ms. jennifer grover, ms. grover is the director of homeland security and justice team at the government accountability office, in this position she oversees roles of tsa's programs and operations. ms. grover. >> good morning, chairman johnson, ranking member carper, other senators and staff. in recent weeks travelers, members of congress and others have raised concerns about long airport security lines. as you've both noted this morning one of the challenges inherent in tsa's mission is the tension between taking the time to do the job right and moving passengers through as efficiently as possible. but first and foremost tsa is responsible for ensuring transportation security. my statement today will focus on two points, first, changes that tsa made to improve the security effectiveness of its expedited screening programs which likely contribute to today's long lines. and second, new information showing that tsa should improve its oversight of screener performance to ensure that screeners are carrying out thei

ms. grover, thank you for your contribution in this effort as well. thank you, thanks for your time, your testimony, your answers to our questions. with, that the hearing record will remain open for ten dpays. this hearing is adjourned. >>> c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, new jersey republican congressman scott garrett will join us to discuss an effort by the house financial services committee to change elements of the 2010 dodd frank act which placed additional regulation on wall street institutions. then ohio democratic representative marcy castor will talk about trade policy. congress wap captor will discuss the ongoing impacts of nafta. and on our spot line on magazine spotlight we'll highlight "the boston globe" and the story about student loan debt tripling to 1$1.3 trillion. be sure to washington c-span's "washington journal" beginning live 7:00 a.m. wednesday morning. join the discussion. >>> wednesday a house task force looks at how south american terrorist

ms. jennifer grover, ms. grover is the director of homeland security and justice team at the government accountability office, in this position she oversees roles of tsa's programs and operations. ms. grover. >> good morning, chairman johnson, ranking member carper, other senators and staff. in recent weeks travelers, members of congress and others have raised concerns about long airport security lines. as you've both noted this morning one of the challenges inherent in tsa's mission is the tension between taking the time to do the job right and moving passengers through as efficiently as possible. but first and foremost tsa is responsible for ensuring transportation security. my statement today will focus on two points, first, changes that tsa made to improve the security effectiveness of its expedited screening programs which likely contribute to today's long lines. and second, new information showing that tsa should improve its oversight of screener performance to ensure that screeners are carrying out thei

ms. grover? >> good morning chairman johnson, country, other senators and staff in recent weeks travelers, members of congress and others have raised concerns about long airport security lines. as you both noted, one of the challenges inherent in tsa's mission is a tension between taking the time to do the job right and nothing passengers to as efficiently as possible. first and foremost tsa is responsible for ensuring transportation security. my statement will focus on to point. first, changes that tsa made to improve the security effectiveness of its expedited screening programs which likely contributed today's long lines. second, new information showing tsa should improve its oversight of screener performance to ensure that screeners are carrying out their tasks accurately. first regarding expedited screening. as we've heard already this morning, tsa has made recent changes to tighten security that likely contribute to the long screening lines. november 2015 tsa modified its risk assessment ru