[850] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Swift pushes airport security
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alicia Allen)
Wed Oct 3 16:58:08 2001
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From today's Tech Talk:
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/tt/2001/oct03/help.html
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2001
Swift asks MIT's DiFava, Widnall for help
Acting Governor Jane Swift has asked incoming MIT police chief John
DiFava and Institute Professor Sheila Widnall for help in the
aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Swift announced Tuesday that she has asked DiFava to extend his
tenure as the State Police's colonel/superin-tendent for 45 days.
"Col. DiFava has been a steady presence at this difficult time in the
state's history and we are very pleased that he has agreed to remain
in place for the time being," Swift said in a televised speech. "The
colonel has been at the center of our public safety actions since the
day of the attack. His expertise will be invaluable as we continue to
adjust to the post-Sept. 11 era."
President Charles M. Vest said, "We're pleased MIT can be helpful in
these critical times. We look forward to John DiFava joining our
community when this assignment is completed."
DiFava, who was scheduled to start at MIT on Oct. 15, is now expected
to be on campus in early December. Capt. John Driscoll has been the
acting chief since Anne P. Glavin stepped down in March to become
MIT's director of public safety.
Last week, Swift also named Institute Professor Sheila E. Widnall to
a six-member panel of experts that will recommend reforms in the
operation of Logan Airport. Widnall served as Secretary of the Air
Force in the Clinton administration from 1993-97.
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