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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Was a Kenyan Terrorist Plotting Another 9/11?
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
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
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
Eppley Airfield Now Using Credential Authentication Technology
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
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CBP Stops Counterfeit Masks in Significant Seizures
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
Border Patrol Thwarts Human Smuggling Attempt in Refrigerated Trailer
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
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U.K. Follows Canada in Requiring Travelers to Prove They Have Tested Negative for COVID-19
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
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Sweden Now Recommends Masks When Traveling on Public Transportation
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
DHS Signs Border and Travel Agreements with Qatar, Bahrain and Cyprus
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
Put Capitol Rioters on No-Fly List, House Homeland Chairman Asks TSA, FBI
“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
DoT’s Chao Becomes First Cabinet Member to Quit After U.S. Capitol Riot
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
On the Front Lines in a Year of Crisis: 2020 Homeland Security Today Awards
The awards recognize those who devote their lives to protecting our people, our resources, our way of life. Keep Reading
U.K. and EU Agree on New Security Arrangements as Brexit Is Finalized
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
Cincinnati CBP Seizes 14,504 Fake ID Items in 2020
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