New security director named at Philadelphia airport

March 22, 2004

New security director named at Philadelphia airport
USA Today

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Transportation Security
Administration named a new federal security director
for the Philadelphia International Airport on Friday. 
William P. Leahy previously worked as the deputy
federal security director at Hanscom Field and
Worcester Regional airports near Boston. He has more
than 35 years of experience with the U.S. Coast Guard.


The security director serves as the representative of
the TSA and is "responsible for ensuring the safety of
our skies," said Rear Adm. David M. Stone, the
security administration's acting administrator. 

The former airport security director, James B. Golden,
was fired in February for hiring his son-in-law to a
low-level management job. 

Golden, a former top police executive in Philadelphia
and Trenton, N.J., maintained that he had done nothing
wrong. He said his son-in-law applied for the job
through regular channels and was well-qualified for
the work. 


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