Regulations and Government
Washington Report: FAA names new security boss
Retired Rear Adm.

Retired Rear Adm. Paul Busick has been named FAA associate administrator for civil aviation security, replacing retired Army Gen. Michael Canavan, who resigned following September 11.

Busick is an aviator who has commanded the Coast Guard Air Station in San Francisco and the Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala. He has also served as deputy chief of the office of law enforcement and defense operations, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters. Following his promotion to rear admiral, he was appointed director of the DOT’s office of intelligence and security, where he served as the secretary’s national security advisor, with policy responsibility for security measures in all modes of transportation. The Coast Guard is part of the DOT.