CAPPS II: Questionable Judgment
W. Stephen Thayer is the current deputy chief of the Transportation Security Administration's Office of National Risk Assessment, which is responsible for the oversight of the Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II) program. Because of the controversy surrounding CAPPS II and its recent scrapping because of privacy concerns by the Homeland Security Department some question the wisdom of selecting such a controversial person to manage the project in the first place. Thayer resigned his state bench four years ago to avoid prosecution for conduct while on the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Judge Picked for Anti-Terrorism Post, Kansas City Star, August 2, 2004
