Peter V. Neffenger

Peter V. Neffenger
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office July 6, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Mark Hatfield Jr.
Preceded by	Francis X. Taylor (Acting)
Personal details
Born	1955 (age 59–60) Ohio, U.S.
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1982–2015
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations Deputy National Incident Commander, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District Commander, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach

Peter V. Neffenger (born 1955) is the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. He recently retired as a Vice Admiral in the United States Coast Guard, serving as Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard since May 20, 2014. He previously has served as Deputy Commandant for Operations, Deputy National Incident Commander for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Director of Coast Guard Strategic Management and Doctrine, Commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach, Captain of the Port and Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, Budget Officer of the Coast Guard, and Coast Guard Liaison Officer to the Territory of American Samoa.^[1] On April 28, 2015, he was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.^[2][3]

Neffenger's photo portrait as the Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

He was commissioned in 1982 through the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School and also holds an MPA from Harvard University, an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College, and an MA in Business Management from Central Michigan University. He earned his BA from Baldwin Wallace University. Vice Admiral Neffenger is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and a former fellow on the Senate Appropriations Committee.^[1] He resides in Washington, D.C.

On June 23, 2015, Vice Admiral Neffenger was confirmed by the Senate to be the next Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson released a statement on June 24th: "Last night the Senate voted 81-1 to confirm Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger, the current Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, to be the next Administrator of TSA. Admiral Neffenger understands the challenges we face, and I know he is ready to take them on at TSA. During his 30-year career in the Coast Guard, Admiral Neffenger proved himself to be an effective operator and commander. I have utmost faith in Pete Neffenger, and I am confident he will be a strong leader of TSA."

References

1. https://www.uscg.mil/flag/biography/PeterNeffenger.pdf
2. "Obama nominates new TSA chief". usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
3. "President Obama nominates new TSA chief - The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.defense.gov/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=432".