National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and\nCEO Ed Bolen issued the following statement on the passing of Edmund S. \u201cKip\u201d\nHawley, former administrator for the Transportation Security Administration\n(TSA). Hawley died March 21 at the age of 68.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the aftermath of 9\/11, Kip Hawley stepped forward to\nlead a new federal agency committed to ensuring such events would never happen\nagain,\u201d Bolen said. \u201cHis dedication to public service, combined with his\nconsiderable organizational and leadership skills, made our transportation system\nand our country safer and more secure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A former Senate aide and deputy assistant secretary at the\nDepartment of Transportation (DOT) before reentering the private sector in\n1985, Hawley took leave from his position as executive vice-president for global\ntrade and logistics software company Arzoon in September 2001 to advise DOT on\nthe formation of the new security agency. He was widely known in government\ncircles as a courageous innovator and inspirational leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hawley was nominated to become the fourth director of the\nTSA in 2005 after serving as chairman of the Air Traffic Services Board at the\nFederal Aviation Administration (FAA), and he led the agency until January\n2009. In recent years Hawley worked as a security and risk management consultant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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