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The Honorable David M. Stone is the former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. As the Assistant Secretary, he was responsible for the security of the United States Transportation System which includes the Mass Transit, Rail, Highway, Pipeline, Maritime and Aviation modes of transportation. Overseeing a budget of over $5.6 billion dollars and leading over 54,000 personnel, he took on what many described as the toughest job in government today. As the leader of the TSA for over 18 months before transitioning in June of 2005, he was the longest serving administrator in the organization’s history. Prior to his assignment to headquarters he served from 2002 to 2003 as the TSA’s first Federal Security Director at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). There he established the post September 11, 2001 security standards required by law. During that assignment, he led the local effort to mobilize, train, and deploy the largest federalized screener work force in the United States, a monumental effort completed two weeks before the deadline. | 