TSA Official 'Removed' After Reports of Bonuses

By Stephanie Akin

Posted May 24, 2016 at 9:04am

A Transportation Security Administration official who was targeted during a recent House committee hearing about big bonuses and soul-crushing airport lines has been “removed from his position,” the House Oversight Committee announced on Twitter Tuesday .

Kelly Hoggan, the head of of security operations at the TSA, came under fire during the May 12 hearing for receiving more than $90,000 in bonuses and awards over a 13-month period in 2013-14, according to media reports.

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T
he payments came in spite of slowing security lines and a report by the Department of Homeland Security that detailed numerous security failures at airports around the country.

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Hoggan was replaced by his deputy, Darby LaJoye, who will serve on an acting basis, according to a memo from agency head Peter Neffenger, several media outlets reported.

UPDATE: Kelly Hoggan has been removed from his position as head of security at TSA, following our hearing on May 12 on mismanagement at TSA.

— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) May 23, 2016