Robert A. Harding is a man with impressive CV to head TSA. The former Army General is tapped by Obama to lead the Transportation Security Administration.

Robert A. Harding, the retired major general with 33 years experience would be announced the head of TSA on this Monday by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

The filling of most important vacant post in TSA by Robert A. Harding would definitely result in a difference of agency’s mission towards safe transportation for Americans.

The post had the urgency of an expedited and detailed consideration in the senate as previously nominated Eroll Southers, Los Angeles airport official faced a heavy opposition at the hands of Republican Sen. Jim DeMint who took the stance that Erroll may unionize the airport screeners issue.

Erroll Southers withdrew his nomination in the wake of changing his explanation about a personnel action he took many years ago.

Robert A. Harding would be the first African-American to administer the agency. Robert A. Harding.

Had been serving as CEO of his Harding Security Associates, a government contractor that Harding founded in 2003 but sold the same in 2009.

Robert A. Harding has been serving as director at the Defense Intelligence Agency from 1996 to 2000. He the most senior human intelligence officer at DIA. Robert A. Harding had served as director intelligence for the Southern Command of the American Army. Robert A. Harding also has had extended his consultancy services on human intelligence and counter intelligence to the United States.

The Transportation Security Agency was established in the wake of 9/11 attacks. It took over the security of the American airports including the screening of the commercial airline passengers since its inception a few months after the attacks.