Robert A. Harding, a retired Army General and security company head, is rumored to be the White House’s pick to lead the embattled Transportation Security Administration. He has plenty of security experience, and with 33 years in the Army, Robert A. Harding is in a good position for senate confirmation faster than getting no credit check personal loans.
General Robert Harding’s Army experience
Robert A. Harding was in the service of the U.S. Army for over three decades. Harding was a “senior human intelligence officer” of the Defense Intelligence Agency, which is a part of the U.S. intelligence community – much like the CIA, but with a focus on military intelligence. Before serving for the DIA, Robert Harding was the director for the intelligence for the Army’s Southern Command. In this post, Robert A. Harding was responsible for the military intelligence covering Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. He was responsible for planning and executing intelligence operations, getting armed forces loans for those purposes, for more than one continent.
Robert A. Harding’s Military Decorations
From Executive Gov, “Harding’s military awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Medal, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters.” With such an extensive military record, Harding is well-positioned to be easily confirmed by the Senate.
Head of Harding Security Associates
After his retirement from the service in 2001, Robert A. Harding started Harding Security Associates in 2003. Harding Security Associates is a private contractor and consulting firm that, according to their website, provide “security specialists, intelligence analysts, counterintelligence professionals, forensic technicians and senior program advisors” to U.S. Government agencies. Harding sold Harding Security Associates in 2009.
Transportation Security Administration to be headed by Harding
Robert A. Harding was not President Obama’s original choice for the top job in the TSA. The original choice was Erroll Southers, an airport police official at LAX. The nomination was stymied by Republicans. The objection was that Southers would potentially create a screener's union, that would increase cost of labor if it were to have happened. Robert Harding will most likely be fairly easily confirmed by the Senate.
TSA not without controversy
The Travel Security Administration began in 2001, which Robert A. Harding is set to take over is not without controversy. Screening airline passengers and baggage is a large issue for security, intelligence, and public relations. Many airline passengers are becoming increasingly frustrated with the long wait times and strict regulations they must comply with. Full-body scanners are also currently in testing at some TSA station, which is raising very serious privacy concerns. Robert A. Harding will have to head security of our nation's airports, and also deal with public discontent over the state of airports. It is a hard dollar, but President Obama believes Robert A. Harding is the one to take on the credit repair of this agency.
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