By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI’s number two man John Pistole, who was considered a sure bet, was confirmed unanimously by the Senate Friday to head the Transportation Security Administration, The Hill newspaper reported. Pistole, who was highly respected in the FBI, was the third nominee for the post. The two others, ex-FBI agent Erroll…
Chris Battle is a former official at Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DEA. He is currently managing partner of the Adfero Group Homeland Security Practice, a Washington public relations firm. By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON — Will John Pistole, the FBI deputy director nominated to lead the TSA, go the way of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John S. Pistole, the FBI’s second in command, who has been nominated to head the Transportation Security Administration, is expected to get grilled Thursday on his views about collective bargaining rights for TSA employees, the Washington Post reports. Pistole is scheduled to go before a Senate nomination hearing and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) on Tuesday renewed his call for the Obama administration to support his legislation that would make the top post at the Transportation Security Administration a 10-year term. In a letter to the president, posted on his website, he applauded Monday’s presidential nomination of deputy FBI…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Timothy Murphy, the FBI’s number three person, seems to be a name circulating in the agency’s rumor mill as a strong prospect to replace deputy director John Pistole, the number two man at the FBI, sources say. The rumor mill kicked into gear on Tuesday, one day after President…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — At a high-profile Justice Department press conference Tuesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller was no where to be seen when officials discussed the arrest of the Times Square car bomb suspect. In his place, was his deputy director John Pistole, who stood along side a host of high-ranking federal officials…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Could there be an upset in the making for the top post at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration? For weeks now, multiple sources have said the new administrator is likely to be John Pistole, deputy director of the FBI. But one source on Tuesday insisted that the acting administrator…
William Coonce worked for the DEA for 29 years and was special agent in charge of the Detroit Division from 1987 to 1993. His commentary is in response to a story in ticklethewire.com, which said FBI deputy Director John Pistole, Assistant U.S. Attorney Boyd Johnson III and former U.S. Attorney Greg. A. Vega were being…
