GOP rep calls for management overhaul at TSA

Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called for a management overhaul of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Sunday, saying the TSA could be more effective.

{mosads}While talking about legislation that would allow for hiring of more screeners to cut down on long lines, Royce said the TSA needs to step in and overhaul management.

“One of the difficulties we’ve had is with a great deal of turnover over at TSA, and there’s certainly management problems at TSA. So with this legislation — it’s also important the administration move in with an overhaul of management at the TSA to make them more effective,” Royce said on ABC’s “This Week.”

“Replace the administrator?” host George Stephanopoulos asked.

“Well, I think we have to have better results at TSA, and I think most of the audits show that there are management problems there,” Royce said.

Royce’s comments come amid reports of lengthy lines at U.S. airports that are expected to get worse during the summer.