica is recommending that the TSA bureaucracy is preventing the conversion to a system with more private-sector operations and strong federal oversight and standards. He is indicating that the TSA is not doing enough to ensure the security of the nation's transport systems which it ought to not be entirely accountable for this task. He is recommending that the TSA needs to be more open to the idea of private-sector operations and federal oversight and standards in order to make sure the security of the nation's transportation systems. This would permit more efficient and efficient security measures to be executed.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by John Mica somewhere between January 27, 1943 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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