Transportation Security

A Virginia Beach, Va., woman was stopped at the Norfolk International Airport security checkpoint after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a gun among her carry-on items on Friday, Jan. 24.

A regional jet collided midair with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) marked another successful year, making significant strides to improve security and safeguard transportation systems, accelerate action and commit to our people.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the state of Mississippi intercepted 49 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2024.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 31 handguns at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) security checkpoints in 2024, a decrease from the 38 detected in 2023.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the state of Alabama intercepted 130 firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2024. 

A Lackawanna County, Pa., man was arrested by police on January 20, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted a handgun in the man’s carry-on bag at one of the checkpoints in Terminal A.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) intercepted two handguns at two different checkpoints on January 21.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report on select use cases of face recognition (FR) and face capture (FC) and their detailed performance testing results.

President Donald J. Trump has unveiled the roster of acting officials who will assume leadership roles in key cabinet and cabinet-level positions

A U.S. citizen has been blocked from entering Poland because her passport was defaced with handwritten notes, border officials said Wednesday.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today published a final rule providing a framework for federal agency phased enforcement of REAL ID requirements.

Many aspects of security positions require the discernment of colors to determine meaning. Air traffic controllers, Transportation Security Officers, pilots, and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operators, are just a sampling of jobs involving safety and security that use color identification to assist in their crucial decision making.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 52 firearms at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) security checkpoints in 2024, a decrease from the 53 detected in 2023.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 42 handguns at New York City area airport checkpoints in 2024, a notable decrease from the 51 guns caught in 2023, although a record number of guns were intercepted at Newark Liberty International Airport in 2024.