Media Brief – March 10, 2010
CONTACT:
Caleb Tiller, +1 703-684-0836 ext. 138, ctiller@nbta.org
Nicole Hayes, +1 703-684-0836 ext. 133, nhayes@nbta.org
Business Travel Association Welcomes TSA Nomination Process
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) was encouraged to see President Obama initiate the nomination of Army Major General Robert A. Harding as administrator of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The executive position has been empty for more than a year, and NBTA is pleased to see the process to fill it moving forward.
NBTA Executive Director & COO Michael W. McCormick said:
Security must be the highest priority in any effective and efficient aviation system. Our nation needs strong leadership to ensure proper safety precautions are taken, especially in light of recent threats and exposed vulnerabilities.
NBTA is pleased the Administration has moved the process to fill this principal position and encouraged by the commitment of Committees to review the nomination quickly. We look forward to learning more about General Harding and his strategy to overcome challenges facing aviation security today.
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) is
the world’s premier business travel and corporate
meetings organization. NBTA and its regional
affiliates – NBTA Australia / New Zealand, the
Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA
Canada, NBTA Europe, NBTA Mexico, and NBTA USA –
serve a network of more than 17,000 business travel
professionals around the globe with industry-leading
events, networking, education & professional
development, research, news & information, and
advocacy. NBTA members, numbering more than 5,000 in
30 nations, are corporate and government travel and
meetings managers, as well as travel service
providers. They collectively manage and direct more
than US$340 billion of global business travel and
meetings expenditures annually on behalf of more
than 13 million business travelers within their
organizations. For more information, visit
www.nbta.org