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
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
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
With so many individuals facing economic hardship and social isolation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans are
Africa has emerged as a maritime terrorism hotspot, presenting a tremendous obstacle to the development of its blue economy. Seafarers
Under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) grants programs, career and volunteer fire departments and
The number of detections of illegal border crossings along the EU’s external borders fell 13% last year to around 124,000, in large part due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions put in place by various countries. Keep Reading
Maksims Klopovs admitted he was to be paid for picking up a large load of computers and other electronics originally set for delivery to a college in Corpus Christi. Keep Reading
TSA is deploying additional law enforcement and canine presence at the three Washington, D.C.,-area airports - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport. Keep Reading
In total, there were 40 accidents involving large passenger aircraft in 2020. Five of these, including Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, were fatal. The circumstances around a number of the accidents is cause for concern. Keep Reading
With so many individuals facing economic hardship and social isolation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans are
Africa has emerged as a maritime terrorism hotspot, presenting a tremendous obstacle to the development of its blue economy. Seafarers
Under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) grants programs, career and volunteer fire departments and
On December 16, the US District Court in the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against a Kenyan member of al Shabaab, the Somalia-based, al Qaeda-affiliated terror group. Keep Reading
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
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
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Eppley Airfield is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification and confirms their flight information in near real time. Keep Reading
In Louisville on January 5, CBP halted a shipment from Vietnam that contained more than 5,700 designer face masks. And in Cincinnati, CBP officers closed out 2020 with another significant seizure of counterfeit masks that were packaged advertising protection against communicable respiratory diseases. Keep Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a refrigerated commercial trailer north of Laredo, Texas. Keep Reading
The U.K. announced on January 8 that all passengers arriving from all international destinations will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result before departing for England to help protect against new strains of coronavirus circulating internationally. Keep Reading
Known for its more relaxed response to COVID-19, Sweden has now updated its public safety guidance to recommend the use of masks on public transportation. Keep Reading
The Acting Secretary signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between DHS and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar on Enhancing Border Security Cooperation including facilitating the exchange of biometric and associated data for those seeking entry. Keep Reading
“We already saw reports of ‘unruly mobs’ in air on the way to Washington, D.C. It does not take much imagination to envision how they might act out on their way out of D.C. if allowed to fly unfettered," Thompson said. Keep Reading
President Trump's deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday, and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney quit as special envoy to Northern Ireland. Keep Reading
The awards recognize those who devote their lives to protecting our people, our resources, our way of life. Keep Reading
The U.K. has formed a new comprehensive security agreement with the European Union following the finalization of the Brexit transition process on January 1, 2021. Keep Reading
In 2020, CBP officers in Cincinnati seized 14,504 fraudulent identification items, in the form of licenses, holographic stickers or seals, laminates, social security cards, passports, visas, and other types of identification. Over 97% of all fake documents seized at the Port of Cincinnati originated in China and Hong Kong. Keep Reading