TSA Fires Head of Security Operations During Security Line Debacle

But "too late to make a real difference for the summer."

Passengers at O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, in Chicago on May 16, 2016. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has shaken up the agency’s leadership. 

In a May 23 email to his staff, TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger announced the removal of Kelly Hoggan from the position of Assistant Administrator of the Office of Security Operations, according to the USA Today. 

Darby LaJoye will be Hoggan’s replacement, effective immediately, Neffenger announced. 

In the same email, Neffenger announced that Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport has received a new TSA leadership team. 

A long line of travelers wait for the TSA security check point at O'Hare International airport, May 16, 2016, in Chicago. AP Photo/Teresa Crawford

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