TSA deputy announces resignation

Stephen McHale plans to resign the No. 2 post at the Transportation Security Administration later this month.

McHale has served as deputy administrator since January 2002, with responsibility for overseeing the federalization of aviation security. According to a TSA statement released Tuesday, McHale plans to seek opportunities in the private sector after taking the summer off to spend time with his family.

TSA Chief of Staff Carol DiBattiste will take over McHale's duties.

"I am immensely proud of this organization and what we have accomplished," McHale said, adding that TSA employees have done "phenomenal work" to bolster aviation security since the agency's inception more than two years ago.