TSA Consignment Help Desk
Statement:
Statement regarding pay parity for TSA
employeesStatementFriday, December 30, 2022
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill signed Thursday by the President includes funding to bring TSA employee compensation to a level commensurate with other federal agencies. It also supports funding to expand collective bargaining rights for our screening workforce.
After years of advocating for fair pay for TSA employees, the provision allows the agency to bring pay rates in alignment with other federal agencies, effective July 1, 2023. TSA’s frontline employees, Transportation Security Officers (TSO), have generally been paid up to 30% less than their federal counterparts. The bill also included funding for expanded collective bargaining rights for TSA’s non-supervisory TSOs as well as new computed tomography and credential authentication technology acquisitions that will significantly enhance our checkpoint screening capabilities.
TSOs now regularly screen more than two million passengers per day, and we expect travel volumes to continue to increase throughout 2023. The FY23 Omnibus Appropriations Bill further enables the critical national security work that TSA employees do each day to protect the nation’s transportation systems.
Strategy
TSA STRATEGY:
TSA sets Agency goals via an end-to-end risk-based, strategic planning process.
The TSA Strategy and its supporting Administrator’s Intent and Roadmaps align with Departmental and National strategies and plans, such as the National Security Strategy, National Strategy for Transportation Security, National Strategy for Aviation Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Strategic Plan. This alignment enables TSA to develop cohesive plans at the strategic and tactical levels that drive activities to execute our mission. These comprehensive strategic planning activities also inform TSA’s budget planning process and produce the Capital Investment Plan, which drives security and technology modernization efforts across a multi-year planning process.
Key TSA strategic documents include:
The 2018-2026 TSA Strategy guides the agency through TSA’s 25th anniversary and identifies three strategic priorities: Improve Security and Safeguard the Transportation System, Accelerate Action, and Commit to Our People.The FY21-22 Administrator’s Intent sets short-term objectives to advance TSA’s mission and accomplish the TSA Strategy. These objectives are created with broad internal and external support and resource constraints in mind. It provides clear guidance to the workforce and our stakeholders of TSA’s short term priorities.TSA develops Roadmaps, and corresponding implementation plans, for cross-cutting and emerging subject areas to articulate a common vision for the TSA enterprise and external partners to work towards common goals and objectives. Roadmap themes and objectives are in alignment with direction in the Administrator’s Intent (e.g., Cybersecurity, Insider Threat).The Capital Investment Plan (CIP) details technology investments in order to achieve TSA’s strategy and mission. The CIP provides a cohesive view of the transportation security investments necessary to achieve TSA’s strategic priorities within the context of its operational environment and threat landscape. The CIP serves as TSA’s guide when determining and prioritizing future investments to fulfill its critical mission.
Mission to rebuid;
Mission
Protect the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.
Vision
An agile security agency, embodied by a professional workforce, that engages its partners and the American people to outmatch a dynamic threat.
Core Values
Integrity. Respect. Commitment.
Workforce Expectations
Hard work. Professionalism. Integrity.
History
On the morning of September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The attacks resulted in the creation of the Transportation Security Administration, designed to prevent similar attacks in the future. Driven by a desire to help our nation, tens of thousands of people joined TSA and committed themselves to strengthening our transportation systems while ensuring the freedom of movement for people and commerce.
The Aviation and Transportation Security Act, passed by the 107th Congress and signed on November 19, 2001, established TSA.
David Pekoske was first confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Transportation Security Administration’s seventh administrator in August 2017 and was reconfirmed for a second term in September 2022. Pekoske leads a workforce of over 60,000 employees and is responsible for security operations at nearly 440 airports throughout the United States. TSA is also the lead federal agency for security of highways, railroads, mass transit systems and pipelines. Under his leadership, TSA improved transportation security through close partnerships and alliances, a culture of innovation, and development of a dedicated workforce.
During his tenure as TSA Administrator, Pekoske also served at the Department of Homeland Security as Acting Secretary from January 20 to February 2, 2021, and as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary from April to November 2019, and again from February to June 2021. At the Department, Pekoske helped lead a unified national effort to ensure the continued security of the United States, coordinating components with missions ranging from prevention and protection to recovery and response. He was also a commissioner on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission that developed a consensus on a strategic approach to defending the United States in cyberspace against attacks of significant consequence.
Before joining TSA, Pekoske was an executive in the government services industry, where he led teams that provided counterterrorism, security and intelligence support services to government agencies. Pekoske served as the 26th Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, culminating a Coast Guard career that included extensive operational and command experience. As the Vice Commandant, Pekoske was second in command, also serving as Chief Operating Officer and Component Acquisition Executive of the Coast Guard. He is a recognized expert in crisis management, strategic planning, innovation, and aviation, surface transportation and maritime security. In addition, he has been twice awarded the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal.
Pekoske holds a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
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