agency engagement michael w. mccormick
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GBTA 2014 Legislative Symposium. Agency Engagement Michael W. McCormick. My Career. The Three Branches Of Government. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) – re-appointed Past Chair of Risk Based Screening Subcommittee - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Agency Engagement
Michael W. McCormick
GBTA 2014 Legislative Symposium
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My Career
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The Three Branches Of Government
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) – re-appointed− Past Chair of Risk Based Screening Subcommittee
Improved PreCheck Program− Regular meetings and conversations with the
Administrator and key staff• TSA PreCheck™ Marketing
group− GBTA engaged with a
small private group to offer solutions and fix the issues with the TSA PreCheck™ program
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U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
• Advisory panel to United States Government − Developing private sector solutions for government
travel issues• Offers counsel on current and emerging issues, and
provides a forum for discussing and proposing solutions to industry-related problems
Penny Pritzker Jeh Johnson
• Led by Dept. of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Dept. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson
• Other agencies include: Dept. of State, Dept. of Interior, and Dept. of Transportation
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U.S. TTAB Issues
• Data & Statistics – GBTA Co-chair − Improve collection and
dissemination of business travel statistics
• Visa Subcommittee• Entry Subcommittee• Infrastructure Subcommittee• Cultural and Natural Heritage• Brand USA
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Department of Defense (DoD)
• Meeting with Defense Travel Management Office− Invited over to discuss
Private Sector Best Practices
− DOD striving to travel smarter in lieu of travel cuts Leveraging buying
power Increased compliance
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Cell Phones on a plane Issue:• “Silence is golden” Dept.
of Transportation comments
• FCC filing with industry group raises safety and security concerns with the proposed rule− FCC timetable is
unclear
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Thank you!
GBTA 2014 Legislative Symposium