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House Passes Six Bills to Protect the Homeland

This week, the House passed six bipartisan bills to improve various Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts, including providing flexibility in the grant funds,...

Wait Times In Orlando International Airport Drop 53 Percent With Sita Technology

Passengers at Orlando International Airport (MCO) have enjoyed shorter wait times in recent months with 53 percent fewer passengers spending more than 15 minutes in...

After New York Attack, Congress Wants TSA to Secure Amtrak, Buses

The US Transportation Security Administration is one of those federal agencies that tends to inspire intense reactions among the traveling public. It’s a bureaucracy...

Pro-ISIS Supporter Posts New Tutorials On Building Pressure Cooker Bombs

In the wake of the bombings in New York and New Jersey, the pro-Islamic State (ISIS) hacking entity Cyber Kahilafah posted new and potentially...

TSA Admits Scheduled Cuba Flights Lack Air Marshals

The Transportation Security Administration acknowledged Wednesday that officials misspoke when they said scheduled flights to Cuba, which resumed for the first time in 50...

Smart Card Alliance Highlights Policy Considerations for OMB Access Control Update

The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) recent 85-page 2016 update to its Circular A-130, Managing Information as a Strategic Resource, defining federal policy...

TWIC Background Checks Not as Reliable as They Could Be, DHS IG Says

With more than 3.5 million biometric Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) cards to individuals needing unescorted access to secure areas of the nation’s maritime...

Report: TSA Background Checks of Port Workers Are Not Reliable

Background checks of port workers conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) aren’t as reliable or effective as they could be, according to a...

TSA Boasts of Shortened Sirport Lines for Summer

After hours-long airport security lines frustrated travelers and airlines alike this spring, Transportation Security Administration officials boasted that nearly all passengers experienced dramatically reduced...

TSA Needs Better Testing Data to Improve Screener Training and Operations

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses a variety of programs to train and evaluate Transportation Security Officers (TSO), who are responsible for screening passengers...

Flights Canceled, Delayed after Frankfurt Airport Security Breach

German police said a misunderstanding led to a security breach that prompted the evacuation of Frankfurt airport's Terminal 1 and caused delays and flight...

Commercial UAS Cleared for Takeoff by FAA

Comprehensive regulations for routine non-recreational use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have been announced by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA). The provisions of the...

US Commercial Flights Take Off For Cuba After More Than Half-Century

When JetBlue Flight 387 touches down in Cuba on Wednesday, it will be the first direct commercial flight between the US and the island...

Man Strips Down to Boxers, Scales Airport Fence, Rams Pickup Truck Into Plane

A man being chased by police after breaching a security gate at Omaha's Eppley Airfield airport Thursday night stripped down to his boxer shorts,...

LAX Returning to Normal after Panic Due to Unfounded Shooter Report

Operations returned to normal Monday morning at Los Angeles International Airport after reports of a shooting sent panicked travelers sprinting through terminals and led...

Schumer Pushes for Security Review after JFK Airport Scare

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate security protocols at John F. Kennedy International Airport following a...
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