Last November the first TSO was killed in the line of duty at Los Angeles International Airport. But unlike police officers, state troopers and firefighters, current laws do not provide the same death benefits that other federal law enforcement officers receive for TSA officers’ families.

President J. David Cox traveled to the US/Mexico border to advocate for a better pay system for border patrol agents – and to ensure that their pay isn’t at the mercy of budget politics.

A day on the job for Carver means entering a medium-security federal prison, where she works one-on-one with more than a hundred inmates – trying to teach them life skills they can use when they are released.