In view of our need to establish trust with all of our stakeholders on the security and privacy of our systems and data, my priority is to ensure that we do it right, not just that we do it quickly.

Terrorists can more easily 'engineer around' these highly structured defenses. If we follow the same procedures everywhere, every time, we make it easier for terrorists to break the security code.

This is the time to ensure that Secure Flight's security, operational and privacy foundation is solid.

They've been told to look for parts, not just bombs, etc.

The passenger volumes are increasing, but we're seeing an 18 percent time savings because we're not looking for small scissors and tools.

The security level at every airport is non-negotiable because once you clear one airport, you have access to all of them.

Scissors with blades less than four inches (10 centimeters) long and tools like screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers that are less than seven inches (18 centimeters) will be removed from the prohibited items list on December 22.

We found that a disproportionate amount of our resources go to line-slowing bag searches directed at objects that do not pose a real threat of taking control of an aircraft.