“With a large workforce and important mission, the next assistant secretary will have to continue improvements while investing in the workforce but be open to collective bargaining,” well informed person said.

Over the next few years, TSA’s issues will include sustaining its workforce, bringing in new screening technology to airports and balancing initiatives like the 100 percent cargo screening mandate against its impact on commerce and daily operations.

And, with staff at every airport security gate in the country, TSA also must serve as one of DHS’s most visible workforces.

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