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The Transportation Security Administration picked Peter Pietra as their top choice in this year's National Privacy League draft. Pietra will be playing QB (a position TSA bureaucrats call "Director of Privacy Policy and Compliance") for the beleaguered TSA, which has struggled in the National Privacy League after repeated fumbles caused by poorly configured watch lists and unsanctioned use of personal information on American citizens.
The TSA has also been unable to score any touchdowns with a computerized passenger-screening system known as CAPPS II or Secure Flight. Congress and its investigative arm, the Government Accountability Office, have repeatedly forced the TSA to punt.
TSA hopes Pietra, who will be working with halfback/Privacy Officer Lisa Dean, will help the TSA overtake the FBI and NSA in the NPL's Federal Agency Conference, according to today's announcement.
"The devotion of increased resources and expertise to TSA privacy programs is expected to make the agency a leader in privacy efforts within DHS and the Federal government as a whole. With the anticipated launch of several programs, including TWIC, Registered Traveler and Secure Flight, it's critical the agency is poised to meet the workload and improve communication with stakeholders and the traveling public."
Pietra says he's just happy to get a shot at the bigs.
"We gotta play privacy impact assessments one day at a time. I'm just happy to be here. Hope I can help the agency," Pietra said. "I just want to give it my best shot, and the good Lord willing, things will work out."
Posted by Ryan Singel at April 17, 2006 02:41 PM
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