Security
Former TSA Head Criticizes “Broken” Aviation Security System
Kip Hawley criticizes the U.S. security system for an 'unhealthy' separation between authorities and passengers.
Kip Hawley, flanked by former Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff (l) and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, served as head of the TSA from 2005 to 2009.
Kip Hawley, flanked by former Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff (l) and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, served as head of the TSA from 2005 to 2009.

The U.S. aviation security system is broken because of an “unhealthy” separation between the traveling public and the Transportation Security Administration, according to former TSA chief Kip Hawley. “There’s always been some separation and disconnect when the public looks at security measures,” he said. “Even though the TSA is working on new risk-management approaches, I don’t think the public is willing to listen, and that needs to be fixed.”