Regulations and Government
New badge rule too onerous, says governor
The governor of Montana is the latest to weigh in on a controversial Transportation Security Administration (TSA) directive that would impose new security

The governor of Montana is the latest to weigh in on a controversial Transportation Security Administration (TSA) directive that would impose new security badge requirements and background checks on general aviation pilots based at commercial-service airports.

In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Montana governor Brian Schweitzer called Security Directive 8F (SD-08F) an “unfunded mandate without clear rationale or justification.” He said the costly requirements would be unduly onerous to GA operations and urged the agency to review the directive.