mr. pistole, thank you very much, i appreciate it. tsa has a veterans preference in privatizing would you be able to ensure there will be a veterans preference for private companies? >> we would be able to negotiate that as part of the contract. as i think you're aware, approximately 24% of the overall tsa workforce are veterans. >> and would it be an extra cost, sir, for privatize? >> i don't know that. i'd have to look into that. >> we appreciate the yielding of the gentleman, and i'll pursue that further with the administrator and i thank the gentleman for his kindness. >> i appreciate everything you've done. i've gone through that precheck, it's slick. what it does, it's fantastic. it concentrates our limited resources on known and unknown threats, and it's just absolutely awesome. i commend you on that one of the things i want to do, i want to bring up, too, there is a big difference between pre9/11 and post 9/11 security whether you're privatized or federal employee. as an airline pilot that went pre9/11, i can dramatically see

mr. pistole, the floor is yours. >> thank you mr. chairman, jim rogers and ranking members jackson in the and thompson and members of the committee good to see you. appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the transportation security administration position to protect the freedom of movement to people and commerce and also appreciated over to nettie to update the committee on the progress we continue to make on the first to develop and employ a range of risk-based intelligence driven initiatives to prevent terrorist attacks while facilitating the movement of people and goods across the u.s. and internationally. our goal in the number one priority is to provide the most effective security and the most efficient way. tsa accomplishes this national security mission through a series of public-private partnerships. for example, last year alone, tsa invested nearly $2.5 billion in the private sector in critical services, technologies and equipment across all transportation rhodes. since 2002 our experienced work for

mr. pistol. the floor is yours. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman rogers and ranking members jackson-lee, thompson and members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the mission to protect the freedom of movement for people and commerce and appreciate the opportunity to update the committee on the progress we continue to make and our efforts to develop and deploy a range of risk based initiatives while facilitating the movement of poem and goods across the u.s. and internationally. our goal and number one priority is to provide the most infective security and the most efficient way. tsa accomplishes this vital national security mission through a saer riz of pun lick-private partnerships. for example, last year alone tsa invested $2.5 billion in the private sector in critical sfs, technologies and equipment across all transportation modes. since 2002, we screened 5 exper workforce safely screened more than 5 million passengers through a multi-layered security system. through 2011, benefits of sev

mr. chairman. i'm pleased that administrator pistole could join us today to discuss tsa's screening partnership program. i'd like to also extend a welcome to our second panel of witnesses. it's my hope thatand rhetoric s this program can be put to bed today. by this hearing title my colleaguesed on the other side of the aisle have implied that the current use of federal screeners impedes job growth. there's no proof in law or fact for that assertion. the number of screeners at an airport is determined by an analysis of the risk, threat, and volume at that airport. these factors will not change base odd whether the screeners are private contractors or federal employees. so the number of jobs will not change based on whether the screeners are public or private sector employees. under the republican suggestion, the only thing that will change is whether the jobs will be public or private. we know that both types of screeners are effective and face challenges. follow the same rules and receive the same training. we also know that private screeners cost up to 9% more than federal screeners. we know that pub

. >> takes the pistol and puts it about 2 inches away from mr.ernandez's head and one clean shot shoots him in the head. >> reporter: facebook parties are often run by underage kids selling booze and drugs. security is usually lax if they have any at all. it's an atmosphere that seems to invite trouble. our undercover crews saw it coming on their very first stakeout of a facebook party. they saw kids breaking into this building in compton, then hauling in the noz. >> it's over. here come the cops. >> reporter: police arrested one guy with a shotgun hidden in his pants. last september at a facebook party on this street south of downtown l.a. 19-year-old takilme johnson was shot dead and eight others went to the hospital. two men pulled out semiautomatic handguns and started blasting. both men have pleaded not guilty to murder charges, the criminal case headed to trial. just weeks ago a dee-jay was walking back to his car after a dispute at another facebook party near usc. a man screamed i'm going to shoot you and fired his gun striking the dee-jay

pistol at him. >> reporter: what prompted officers to follow more in the first place. >> we want to focus on last night and what mrre was engaged in, which was selling drugs. >> reporter: his brother, is outraged. >> what were the police doing? maybe he didn't see the police there. or whatever the situation may be. i don't know what it was. nose reason to shoot him. >> reporter: they are nuatoria because they lived in this house for decades. the city and residents battled with them over drug dealing, violence and shootings. the city final won and the family left. >> they are trying to make a name of us from the past and they knew. you know what i am saying? we are not doing nothing. we are trying to live clean lives now. >> they found half a pound of cocaine in a resident, a couple blocks from where the encounter and the shooting happened. >>> more, who is on federal patrol, is in critical but stable condition. the officer was treated and released. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> three juveniles face burglary charges. they tried to break into a home tuesday afternoon. officers say a woman called them after t