Huban A. Gowadia

Huban A. Gowadia, Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration

Huban A. Gowadia (born c. 1969) is the Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration since January 19, 2017, following the statutorily required resignation of Peter V. Neffenger on January 20, 2017, upon Donald Trump becoming President. [1][2] Prior to joining TSA, Gowadia was the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She was responsible for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) contribution to protect the United States from nuclear attack, where her focus was on nuclear forensics capabilities to detect, analyze and report on nuclear and other radioactive materials that are out of regulatory control.[1]

Dr. Gowadia began her federal service with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2000, working on aviation security technologies and policy, where after September 11, 2001, she led TSA’s initiative to replace all walk-through metal detectors at airports with enhanced systems.[1]

Dr. Gowadia received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Alabama and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.[1]

On 17 March 2017, U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a subpoena, which mandates that the agency must provide information for an investigation about the handling of whistle blowers at the TSA, to Gowadia, as Acting Director of TSA. The subpoena commanded her to appear no later than 12:00 p.m. on 31 March 2017; Gowadia failed to appear. On 2 May 2017, Committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Ranking Member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, issued a letter to Gowadia, chastising the Mumbai born, Indian American for failing to comply with a Congressional subpoena.[2] DHS, the parent organization of TSA, responded by sending a letter saying, "it was entitled to withhold documents on individual personnel cases on the grounds that the information was protected by attorney-client privilege".[2] On 14 November, 2017, Rep. Cummings asked Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-SC, to enforce the subpoena.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Deputy Administrator". Transportation Security Administration. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2017-11-24. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. 1 2 3 Reporter, SUNITA SOHRABJI, India-West Staff. "TSA Chief Huban Gowadia Under Fire for Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoena". India West. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ↑ "Cummings Asks Gowdy to Enforce Subpoena Issued to TSA Eight Months Ago for Documents After Repeated Warnings About Airport Security". Committee on Oversight and Government Reform - Democrats. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
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