Bingo.
Whoever wrote the Threat and Risk Assessment likely did so with a political agenda.
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I must respectfully disagree. You may consider this a professional opinion.
What is your profession that causes you to disagree?
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You know, I donât have a big problem with a cabinet secretary flying first class or commercial, if the explanation is that a bit of elbow room allows them to be working more effectively than they would in coach. Iâve been stuffed into the rear of the plane often enough to get that.
So its not first class thatâs outrageous here, itâs the explanation. It sounds like heâs worried he might get poor-people cooties, though more likely itâs the possibility of being stared at (or God forbid, confronted) by someone who isnât a member of his country club.
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Is his security detail flying first also, surrounding his seat to protect him from contact with the dirty masses? Or is it good enough to seat them in the back where they can keep an eye on the crowd? Maybe itâs both, and thatâs why he needs so many of them.
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I work for a government funded institution and my credentials include an MS is Safety; Security and Emergency Management- including graduate certificates in particular concentrations. I am a current member of ASIS and ASSE; as well as completing the DHS certifications for Risk and Threat Assessment.
Iâm just one guy among many, but in my view Pruittâs expenses are excessive and unnecessary.
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Hmmm. Where was Hope Hicks that day?
Thatâs my view as well.
And I donât think there is added protection for him in first or business.
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It depends on how you define the threat vectors.
Of Course he and his team could take a military hop in the cargo bay of a C-130 going just about anywhere for less than $30 and achieve a much higher level of security. But thereâs no mint or turn down service included with that.
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I remember when the republicans in Congress flipped out because big muffins were served at a federal agencyâs meeting - how much did those muffins cost! Waste! Waste! Why are they so peepless about this profligate spending. Far more costly than Big Muffins. Rhetorical question, of course.
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'Thank you for pointing that out MEDIAâŚwe are unable to read the fking rules for ourselves! Let me amend my BS that I thought you wouldnât notice!"
Is he actually flying UAE? I fly UAE commuter flights in Europe and their commuter flights are like ours - small planes only one class. I have flown UAE from Catania to Naples, Palermo to Naples, Naples to Palermo, Naples to Catania and Catania to Rome and the planes are always small.
Unimpressed, I think you pr5obably should get a real job.
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Youâre right- SSEM isnât glamorous. Itâs difficult work defined by the details and a fervent hope that youâve done your best to prepare for everything; which is almost impossible.
Unless youâre Batman.
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When we get rid of the Putin Occupation Government, weâre really going to need to actually put them on trial. I donât know how weâre ever going to get back on track if we donât.
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Fed employees have to fly coach, of course, but also cannot use government funds to fly non-domestic carriers (e.g. UAE) if domestic options are available. SoâŚwould he care to explain for what reason he was granted a waiver to fly UAE from Milan to DC instead of Delta or United? It is going to be hard to explain that on security grounds.
I personally find the domestic carrier rule pointless, costly and counter-productive, but these are the rules and everyone else has to follow them. Apparently, Pruitt doesnât think rules apply to him.
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Ah, the good olâ daysâŚ
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Because in Pruittâs case the most likely threat will come from an individual who is opposed to his dismantling of the EPA protections. Isolating him from the rest of the planeâs population necessarily reduces the opportunities for attack.
Now the question becomes given the history of the agency and government flying in general, what is the practical probability that Pruitt will be attacked? I would think that would be quite low based on a number of factors and the inherent security built into the TSA; airports and airlines. In addition there are other options available for the âhigh-riskâ traveler that could be implemented before this excessive use of 1st class.
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Not to mention that nobody on the plane is going to recognize this POS from Adam.
If Pruitt needs this much protecting from the people, he isnât doing the peoples business, and the Cone of Silence only confirms that. How many other Cabinet Secretaries have this kind of âprotection detail?â Because really, they all need protection form the American People, Pruitt is just more paranoid than the others, hence ahead of that curve.
Idiot Trump was so impressed by the French Bastille Day parade, I got another old French custom Iâd like his Administration to try on themselves.
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The EPA needs to tell taxpayers why they think first class is required, and so far it looks like they havenât come up with anything.
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