Transportation Security Specialists Feature in DHS Small Business Awards
The awards recognize small businesses that have provided outstanding contract support in the advancement of the various DHS missions. Keep Reading
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2020 Air Passenger Totals Drop 60 Percent
With its latest economic impact analysis of COVID-19 now completed, the United Nations agency for civil aviation has confirmed that international passenger traffic suffered a dramatic 60 per cent drop over 2020, bringing air travel totals back to 2003 levels. Keep Reading
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The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to wear masks and from recent violence at the U.S. Capitol. Keep Reading
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IATA Welcomes CDC Decision on Pre-Departure Testing
IATA is encouraged by the flexibility shown by CDC, in terms of accepting both antigen and PCR testing and in providing passengers who have already had COVID-19 the ability to demonstrate they are immune. Keep Reading
TSA ‘Significantly Increases’ Security in Preparation for the Presidential Inauguration
TSA is processing hundreds of names with law enforcement agencies for a thorough risk assessment. Its intelligence and vetting professionals are working diligently around the clock to ensure those who may pose a threat to the U.S. aviation sector undergo enhanced screening or are prevented from boarding an aircraft. Keep Reading
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Lehigh Valley International Airport TSO Dies After Contracting COVID-19
The Transportation Security Administration(TSA) has announced the loss of Lehigh Valley International Airport TSA Officer Frederic Klein, Jr., who passed away on January 14, after contracting COVID-19. He was 56-years-old. Keep Reading
Appleton International Airport Now Using Credential Authentication Technology
The Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Appleton International Airport is now utilizing new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time. Keep Reading
Florida Pair Indicted for Fraud; Government Seizes Aircraft
Howard Farley and Duc Hanh Thi Vu were indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on seven counts of fraud violations related to obtaining a Federal Aviation Administration airman certificate and U.S. passport. Keep Reading
DHS Launches ‘Be Your REAL ID Self’ Public Awareness Campaign
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DHS Seeking Solutions for TSA’s Power of Passengers Challenge
TSA is looking for the best possible solutions from you–the crowd–to help improve the safety and security of the traveling public. Keep Reading
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CDC Expands Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement to All Air Passengers Entering the United States
Testing before and after travel is a critical layer to slow the introduction and spread of COVID-19. This strategy is consistent with the current phase of the pandemic and more efficiently protects the health of Americans. Keep Reading
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TSA Spotlight on Canine Handler of the Year
As with many of the TSA Honorary Award winners, when you review their accomplishments you wonder if they ever sleep. That’s the case with the TSA 2020 National Honorary Canine Handler of the Year, Indiana Transportation Security Specialist-Explosives Detection Canine Handler, Keith Gray. Keep Reading
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Huawei Central reports that the company has been given a patent in China for a drone control system based on artificial intelligence. Keep Reading
Members of Congress to Receive Increased Travel Security Following Capitol Riots
Security will be tightened for members of Congress while they travel after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol and harassed at least three lawmakers at airports for not supporting an effort to overturn election results. Keep Reading