Weekend Post- Obama wants former top Army intel officer at TSA

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to appoint a former senior Army official with a career in intelligence to lead the Transportation Security Administration.

The president is expected to announce his choice, retired Gen. Robert Harding, on Monday, according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement is not yet public.

The president's decision to appoint someone with an extensive intelligence background is significant because it comes after the attempted Christmas airliner attack, when the government's intelligence programs came under scrutiny and attacks by critics who said the Obama administration wasn't doing enough to foil would-be terrorists. The incident prompted a review of U.S. security policies.