11 Agency Engagement Michael W. McCormick GBTA 2014 Legislative Symposium

2 My Career

3 The Three Branches Of Government

4 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) – re- appointed −Past Chair of Risk Based Screening Subcommittee  Improved PreCheck Program −Regular meetings and conversations with the Administrator and key staff TSA PreCheck™ Marketing group −GBTA engaged with a small private group to offer solutions and fix the issues with the TSA PreCheck™ program

5 U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board Advisory panel to United States Government −Developing private sector solutions for government travel issues Offers counsel on current and emerging issues, and provides a forum for discussing and proposing solutions to industry-related problems Penny PritzkerJeh Johnson Led by Dept. of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Dept. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson Other agencies include: Dept. of State, Dept. of Interior, and Dept. of Transportation

6 U.S. TTAB Issues Data & Statistics – GBTA Co-chair −Improve collection and dissemination of business travel statistics Visa Subcommittee Entry Subcommittee Infrastructure Subcommittee Cultural and Natural Heritage Brand USA

7 Department of Defense (DoD) Meeting with Defense Travel Management Office −Invited over to discuss Private Sector Best Practices −DOD striving to travel smarter in lieu of travel cuts  Leveraging buying power  Increased compliance

8 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Cell Phones on a plane Issue: “Silence is golden” Dept. of Transportation comments FCC filing with industry group raises safety and security concerns with the proposed rule −FCC timetable is unclear

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