Press Releases

CHICAGO – The Transportation Security Administration sent one of its most valued Chicago team members off to enjoy retirement -- Panka, an explosive detection canine.Panka, an eight-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, worked at Chicago O’Hare…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for Memorial Day weekend travel. From Thursday, May 22, until Wednesday, May 28, TSA expects to screen about 18 million passengers and crew.“TSA is ready for the additional…

DULLES, Va. – It was an extremely busy April at Washington Dulles International (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at both airports recorded their…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) along with the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles is reminding travelers to ensure they have a REAL ID-compliant form of identification as the federal enforcement deadline of…

NEW YORK  - On May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older, including TSA…

Beginning on May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older, including TSA PreCheck®…

NEWARK, N.J. —  Starting on May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older,…

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) along with the U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Motor Vehicles is reminding travelers to ensure they have a REAL ID-compliant form of identification as…

( Español )San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with the Puerto Rico Department of…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Residents of the City of Charleston and surrounding counties will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) from…

LATROBE, Pa. – Residents of Westmoreland County, Pa., and the surrounding region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck® program at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) from April 29 to May…

WASHINGTON — Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the imminent implementation of its REAL ID enforcement measures at TSA checkpoints nationwide. “Secretary Noem and the Trump administration are enforcing the 2005…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers working at the Shreveport International Airport (SHV) security checkpoint stopped a cache of weapons secreted inside a metal cane last week.The cane contained a gutting knife, a double-edged…

DULLES, Va. –  A Sterling, Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) intercepted a firearm among his carry-on items on Sunday, April 6.  The…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Wheelersburg, Ohio,  man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport on Friday, April 4, with a firearm in his carry-on bag. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 12…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Hopelawn, N.J., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration officers intercepted the man’s 9mm handgun when he entered a security checkpoint at  Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, March…

LINTHICUM, Md. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the spring travel period and into summer at airports nationwide including at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Colts Neck, N.J., man told officials that he did not know he had a loaded gun in his backpack when Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport intercepted the gun, which was packed…

PORTLAND, Maine – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects an increase of travelers throughout Maine airports during the upcoming spring break season.TSA security checkpoints are currently processing an average of 2,700 passengers…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A local woman was cited by police on Thursday, March 20, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) intercepted the woman’s gun at the airport security…

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the spring travel period and into summer at airports nationwide including Harrisburg International Airport (MDT). TSA is advising…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for high passenger volumes throughout the spring travel period and into summer at airports nationwide including Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE). TSA is advising…

NEWARK, N.J. –  Transportation Security Administration officers intercepted 16 bullets that were artfully concealed inside an aluminum foil box at one of the security checkpoints at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, March 18.The…

SAN DIEGO - With the start of the spring break travel season, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provided an overview of what travelers departing San Diego International Airport (SAN) can expect over the next few weeks.Nationally, the…

SAN DIEGO, California - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at San Diego International Airport (SAN) is now accepting California mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) for identity verification purposes. Travelers with a California-issued…