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President Obama said he plans to nominate retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert A. Harding to head the Transportation Security Administration.
“I am confident that Bob’s talent and expertise will make him a tremendous asset in our ongoing efforts to bolster security and screening measures at our airports,” Obama said. “I can think of no one more qualified than Bob to take on this important job, and I look forward to working with him in the months and years ahead.”
Harding spent more than 35 years working in the intelligence community in both the military and the private sector. Harding served as CEO of Harding Security Associates (HSA), a company he founded in 2003 and sold in July 2009.
HSA’s workforce, of more than 400 professionals, provide subject matter expertise and strategic security solutions to U.S. government agencies in the Intelligence and Defense communities, the White House said in a news release.
“We are pleased to learn of the president’s intent to nominate Major General Harding to be TSA assistant secretary,” the Air Transport Association of America said in a statement. “We look forward to working with him to enhance our nation’s aviation security.”
