Thomas R. Anthony

	Director of the U.S.C. Aviation Safety and Security Program since January 2007. Thomas Anthony served as a Program Manager for AECOM Technology Corporation. There he developed a proposal for a nationwide cargo screening program for passenger air carriers as well as an initial security plan for Spaceport America.

Mr. Anthony serves as a consultant for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Aviation Security. He has conducted training in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Auckland, New Zealand for ICAO. Mr. Anthony served as the Federal Security Director of the Palm Springs International, Yuma International, and Imperial County Airports. He Retired from Federal Service in 2005.

Mr. Anthony served as the FAA Regional Division Manager for Civil Aviation Security in the Western Pacific Region. There he directed regulatory compliance inspections and compliance of airports, air carriers, and indirect air carriers.

Thomas Anthony directed emergency security response to 9/11 attacks and provided investigative efforts regarding aviation activities of the hijackers. He served as the FAA point of contact and provided investigative assistance in the al Qaeda, Ahmed Ressam Borderbomb case.

He participated in the investigation and security response to the al Qaeda threat against U.S. air carriers throughout Asia known as The Bojinka Plot by Ramzi Yousef. He drafted and implemented emergency aviation security regulations to prevent the transportation of PCP by air (Security Directive 94-07).

Mr. Anthony implemented emergency regulations throughout the region in response to the Unibomber emergency. He directed FAA investigative efforts concerning Suspected Unapproved Parts for aircraft and participated in federal task force investigations and prosecutions.

Thomas Anthony served as the Manager of the FAA Investigations Branch in Washington, D.C. He served as the program manager for FAA Civil Aviation Security training in FAA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. From 1980 through 1987, he served in management, supervisory, and journeyman positions in the Air Traffic Division of the FAA in four facilities throughout the Western Pacific Region.