TSA official defends agency before House panel

CNN: The administrator of the Transportation Security Administration defended his agency Thursday in testimony before the House Oversight Committee over accusations of mismanagement, retaliation against whistleblowers and complaints of longer security lines.

Committee members focused on the TSA's reported practice of directed reassignments, where employees who have highlighted wrongdoing within the administration are shifted to other assignments. The committee said some of those reassignments amount to punishment and cost the agency millions of dollars.

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