Austin Gould

Austin Gould is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) assistant administrator for requirements and capabilities analysis. He is responsible for strengthening TSA’s operational capabilities and achieving optimal mission performance through analysis and innovation. Gould has served in this role since June 2018 and is a member of the Senior Executive Service. He also serves as the TSA component requirements executive, identifying the operational requirements for transportation security equipment at airports nationwide. Gould also directs TSA’s capability management functions, ensuring  robust support of equipment across the enterprise, supervises the TSA risk analytics and procedures groups and served as chair of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Joint Requirements Council from 2019 to 2021.

Gould is concurrently serving as the acting executive assistant administrator for operations support, supporting intelligence and analysis of threats related to transportation security and oversees all TSA enrollment, vetting, credentialing and prescreening programs. He is also responsible for the development and coordination of multimodal security policy and programs, and oversees interagency research and development efforts, improving operational capabilities in order to meet the TSA missions.

Gould holds a Bachelor of Science in government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a Master of Business Administration from New York University. He is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School in acquisition management and holds a DHS Level III Acquisition Program Management Certificate.