President Obama’s nominee to lead the TSA was approved by a Senate committee following the enforcement of the Commerce Committee less than two week earlier, Bloomberg reports.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee approved Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger on a voice vote.
The nomination comes at a strenuous period for the TSA, which recently was exposed for failing to spot weapons and other banned items in a vast majority of the test cases. The agency also has come under criticism for purchasing decisions, hiring practices and aggressive pat-downs.
If approved, Neffenger would replace former acting TSA Administrator Melvin Carraway.
